Lehigh River at Glendon, PA
River level and flood forecast · Northampton County
Normal9.9 ftas of Mon 3:45 PM
The river is 9.1 ft below flood stage (19 ft).
Flow: 4,720 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 7 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 21 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 20 ft |
| Flood stage | 19 ft |
| Action stage | 16 ft |
| Record crest (April 3, 2005) | 27.9 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 16 ftLow lying roads in Easton near the confluence with the Delaware are flooded.
Highest crests on record
- 27.9 ft — April 3, 2005
- 27.9 ft — June 28, 2006
- 24.86 ft — June 23, 1972
- 24.5 ft — September 18, 2004
- 24.11 ft — September 2, 2021
Recent crests: 19.63 ft (January 10, 2024) · 24.11 ft (September 2, 2021) · 21.21 ft (August 5, 2020) · 21.45 ft (September 9, 2011) · 19.2 ft (August 28, 2011)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (GLDP1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.