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    Water Features

    Lehigh River

    The river flows out of glacial bogs near Gouldsboro (2,100 above sea level) and journeys 103 miles through seven counties to the confluence with the Delaware in Easton.

    The Lehigh River (PDF) collects water from 1,227 miles of tributaries and 256 lakes in its watershed. It takes 24 hours for a drop of Lehigh River water to travel its 103-mile length.

    Four tributaries (Sandy Run, Indian Run, Black Creek, and Nesquehoning Creek) in an 18-mile section of river are impacted by abandoned mine drainage.

    The Lehigh was designated a Pennsylvania Scenic River April 5, 1982.

    The 32-mile portion of the Lehigh River, including 13 tributary streams and related adjacent land areas, from the Francis E. Walter Dam in Luzerne County to Jim Thorpe in Carbon County is designated as a component of the Pennsylvania Scenic Rivers System under the Pennsylvania Scenic Rivers Act.

    Waterfalls

    Beautiful woodland waterfalls can be seen at several locations along the Lehigh Gorge:

    • Cascade -- 0.25 mile South of Tannery
    • Buttermilk Falls -- 0.25 mile north of Rockport Access
    • Luke’s Falls -- 0.25 mile south of Rockport Access