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Jim Thorpe River Adventures

Jim Thorpe River Adventures

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Jim Thorpe River Adventures is a whitewater rafting outfitter in Lehighton. They offer rafting trips of varying difficulty, from easy to big-time whitewater, as well as inflatable kayaking and mountain bike rentals.

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Typical flow by month

1983 to 2026

The water at Jim Thorpe River Adventures typically runs highest in March, at a median 1,420 cfs, and lowest in September, at 433 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 18,900 cfs, in 2006.

Typical flow by month at Lehigh River at Lehighton, PA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January998651 to 1,740
February980701 to 1,520
March1,4201,020 to 2,320
April1,410985 to 2,535
May1,260843 to 1,960
June870542 to 1,425
July619426 to 907
August540344 to 807
September433281 to 800
October638324 to 1,350
November931456 to 1,610
December1,280766 to 2,190

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 44 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Lehigh River at Lehighton, PA (site 01449000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Current conditions

64Maybe/ 100 conditions scoreBest day: Mon, Sep 28 (87)

Streamflow

518 cfs

Normal (58th)

Water level

2.86 ft

High today

64°F

Wind

10 kt

Gusts 19 kt

Rain chance

57%

Week ahead

Tue64°F57%
Wed64°F1%
Thu66°F3%
Fri72°F29%
Sat72°F26%
Sun73°F13%
Mon74°F7%

Forecast from Open-Meteo global models (NOAA & ECMWF).

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