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Historic Bethlehem River Tours

Little Lehigh Creek near Bethlehem, PA

Stream16.1 mi
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Around Little Lehigh Creek

2 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Little Lehigh Creek is a 16.1 mile stream near Historic Bethlehem River Tours in Pennsylvania. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Little Lehigh Creek near Allentown, PA (site 01451500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1946 to 2026

Little Lehigh Creek typically runs highest in April, at a median 125 cfs, and lowest in September, at 60 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 4,810 cfs, in 2011.

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Typical flow by month at Little Lehigh Creek near Allentown, PA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January8656 to 135
February10070 to 144
March12588 to 163
April12590 to 171
May10481 to 144
June9269 to 117
July7659 to 100
August6952 to 97
September6046 to 85
October6345 to 84
November6647 to 94
December7954 to 127

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 81 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Little Lehigh Creek near Allentown, PA (site 01451500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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