Lees River
The Lees River or Lee's River, shown on federal maps as the Lee River,[1] is a 2.9-mile-long (4.7 km)[2] tidal river that forms part of the boundary between Swansea and Somerset, Massachusetts. It flows south to drain into Mount Hope Bay.
| Lees River | |
|---|---|
![]() Lees River and environs  | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States | 
| State | Massachusetts | 
| County | Bristol County | 
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 41.7436°N 71.1891°W | 
| Mouth | |
 • location  | Mount Hope Bay | 
 • coordinates  | 41.7197°N 71.1957°W | 
| Length | 2.9 mi (4.7 km) | 
The first documented local shipyard was established on the river between 1707 and 1712 by Samuel Lee. Today the river is designated as a Class A, "outstanding resource" water.
References
    
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lee River
 - U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed April 1, 2011
 
- Southeastern Regional Planning & Economic Development District
 - Environmental Protection Agency
 - Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development
 
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