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The Lehigh River is a 109-mile-long (175 km) tributary of the Delaware River in eastern Pennsylvania. The river flows in a generally southward pattern from the Pocono Mountains in Northeastern Pennsylvania through Allentown and much of the Lehigh Valley before joining the Delaware River in Easton.
- 109 mi (175 km)
- Pocono Peak Lake
The Lehigh Valley (/ ˈ l iː h aɪ /) is a geographic and metropolitan region formed by the Lehigh River in Lehigh and Northampton counties in eastern Pennsylvania. It is a component valley of the Great Appalachian Valley bounded to its north by Blue Mountain , to its south by South Mountain , to its west by Lebanon Valley , and to ...
- 726 sq mi (1,880 km²)
Fast Facts About Lehigh River. The Lehigh River originates with a series of glacial bogs and marshes in the area of Pocono Peak Lake (elevation 2,100 feet above sea level) near the town of Gouldsboro.
Other articles where Lehigh River is discussed: Allentown: Situated on the Lehigh River, Allentown, with Bethlehem and Easton, forms an industrial complex. William Allen, mayor of Philadelphia and later chief justice of Pennsylvania, laid out the town (1762), naming it Northampton. It was incorporated as the borough of Northampton in 1811 and was later (1838) officially…
Hace 5 días · Lehigh, county, eastern Pennsylvania, U.S., consisting of a hilly region in the Appalachian Ridge and Valley physiographic province bordered by the Lehigh River to the east and Blue Mountain to the north. Other waterways include Leaser Lake and Jordan, Little Lehigh, and Saucon creeks.
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The Lehigh River. Library of Congress. The Lehigh Valley is named for the Lehigh River, a tributary of the Delaware River. The 109-mile river made possible the settlement of the region. For centuries, the Lenni Lenapi relied on the “Lechewuekink” river for sustenance and transportation.
The Lehigh Canal is a navigable canal that begins at the mouth of Nesquehoning Creek on the Lehigh River in the Lehigh Valley and Northeastern regions of Pennsylvania. It was built in two sections over a span of 20 years beginning in 1818.
