Gun Harbor

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Gun Harbor
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Gun Harbor
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Gun Harbor
Gun Harbor (the United States)
Coordinates 43°55′34″N74°55′20″W / 43.92611°N 74.92222°W / 43.92611; -74.92222 [1]
Part of Stillwater Reservoir

Gun Harbor is a bay located on Stillwater Reservoir in Herkimer County, New York. Gun Harbor Brook enters Stillwater Reservoir in Gun Harbor.

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References

  1. "Gun Harbor". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2018-08-10.