The Lees River or Lee's River, shown on federal maps as the Lee River,
is a
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
, accessed April 1, 2011 tidal river
A tidal river is a river whose flow and level are caused by tides. A section of a larger river affected by the tides is a tidal reach, but it may sometimes be considered a tidal river if it had been given a separate and another title name.
Gene ...
that forms part of the boundary between
Swansea
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and
Somerset, Massachusetts
Somerset is a New England town, town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 18,303 at the 2020 census. It is the birthplace and hometown of Clifford Milburn Holland (1883–1924), the chief engineer and namesake of t ...
. It flows south to drain into
Mount Hope Bay.
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
Southeastern Regional Planning & Economic Development DistrictEnvironmental Protection AgencyMassachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development
Rivers of Bristol County, Massachusetts
Rivers of Massachusetts
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