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 | |
|---|---|
_map.jpg) Lees River and environs | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Massachusetts |
| County | Bristol County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 41°44′37″N 71°11′21″W / 41.7436°N 71.1891°W |
| Mouth | |
• location | Mount Hope Bay |
• coordinates | 41°43′11″N 71°11′45″W / 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
edit- ^ 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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