Lehigh River - wikipedia Lehigh River Lehigh River River Lehigh River near Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania Country United States State Pennsylvania Counties On the river : Wayne, Lackawanna, Monroe, Luzerne, Carbon, Lehigh, Northampton, Watershed : Wayne, Lackawanna, Monroe, Luzerne, Carbon, Lehigh, Schuylkill, Berks, Bucks Tributaries - left Tobyhanna Creek, Drakes Creek, Bear Creek ( Lehigh River ), Pohopoco Creek, Aquashicola Creek, Hokendauqua Creek, Monocacy Creek, Catasauqua Creek - right Black Creek, Nesquehoning Creek, Mauch Chunk Creek, Mahoning Creek, Lizard Creek, Little Lehigh Creek, Saucon Creek Cities Lehighton, Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton Source Pocono Peak Lake - location Lehigh Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, USA - elevation 2,056 ft ( 627 m ) - coordinates 41 ° 16 ′ 42 '' N 75 ° 24 ′ 22 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 41.27833 ° N 75.40611 ° W ﻿ / 41.27833 ; - 75.40611 Mouth Delaware River - location Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA - elevation 160 ft ( 49 m ) - coordinates 40 ° 41 ′ 20 '' N 75 ° 12 ′ 17 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 40.68889 ° N 75.20472 ° W ﻿ / 40.68889 ; - 75.20472 Coordinates : 40 ° 41 ′ 20 '' N 75 ° 12 ′ 17 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 40.68889 ° N 75.20472 ° W ﻿ / 40.68889 ; - 75.20472 Length 109 mi ( 175 km ) Basin 1,345 sq mi ( 3,484 km ) Discharge for Glendon - average 3,740 cu ft / s ( 106 m / s ) - max 11,700 cu ft / s ( 331 m / s ) - min 1,160 cu ft / s ( 33 m / s ) Discharge elsewhere ( average ) - Stoddartsville 280 cu ft / s ( 8 m / s ) Lehigh River watershed The Lehigh River, a tributary of the Delaware River, is a 109 - mile - long ( 175 km ) river located in eastern Pennsylvania, in the United States. Part of the Lehigh, along with a number of its tributaries, is designated a Pennsylvania Scenic River by the state 's Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. `` Lehigh '' is an Anglicization of the Lenape name for the river, Lechewuekink, meaning `` where there are forks ''. Contents 1 Course 2 Fishing 3 White Water Boating 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Course The river flows in a highly winding course through valleys between ridges of the Appalachian Mountains. Its upper course is characterized by numerous whitewater rapids and supports a broad range of recreational pursuits including whitewater rafting, kayaking and canoeing. Its lower course forms the heart of the Lehigh Valley, a historically important anthracite coal and steel - producing region of Pennsylvania. Forest scene on the Lehigh ( Pennsylvania ) ( circa 1832 ) : aquatint by Karl Bodmer from `` Maximilian, Prince of Wied 's Travels in the Interior of North America, during the years 1832 -- 1834 '' The river rises in the Pocono Mountains of northeastern Pennsylvania, in several ponds in Lehigh Township, Wayne County, approximately 15 miles ( 24 km ) southeast of Scranton. It flows initially southwest, through southern Lackawanna County, through Francis E. Walter Reservoir. Near White Haven it turns south, following a zigzag whitewater course through Lehigh Gorge State Park to Jim Thorpe, then southeast, past Lehighton. Southeast of Lehighton, it passes through Blue Mountain in a narrow opening called the Lehigh Gap. From the Lehigh Gap, the river flows southeast to Allentown, where it is joined by Little Lehigh Creek, then northeast past Bethlehem, where it joins the Delaware River in Easton, along Pennsylvania 's border with New Jersey. The PA Gazetteer of Streams shows that the Lehigh River begins as the outflow of Pocono Peak Lake. Flowing south from the south end of the lake ( a natural but dammed body of water ) it turns west after a mile and receives water from many lakes and ponds as it flows past the borough of Gouldsboro. Fishing The Lehigh River holds many species of fish, such as trout, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, pickerel, panfish, carp, catfish and muskellunge ( muskie ). Trout, both rainbow and brown in the 18 `` - 20 '' range are average while some have been caught into the mid to upper 20 '' range. Smallmouth bass are large in numbers but are of smaller size with most between 8 `` - 14 '' with an occasional fish from the 18 `` - 21 '' range. There is an increasing number of muskie being reported within the 30 `` - 52 '' range. There are both pure and tiger muskie, the usually sterile, hybrid offspring of the true muskellunge ( Esox masquinongy ) and the northern pike ( Esox lucius ) being caught in the river. White water boating The Lehigh River is a white water river with Class I, II, and III rapids. The most popular section of the Lehigh River for white water rafting, kayaking, and canoeing is through the Lehigh Gorge State Park. The Lehigh Gorge State Park begins at the Francis E. Walter Dam and ends in the town of Jim Thorpe, PA. Several white water outfitters operate guided white water rafting trips in various sections of the river. The first rafting outfitter on the Lehigh River was Whitewater Challengers, which was founded in 1975. Water releases from the Francis E. Walter Dam provide enough water to make the river deep enough for boating. Three popular boating trips on the Lehigh River are : White Haven to Rockport -- 8.7 miles Rockport to Glen Onoko -- 12.2 miles White Haven to Glen Onoko -- 20.9 miles See also Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Lehigh Canal List of Pennsylvania rivers References Jump up ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high - resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012 - 04 - 05 at WebCite, accessed April 1, 2011 ^ Jump up to : `` PA DCNR - Lehigh Gorge State Park ''. www.dcnr.state.pa.us. Retrieved 2015 - 11 - 16. `` Fast Facts About Lehigh River ''. Lehigh Earth Observatory 's Envirosci Inquiry. Archived from the original on 2008 - 05 - 16. Retrieved 2008 - 05 - 05. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lehigh Valley. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lehigh River. Wikisource has the text of the 1905 New International Encyclopedia article Lehigh. U.S. Geological Survey : PA stream gauging stations Water Flow at Francis E Walter Reservoir outlet Lehigh River Watershed Conservation Management Plan Lehigh River and Canal at Jim Thorpe Lehigh River Whitewater Rafting Lehigh River Fly Fishing Adventures Lehigh River Sojourn Lehigh River Watershed Association Lehigh River Water Trail Lehigh River Whitewater Lehigh River Whitewater Rafting Pennsylvania Scenic Rivers website Lehigh River Rafting with Whitewater Challengers The Lehigh River near Slatington at the Lehigh County -- Northampton County line Protected areas of Pennsylvania Federal NPS National Historical Parks & National Historic Sites Allegheny Portage Railroad NHS Edgar Allan Poe NHS Eisenhower NHS First State NHP Friendship Hill NHS Gloria Dei ( Old Swedes ' ) Church NHS Hopewell Furnace NHS Independence NHP Steamtown NHS Valley Forge NHP National Memorials Benjamin Franklin Flight 93 Johnstown Flood Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Battlefields and National Military Parks Fort Necessity NB Gettysburg NMP National Trails Appalachian Trail Other protected areas Allegheny National Recreation Area Blue Marsh National Recreation Area Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Lackawanna Heritage Valley National and State Heritage Area Middle Delaware National Scenic River Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River National Forests Allegheny USFS National Historic Sites Grey Towers National Wildlife Refuges Cherry Valley Erie John Heinz Ohio River Islands State State Parks Allegheny Islands Archbald Pothole Bald Eagle Beltzville Bendigo Benjamin Rush Big Pocono Big Spring Black Moshannon Blue Knob Boyd Big Tree Buchanan 's Birthplace Bucktail Caledonia Canoe Creek Chapman Cherry Springs Clear Creek Codorus Colonel Denning Colton Point Cook Forest Cowans Gap Delaware Canal Denton Hill Elk Erie Bluffs Evansburg Fort Washington Fowlers Hollow Frances Slocum French Creek Gifford Pinchot Gouldsboro Greenwood Furnace Hickory Run Hillman Hills Creek Hyner Run Hyner View Jacobsburg Jennings Joseph E. Ibberson Kettle Creek Keystone Kings Gap Kinzua Bridge Kooser Lackawanna Laurel Hill Laurel Mountain Laurel Ridge Laurel Summit Lehigh Gorge Leonard Harrison Linn Run Little Buffalo Little Pine Locust Lake Lyman Run Marsh Creek Maurice K. Goddard McCalls Dam McConnells Mill Memorial Lake Milton Mont Alto Moraine Mt. Pisgah Nescopeck Neshaminy Nockamixon Nolde Forest Norristown Farm Ohiopyle Oil Creek Ole Bull Parker Dam Patterson Penn - Roosevelt Pine Grove Furnace Poe Paddy Poe Valley Point Presque Isle Prince Gallitzin Promised Land Prompton Prouty Place Pymatuning R.B. Winter Raccoon Creek Ralph Stover Ravensburg Reeds Gap Ricketts Glen Ridley Creek Ryerson Station S.B. Elliott Salt Springs Samuel S. Lewis Sand Bridge Shawnee Shikellamy Sinnemahoning Sizerville Susquehanna Susquehannock Swatara Tobyhanna Trough Creek Tuscarora Tyler Upper Pine Bottom Varden Warriors Path Washington Crossing Whipple Dam White Clay Creek Worlds End Yellow Creek State Forests Bald Eagle Buchanan Clear Creek Cornplanter Delaware Elk Forbes Gallitzin Loyalsock Michaux Moshannon Pinchot Rothrock Sproul Susquehannock Tiadaghton Tioga Tuscarora Weiser William Penn ( Wild areas ) Scenic Rivers Bear Run French Creek Lehigh River LeTort Spring Run Lick Run Lower Brandywine Octoraro Creek Pine Creek Schuylkill River Stony Creek Tucquan Creek Tulpehocken Creek Yellow Breeches Creek Other Other Anders Run Natural Area Forrest H. Duttlinger Natural Area Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Hoverter and Sholl Box Huckleberry Natural Area Johnson Run Natural Area Stone Valley Recreation Area Trexler Nature Preserve Wykoff Run Natural Area Hiking trails Appalachian Baker Black Forest Central Mountains Shared Use Darlington Eastern Continental Five Star Glacier Ridge Great Eastern Greene River Horse - Shoe Indian Creek Valley Loyalsock Mid State Standing Stone Mason - Dixon North Country Ohio River Old Loggers Path Pinchot Potomac Heritage Quehanna Rachel Carson Sheepskin Susquehannock Thunder Swamp Tuscarora Valley Forge Historical West Rim Wissahickon Youghiogheny River Rail trails Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike Beaver River East Coast Greenway Five Star Ghost Town Great Allegheny Passage Great Shamokin Path Greene River Indian Creek Valley Lebanon Valley Lehigh Gorge Liberty Bell Lower Montour Ohio River Palmer Bikeway Panhandle Perkiomen Pine Creek Plainfield Township Schuylkill River Sheepskin Struble Susquehanna Warrior Switchback Three Rivers Heritage York Country Heritage Youghiogheny River Nature centers List of nature centers in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Philadelphia Commons Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lehigh_River&oldid=839215289 '' Categories : Rivers of Carbon County, Pennsylvania Rivers of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania Rivers of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania Rivers of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Rivers of Monroe County, Pennsylvania Rivers of Northampton County, Pennsylvania The Poconos Rivers of Wayne County, Pennsylvania Rivers of Pennsylvania Delaware Valley Tributaries of the Delaware River Lehigh River Scenic Rivers of Pennsylvania Hidden categories : Webarchive template webcite links Coordinates on Wikidata Geobox usage tracking for river type Commons category with local link different than on Wikidata All articles with dead external links Articles with dead external links from December 2017 Articles with permanently dead external links Talk Contents About Wikipedia Wikisource تۆرکجه Cebuano Deutsch Esperanto Français Piemontèis Українська 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 2 May 2018, at 01 : 10. 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Question: where do the delaware and lehigh rivers meet
Answer: in Easton, along Pennsylvania's border with New Jersey