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Lehigh River at Lehighton

Critical Stages
9' - Action
10' - Flood
12' - Moderate
14' - Major

Latest Observation

Updated: 8:30 PM EST 12/7/25

Status: No Flooding

Stage: 2.51 ft

Flow: 0.323 kcfs

Forecast

TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
1 AM 12/8 2.5 0.318
7 AM 12/8 2.5 0.318
1 PM 12/8 2.5 0.318
7 PM 12/8 2.5 0.318
1 AM 12/9 2.5 0.318
7 AM 12/9 2.5 0.318
1 PM 12/9 2.5 0.318
7 PM 12/9 2.5 0.318
1 AM 12/10 2.5 0.318
7 AM 12/10 2.5 0.318
TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
9:30 PM 12/7 2.51 0.323
9:15 PM 12/7 2.51 0.323
9:00 PM 12/7 2.51 0.323
8:45 PM 12/7 2.51 0.323
8:30 PM 12/7 2.51 0.323
8:15 PM 12/7 2.51 0.323
8:00 PM 12/7 2.51 0.323
7:45 PM 12/7 2.51 0.323
7:30 PM 12/7 2.51 0.323
7:15 PM 12/7 2.51 0.323
7:00 PM 12/7 2.51 0.323
6:45 PM 12/7 2.51 0.323
6:30 PM 12/7 2.51 0.323
6:15 PM 12/7 2.51 0.323
6:00 PM 12/7 2.51 0.323
5:45 PM 12/7 2.51 0.323
5:30 PM 12/7 2.51 0.323
5:15 PM 12/7 2.51 0.323
5:00 PM 12/7 2.51 0.323
4:45 PM 12/7 2.51 0.323
4:30 PM 12/7 2.51 0.323
4:15 PM 12/7 2.51 0.323
4:00 PM 12/7 2.51 0.323
3:45 PM 12/7 2.51 0.323
3:30 PM 12/7 2.51 0.323
3:15 PM 12/7 2.51 0.323
3:00 PM 12/7 2.51 0.323
2:45 PM 12/7 2.51 0.323
2:30 PM 12/7 2.51 0.323
2:15 PM 12/7 2.51 0.323
Hydrograph for Lehigh River at Lehighton
14' - Evacuations occur on River Street.
12' - River Street begins to flood. Trails in Lehigh Gorge State Park are flooded.
10' - Flooding begins in Jim Thorpe.
9' - Open adjacent land in Lehigh Gorge State Park floods.
DateStage (ft)
Feb 28, 1902 20.8
May 23, 1942 20.7
Aug 19, 1955 20.3
Sep 27, 1985 18.22
Jul 10, 1935 15.9
Sep 2, 2021 14.11
Jun 28, 2006 13.51
Mar 18, 1936 13.1
Mar 11, 2011 12.95
Jun 27, 2006 12.9
Jan 27, 1996 12.55
Sep 13, 1987 12.16
Jan 20, 1996 12.16
Sep 18, 2004 12.01
Jun 23, 1972 11.5
Apr 11, 1993 10.48
Dec 22, 1973 10
Dec 2, 1996 9.42
Sep 8, 2011 8.64

Data provided by the National Weather Service.