Lehigh River at Lehighton, PA
River level and flood forecast · Carbon County
Normal4.5 ftas of Mon 4:30 PM
The river is 5.5 ft below flood stage (10 ft).
Forecast to fall to 3.4 ft by Thu, Oct 15, 2 PM.
Flow: 2,330 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 3:01 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 14 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 12 ft |
| Flood stage | 10 ft |
| Action stage | 9 ft |
| Record crest (February 28, 1902) | 20.8 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 14 ftEvacuations occur on River Street.
- 12 ftRiver Street begins to flood. Trails in Lehigh Gorge State Park are flooded.
- 10 ftFlooding begins in Jim Thorpe.
- 9 ftOpen adjacent land in Lehigh Gorge State Park floods.
Highest crests on record
- 20.8 ft — February 28, 1902
- 20.7 ft — May 23, 1942
- 20.3 ft — August 19, 1955
- 18.22 ft — September 27, 1985
- 15.9 ft — July 10, 1935
Recent crests: 14.11 ft (September 2, 2021) · 8.64 ft (September 8, 2011) · 12.95 ft (March 11, 2011) · 13.51 ft (June 28, 2006) · 12.9 ft (June 27, 2006)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamLehigh River at White Haven, PA
- DownstreamLehigh River at Walnutport, PA
- Pohopoco Creek below Beltzville Lake at Parryville, PA
- Little Schuylkill River at Tamaqua, PA
- Jordan Creek at Allentown, PA
- Little Lehigh Creek at Allentown, PA
- Little Lehigh Creek near Allentown, PA
- Spring Creek (PA) at Trexlertown, PA
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (LHTP1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.