McIndoes Reservoir is a
impoundment on the
Connecticut River
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on the boundary between
Vermont
Vermont () is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, New York (state), New York to the west, and the Provinces and territories of Ca ...
and
New Hampshire
New Hampshire ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ...
in northern
New England
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. The dam forming the reservoir lies between the communities of
McIndoe Falls, Vermont
McIndoe Falls is an unincorporated community within the town of Barnet, Vermont, in the United States. It is located in the southeastern corner of Barnet, along the Connecticut River, the state boundary with New Hampshire. A dam on the Connecticu ...
, and
Monroe, New Hampshire
Monroe is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 864 at the 2020 census, up from 788 at the 2010 census. The town is located along the Connecticut River, across from Barnet, Vermont. It was originally charte ...
. Monroe Road (Frazier Road) crosses the reservoir north (upstream) of the dam, leading west to
U.S. Route 5
U.S. Route 5 (US 5) is a north–south United States Numbered Highway running through the New England states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont. Significant cities along the route include New Haven, Connecticut; Hartford, Conn ...
in McIndoe Falls and east the same distance to
New Hampshire Route 135
New Hampshire Route 135 (abbreviated NH 135) is a north–south state highway in New Hampshire. The highway runs along the Connecticut River from Woodsville, New Hampshire, Woodsville in the town of Haverhill, New Hampshire, Haverhill to Lancas ...
in the center of Monroe. The next river crossing upstream is a bridge carrying the North Monroe Road (Barnet Road), north of McIndoe Falls.
McIndoe Falls Dam creating the reservoir was built in 1931 as a project of the New England Electric System, along with the nearby
Frank D. Comerford Dam. The McIndoes Station power plant has a capacity of 11 megawatts. Both dams are now owned and operated by
TransCanada Corporation
TC Energy Corporation (formerly TransCanada Corporation) is a major North American energy company, based in the TC Energy Tower building in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, that develops and operates energy infrastructure in Canada, the United States, ...
.
See also
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List of lakes in New Hampshire
This is a list of lakes and ponds in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services lists 944 lakes and impoundments in their ''Official List of Public Waters''. The water bodies that are listed include na ...
*
List of lakes in Vermont
This is a list of lakes in Vermont. Swimming, fishing, and/or boating are permitted in some of these lakes, but not all.
The Vermont Department of Health and Department of Environmental Conservation establish the limits of ''Escherichia coli ...
References
Barnet, Vermont
Lakes of Grafton County, New Hampshire
Reservoirs in New Hampshire
Reservoirs in Vermont
Lakes of Caledonia County, Vermont
TC Energy dams
Dams completed in 1931
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