RIVER GAUGE · LITTLE LEHIGH CREEK
Little Lehigh Creek at Allentown
Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Water level2.34 ft
Flow45 cfs
Last readingSep 16, 2026, 4:45 PM UTC (last recorded)
Action6 ft2,700 cfs
Minor flood8 ft11,000 cfs
Moderate flood10 ft8,370 cfs
Major flood12 ft5,000 cfs
The past week
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What floods at each level
- 12 ft
Flooding expands along Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.
- 11 ft
Portions of the Little Lehigh Parkway pathways in Little Lehigh Park are damages or destroyed.
- 10 ft
Water is several feet deep on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive near Lehigh Street. Businesses are flooded.
- 9 ft
Fish Hatchery Road is flooded.
- 8 ft
Martin Luther King Jr. Drive begins to flood near Lehigh Street.
- 7 ft
The Fountain Park pathway floods.
- 6 ft
Fountain Park begins to flood.
Highest crests on record
| Date | Level | Flow |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2020 | 12.69 ft | 14,474 cfs |
| Oct 8, 2005 | 11.05 ft | 10,500 cfs |
| Sep 18, 2004 | 10.65 ft | 9,680 cfs |
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