Lee Falls
{{Short description|Waterfall on the Tualatin River in Washington County, Oregon}}
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| location = Washington County, Oregon, United States
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Lee Falls is a waterfall on the Tualatin River in Washington County in the U.S. state of Oregon. Named after 19th century sawmill owner James A. Lee, it is located alongside Southwest Lee Falls Road on private timber land.{{Cite book| last1 = Nixon| first1 = Brigetta| last2 = Tupper| first2 = Mabel| title = Cherry Grove, a history from 1852 to the present| date = 1977| pages = 10}}{{cite news |last1=Pilorget |first1=Dillon |title=Lee Falls is swimming hole heaven for Washington County residents seeking escape from the heat |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/forest-grove/2014/07/lee_falls_is_swimming_hole_hea.html |access-date=10 April 2021 |work=oregonlive.com |publisher=The Oregonian |date=July 23, 2014}} The falls pour over a basalt rock formation.{{Cite web| title = Lee Falls Hike - Hiking in Portland, Oregon and Washington| accessdate = 2021-04-10| url = https://www.oregonhikers.org/field_guide/Lee_Falls_Hike}} Unusually for the region, the falls are wider than they are tall.{{Cite web| title = Lee Falls - Hiking in Portland, Oregon and Washington| accessdate = 2021-04-10| url = https://www.oregonhikers.org/field_guide/Lee_Falls}} A swimming hole is present beneath the falls. Downstream are Little Lee Falls and the unincorporated community of Cherry Grove. Upstream is Ki-a-Kuts Falls.
Gallery
File:Lee_Falls_Upstream.JPG|Looking upstream towards the falls
File:Lee_Falls_Above.JPG|Above the falls
See also
References
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{{Waterfalls of Oregon}}
Category:Landforms of Washington County, Oregon
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