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Lake Monomonac The wind fills the sails, pushing the sailboats across Lake Monomonac. A bewitching combination of pristine white sail cloth and billowing bright colors glide like flocks of birds over the 711-acre lake. Lake Monomonac covers part of the Monadnok region in New Hampshire and the Central region of Massachusetts, straddling the border between the states. It is a beautiful blending of countryside, small towns and forests with enough water for serious recreation. The Millers River makes up both the inflow and outflow of Lake Monomonac. The lake is a collection of small ponds and wetlands connected by the construction of several dams on the North Branch of the Millers River, the first of which were built in the 18th century. Water rights have changed hands several times over the years, starting with the family of Deacon Joseph White who bought the rights to impound the water for his mill; he built the dams that created the lake as it exists today. The dams raised water levels approx ... (read more about Lake Monomonac, New Hampshire)