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 | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Massachusetts |
County | Bristol County |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• coordinates | 41.7436°N 71.1891°W / 41.7436; -71.1891 |
Mouth | |
• location | Mount Hope Bay |
• coordinates | 41.7197°N 71.1957°W / 41.7197; -71.1957 |
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.
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