Little Lehigh Creek at Tenth St. Br. at Allentown

Lehigh County, Pennsylvania · USGS gauge 01451650 · NWS APAP1 · Little Lehigh Creek flood status · Pennsylvania river levels

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Is Little Lehigh Creek at Tenth St. Br. at Allentown flooding right now?

Little Lehigh Creek at Tenth St. Br. at Allentown measured 2.32 ft on 2026-09-11 00:45:00 UTC. That observation was 5.7 ft below its 8 ft flood stage. This is the latest available reading, not a guarantee of current conditions.

Gauge height
2.32 ft
as of 87 min ago
Streamflow
42 cfs
data refreshed 10 min ago

Minor flooding here begins at 8 ft, with major flooding at 12 ft. The highest crest on record was 12.69 ft on Tue, Aug 4, 2020.

Streamflow outlook

NOAA National Water Model forecast, issued 14 hours ago. The NWM models discharge for every river reach in the country, including the many gauges the National Weather Service does not forecast individually. It is a model, not an official NWS river forecast, and it predicts flow rather than water level.

Flood stages at this gauge

CategoryStageCurrent distance
Action6 ft3.7 ft below
Minor flood8 ft5.7 ft below
Moderate flood10 ft7.7 ft below
Major flood12 ft9.7 ft below

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Highest crests on record

StageDate
12.69 ft2020-08-04
11.05 ft2005-10-08
10.65 ft2004-09-18
9.88 ft2011-08-28
9.6 ft2021-09-02

Last 7 days

Past 7 days · 2.32–2.79 ft

Nearby gauges

GaugeDistanceCounty
Little Lehigh Creek near Allentown, PA1.1 miLehigh County
Cedar Creek at Mouth near Allentown, PA1.3 miLehigh County
Jordan Creek at Allentown, PA1.9 miLehigh County
Lehigh River at Bethlehem, PA5.2 miLehigh County
Leibert Creek at Emmaus, PA5.5 miLehigh County
Provisional data: Real-time readings are provisional and subject to revision by the USGS — sensors can be affected by ice, debris, or equipment malfunction. Do not rely on this site for decisions involving personal safety; follow official guidance from the National Weather Service and local authorities.

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