where is the gunstock river in gilford nh

The Gunstock River is entirely in Gilford, New Hampshire. It starts in the southern part of town west of Piper Mountain, flows north through the center of Gilford past the middle and high schools, then drops through a steep ravine and empties into Lake Winnipesaukee at Sanders Bay near Routes 11 and 11B.

Quick location

• Town: Gilford, NH.

• Length: about 6.4 miles.

• Watershed: tributary to Lake Winnipesaukee, part of the Merrimack River watershed.

Simple way to picture it

It runs from the southern hills of Gilford down toward the lake, crossing the middle of town before reaching the shoreline. A mapped monitoring point is also listed near Hoyt Road in Gilford, which helps place it in the town’s inland-to-lake corridor.

Landmarks nearby

• West of Piper Mountain at its headwaters.

• Past Gilford’s middle and high schools.

• Into Sanders Bay near the Route 11 and Route 11B area.

TL;DR: the Gunstock River is a Gilford-only river that flows north from the southern hills of town into Lake Winnipesaukee at Sanders Bay.