Rivers in Pennsylvania
Little Lehigh Creek at Allentown
Below flood stage
2.45ftStage
Observed Wed, Sep 23, 5:45 AM EDT
- Flood stage
- 8.00 ft
- Record crest
- 12.69 ft2020
Flood stages and impacts
| Category | Stage |
|---|---|
| Major flood | 12.00 ft |
| Moderate flood | 10.00 ft |
| Minor flood | 8.00 ft |
| Action | 6.00 ft |
- 12.00 ftFlooding expands along Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.
- 11.00 ftPortions of the Little Lehigh Parkway pathways in Little Lehigh Park are damages or destroyed.
- 10.00 ftWater is several feet deep on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive near Lehigh Street. Businesses are flooded.
- 9.00 ftFish Hatchery Road is flooded.
- 8.00 ftMartin Luther King Jr. Drive begins to flood near Lehigh Street.
- 7.00 ftThe Fountain Park pathway floods.
- 6.00 ftFountain Park begins to flood.
Crest history
16 crests on NOAA’s list since 1987.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 4, 2020 | 12.69 ft |
| 2 | October 8, 2005 | 11.05 ft |
| 3 | September 18, 2004 | 10.65 ft |
| 4 | August 28, 2011 | 9.88 ft |
| 5 | September 2, 2021 | 9.60 ft |
| 6 | September 9, 1987 | 9.47 ft |
| 7 | October 19, 1996 | 8.60 ft |
| 8 | September 16, 1999 | 8.06 ft |
| 9 | November 3, 2018 | 8.00 ft |
| 10 | April 3, 2005 | 7.34 ft |
| 11 | January 19, 1996 | 7.20 ft |
| 12 | June 21, 2003 | 6.66 ft |
| 13 | September 7, 2011 | 5.83 ft |
| 14 | August 17, 1993 | 5.81 ft |
| 15 | July 28, 1994 | 5.79 ft |
| 16 | March 11, 2011 | 5.21 ft |
Most recent crests
- September 2, 2021: 9.60 ft
- August 4, 2020: 12.69 ft
- November 3, 2018: 8.00 ft
- September 7, 2011: 5.83 ft
- August 28, 2011: 9.88 ft
- March 11, 2011: 5.21 ft
- October 8, 2005: 11.05 ft
- April 3, 2005: 7.34 ft
- September 18, 2004: 10.65 ft
- June 21, 2003: 6.66 ft
Nearby
Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.
What this means
Forecasts by the Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.
Sources
Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.