Hunter Brook

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Hunter Brook
Location
Country United States
State New York
Physical characteristics
Mouth West Kill
  location
Spruceton, New York, United States
  coordinates
42°11′03″N74°16′31″W / 42.18417°N 74.27528°W / 42.18417; -74.27528 Coordinates: 42°11′03″N74°16′31″W / 42.18417°N 74.27528°W / 42.18417; -74.27528
Basin size1.95 sq mi (5.1 km2)

Hunter Brook is a brook that converges with West Kill east of Spruceton, New York. [1]

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References

  1. "Hunter Brook". usgs.gov. usgs. 1995. Retrieved 23 April 2017. data