Little Lehigh Creek near Allentown, PA

Lehigh County, Pennsylvania · USGS gauge 01451500 · NWS ALLP1 · Little Lehigh Creek flood status · Pennsylvania river levels

Nearby: river levels near Allentown

Is Little Lehigh Creek near Allentown, PA flooding right now?

Little Lehigh Creek near Allentown, PA measured 0.00 ft on 2026-10-27 20:30:00 UTC. That observation was 5.0 ft below its 5 ft flood stage. This is the latest available reading, not a guarantee of current conditions.

Gauge height
0.00 ft
as of 29 min ago
Streamflow
44 cfs
data refreshed 13 min ago

Minor flooding here begins at 5 ft, with major flooding at 10 ft. The highest crest on record was 12.76 ft on Tue, Aug 4, 2020.

Streamflow outlook

NOAA National Water Model forecast, issued 15 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
Action4 ft4.0 ft below
Minor flood5 ft5.0 ft below
Moderate flood8 ft8.0 ft below
Major flood10 ft10.0 ft below

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Highest crests on record

StageDate
12.76 ft2020-08-04
11.8 ft1972-06-22
10.93 ft2005-10-08
10.7600002288818 ft1979-01-25
10.63 ft2004-09-18

Last 7 days

Past 7 days · -0.06–0.10 ft

Nearby gauges

GaugeDistanceCounty
Cedar Creek at Mouth near Allentown, PA0.8 miLehigh County
Little Lehigh Creek at Tenth St. Br. at Allentown1.1 miLehigh County
Jordan Creek at Allentown, PA2.8 miLehigh County
Leibert Creek at Emmaus, PA4.4 miLehigh County
Little Lehigh Creek near East Texas, PA5.6 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.

Sources: USGS monitoring location · NWS gauge & forecast