About this river
Lehigh River is a 4.1 mile river near Jim Thorpe River Adventures in Pennsylvania. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Lehigh River at Lehighton, PA (site 01449000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1983 to 2026
Lehigh River 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.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 998 | 651 to 1,740 | |
| February | 980 | 701 to 1,520 | |
| March | 1,420 | 1,020 to 2,320 | |
| April | 1,410 | 985 to 2,535 | |
| May | 1,260 | 843 to 1,960 | |
| June | 870 | 542 to 1,425 | |
| July | 619 | 426 to 907 | |
| August | 540 | 344 to 807 | |
| September | 433 | 281 to 800 | |
| October | 638 | 324 to 1,350 | |
| November | 931 | 456 to 1,610 | |
| December | 1,280 | 766 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.
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