McIndoes Reservoir | |
Location: | Monroe, Grafton County, New Hampshire / Barnet, Caledonia County, Vermont |
Type: | Reservoir |
Inflow: | Connecticut River |
Outflow: | Connecticut River |
Basin Countries: | United States |
Length: | 5.3miles |
Width: | 0.4miles |
Area: | 545acres |
Elevation: | 136m (446feet) |
Islands: | Stevens Island; 2 unnamed |
Cities: | Monroe, New Hampshire
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Pushpin Map: | New Hampshire#Vermont#USA |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of McIndoes Reservoir in New Hampshire and Vermont, USA. |
McIndoes Reservoir is a 545acres impoundment on the Connecticut River on the boundary between Vermont and New Hampshire in northern New England. The dam forming the reservoir lies between the communities of McIndoe Falls, Vermont, and Monroe, New Hampshire. Monroe Road (Frazier Road) crosses the reservoir north (upstream) of the dam, leading west 0.2miles to U.S. Route 5 in McIndoe Falls and east the same distance to New Hampshire Route 135 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.[1] The McIndoes Station power plant has a capacity of 11 megawatts. Both dams are now owned and operated by TransCanada Corporation.[2]