Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
Lehigh River at Lehighton, PA
usgs-01449000 400 - 5000 cfs I-II 00h51m 2210 cfs (running)

gauge graph
RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
400 - 800 cfs barely runnable-med runnable I-II gauge is important or has warning A general guide is that 200 cfs is ok for putting on at Dunbars/Weissport, 300 is OK further upstream at Jim Thorpe, 400 is OK for putting on at Glen Onoko. B
800 -2500 cfs med runnable-a bit pushy runnable I-II gauge is important or has warning
2500 -5000 cfs a bit pushy runnable-high runnable I-II gauge is important or has warning At this level (really above 2000 cfs) self rescue might be difficult due to the speed of the water and the water flowing through the trees on the banks.

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