McIndoes Reservoir is a

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on the

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on the boundary between

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and

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in northern

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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 Connecticut ...

, 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

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in McIndoe Falls and east the same distance to

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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 Frank D. Comerford Dam is an International Style concrete dam in the Fifteen Mile Falls of the Connecticut River, on the border between the U.S. states of New Hampshire and Vermont. The dam is near Monroe, New Hampshire and Barnet, Vermont. Constr ...

. The McIndoes Station power plant has a capacity of 11 megawatts. Both dams are now owned and operated by

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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 {{Vermont-geo-stub

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