Second Falls (Yarmouth, Maine)
| Second Falls | |
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Looking upstream to the falls from the Bridge Street bridge. The bridge carrying the traffic of U.S. Route 1 is in view in the background | |
| Location | Yarmouth, Maine, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 43°48′06″N 70°10′56″W / 43.8016179848091°N 70.18216364°W |
| Number of drops | 1 |
| Watercourse | Royal River |
The Second Falls are the second of four waterfalls in Yarmouth, Maine, United States. They are located on the Royal River, approximately 1.35 miles (2.17 km) from its mouth with inner Casco Bay at Yarmouth Harbor, and approximately 0.35 miles (0.56 km) upstream of the First Falls. The river appealed to settlers because its 45-foot rise in close proximity to navigable water each provided potential waterpower sites. As such, each of the four falls was used to power 57 mills between 1674 and the mid-20th century.
In 2025, the town's council voted unanimously to remove the dams at the Second and Fourth Falls to improve ecology.