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Lehigh River Watershed, Pennsylvania

2,171 miles of mapped stream across 1,362 square miles of drainage in Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton, Luzerne, Schuylkill, Lackawanna, Berks counties, in 185 named streams. Pennsylvania designates 916 of those miles as trout water, on 156 streams. The 10 mainstem gauges with a July record read between 66.3 and 75.3°F in July.

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Map key

Public land — where the bank is open to walk and fish

USGS gauge — live water temperature

Water temperature — the colour of every stream in the basin

50°F and colder is cold, through cold-transitional and cool, to warm above 70°F — the same four bands the app paints. On this map the colour is PA DEP's own classification of the stream, not a measurement, except at the gauge dots, which read live. Grey is water PA DEP has not typed.

The watershed in numbers

HUC8 02040106 in the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset. Every figure below adds up the river pages in this basin — same records, one basin at a time.

2,171 mi

of mapped stream

7,003 NHD reaches

1,362 sq mi

drainage area

871,475 acres

66.3–75.3°F

July water temperature at the gauges

10 mainstem gauges, mean 70.0°F

0 ac

public land

13 units

Cold, cool and warm water

Pennsylvania publishes no thermal class. What PA DEP publishes is a Chapter 93 designated use — Cold Water Fishes, Trout Stocking, Warm Water Fishes and the rest — which names the fishery a stream is protected for. It is the closest any agency here comes to a temperature without being one, and docs/pa-thermal-fit.md is where the distinction is measured rather than asserted. It covers 85% of this basin's stream miles (1842.2 of 2,171); the rest is untyped and is drawn grey on the map above.

Cold 1683.4 mi (91%)
Cool 147.9 mi (8%)
Warm 11.0 mi (1%)

1683.4 of the 1842.2 typed miles in this basin — 91% — are cold or cold-transitional water. The dominant class is cold.

Every named stream in the basin

All 185 of them, longest first. 18 have a page of their own and are linked; the rest are in the app. The class column is PA DEP's designation of that stream. "Now" is the live USGS reading where a gauge stands in that stream.

Stream	Miles	Class	Now	Designation
Lehigh River	114.1	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes, Trout Stocking
Jordan Creek	40.7	Cool	—	Cold Water Fishes, Trout Stocking
Tobyhanna Creek	31.2	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Pohopoco Creek	29.3	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Little Lehigh Creek	26.4	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Bear Creek	26.1	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Aquashicola Creek	21.6	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes, Trout Stocking
Trout Creek	21.1	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Tunkhannock Creek	19.9	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Monocacy Creek	19.1	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Hokendauqua Creek	18.0	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Mahoning Creek	17.8	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Lizard Creek	17.8	Cool	—	Cold Water Fishes, Trout Stocking
Mud Run	17.6	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Saucon Creek	17.4	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Coplay Creek	16.1	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Nesquehoning Creek	15.1	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Buckwha Creek	13.8	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Pond Creek	12.2	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Quakake Creek	12.0	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Wild Creek	10.8	untyped	—	—
East Branch Monocacy Creek	9.2	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Mill Creek	9.1	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Indian Creek	8.2	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Catasauqua Creek	8.1	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Sandy Run	8.0	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Beaver Creek	7.8	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Swabia Creek	7.8	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Wright Creek	7.6	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Hazle Creek	7.6	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Switzer Creek	7.5	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Middle Creek	7.4	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Nancy Run	7.3	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Schaefer Run	7.2	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Choke Creek	7.1	untyped	—	—
Princess Run	6.7	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Bertsch Creek	6.6	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Stony Creek	6.5	untyped	—	—
Bull Run	6.4	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Lyon Creek	6.3	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Hickory Run	6.2	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Upper Tunkhannock Creek	6.0	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Black Creek	6.0	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Iron Run	6.0	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
East Branch Saucon Creek	6.0	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Fourth Run	5.9	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Pine Run	5.9	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Hunter Creek	5.9	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Toad Creek	5.9	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Pine Creek	5.8	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Ross Common Creek	5.5	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Haasen Creek	5.4	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Leibert Creek	5.3	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Silver Creek	5.2	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Cedar Creek	5.1	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Dilldown Creek	5.0	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Shades Creek	4.7	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Linesville Creek	4.7	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Sawmill Run	4.7	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Black River	4.6	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Wagner Run	4.5	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Spring Creek	4.5	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Stony Run	4.4	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Ash Creek	4.4	untyped	—	—
Chapple Creek	4.4	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Deep Run	4.3	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Buckey Run	4.3	untyped	—	—
Buck Mountain Creek	4.3	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Sugar Hollow Creek	4.3	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Fells Creek	4.3	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Tenmile Run	4.2	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Dotters Creek	4.2	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Red Run	4.1	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Drakes Creek	4.0	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Dreck Creek	4.0	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Twomile Run	3.9	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Meadow Run	3.9	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Jonas Creek	3.9	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Frame Cabin Run	3.8	untyped	—	—
Kendall Creek	3.8	untyped	—	—
Fireline Creek	3.8	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Wolf Run	3.7	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Little Bear Creek	3.7	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Jeans Run	3.7	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Mauch Chunk Creek	3.7	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Hell Creek	3.7	untyped	—	—
Beaver Run	3.5	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Cross Run	3.5	untyped	—	—
White Oak Run	3.5	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Bergers Creek	3.5	Cool	—	Trout Stocking
Rauscher Run	3.4	untyped	—	—
Long Run	3.4	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Poplar Creek	3.4	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Borger Creek	3.4	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Little Cedar Creek	3.4	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Tamarack Creek	3.2	untyped	—	—
Leslie Run	3.2	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Pinoak Run	3.2	untyped	—	—
Blexley Run	3.1	untyped	—	—
Weir Creek	3.1	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Dresser Run	3.0	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Sand Spring Run	3.0	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
White Bear Creek	3.0	untyped	—	—
Kistler Run	2.9	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Sand Spring Creek	2.9	untyped	—	—
Hawkey Run	2.8	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Wash Creek	2.8	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Mash Creek	2.7	untyped	—	—
Tripup Run	2.7	untyped	—	—
Silkmill Run	2.7	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Dry Run	2.7	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Davey Run	2.6	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Hagen Run	2.6	untyped	—	—
Fritz Run	2.6	untyped	—	—
Wetzel Creek	2.6	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Broad Run	2.6	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Robertson Run	2.6	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
East Branch Tobyhanna Creek	2.5	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Rucks Run	2.5	untyped	—	—
Porter Run	2.5	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Rockdale Creek	2.5	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
West Fork Lehigh River	2.4	untyped	—	—
Oberson Run	2.4	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Breinig Run	2.4	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Singer Run	2.3	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Little Shades Creek	2.3	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Geneceda Creek	2.3	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Irishtown Run	2.3	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Cross Keys Run	2.2	untyped	—	—
Spruce Run	2.2	untyped	—	—
Spring Run	2.2	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Swamp Run	2.2	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Tumble Brook	2.2	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Dotters Run	2.1	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Hummler Run	2.1	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Mud Run Creek	2.1	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Laurel Run	2.1	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Meadow Brook	2.0	untyped	—	—
Berry Run	2.0	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Duckpuddle Run	1.9	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Wolfs Spring Run	1.9	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Fenner Mill Run	1.9	untyped	—	—
Fawn Run	1.9	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Schoch Creek	1.9	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Sterners Run	1.9	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Polk Valley Run	1.9	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Dennison Run	1.8	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Stewart Creek	1.8	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Jim Smith Run	1.7	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Mud Pond Run	1.7	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Butler Run	1.7	untyped	—	—
Keipers Run	1.7	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Yellow Run	1.7	untyped	—	—
Engler Run	1.7	untyped	—	—
Snider Run	1.6	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
White House Run	1.6	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Hawk Run	1.6	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Carpsrocus Creek	1.6	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Crooked Run	1.6	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Bauer Creek	1.6	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Red Run Creek	1.5	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Cider Run	1.5	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Cherith Brook	1.5	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Glen Run	1.5	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Clear Run	1.4	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Shingle Mill Run	1.4	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Mill Hopper Creek	1.4	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Wharf Creek	1.4	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Schaffers Run	1.2	untyped	—	—
Brushy Hollow Run	1.2	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Pole Bridge Run	1.1	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Panther Creek	1.1	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Frantzs Creek	1.1	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Shanty Run	1.0	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Koons Creek	1.0	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Grassy Meadow Run	1.0	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Swartz Run	1.0	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Goulds Run	0.9	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Rattling Run	0.8	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Indian Run	0.8	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Pollys Run	0.7	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Tannery Creek	0.6	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Penn Springs	0.6	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Little Sandy Run	0.5	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes
Snake Run	0.3	Cold	—	Cold Water Fishes

Public land in the watershed

0 acres in 13 units. Private inholdings carried in the same source file are excluded, here and on the map.

Managing agency	Acres	Share	Units
PGC	0	0%	13

The biggest named blocks of it, each with its own page — the streams on that ground, what is open to hunt on it, and where the access sites are.

Neighbouring watersheds

The subbasins that share a boundary with this one and carry coldwater streams.