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	Pennsylvania State Parks - Lehigh Gorge - PA DCNR
		Lehigh Gorge State Park is administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of State Parks, and is in Luzerne and Carbon counties in eastern Pennsylvania.
		The park follows the Lehigh River from the outlet of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Francis E. Walter Dam at the northern end, to the town of Jim Thorpe at the southern end of the park.
		Lehigh Gorge State Park is in the Audubon's Lehigh Reach of the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor.
	www.dcnr.state.pa.us /stateparks/parks/lehighgorge.aspx (2420 words)

	Lehigh River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Lehigh River, a tributary of the Delaware River, is a 103 mile (166 km) long river located in eastern Pennsylvania, in the United States.
		The river rises in the Pocono Mountains of northeastern Pennsylvania, in several ponds in southwestern Wayne County, approximately 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Scranton.
		From the Lehigh Gap, the river flows southeast to Allentown, where it is joined by the Little Lehigh Creek, then northeast past Bethlehem, where it joins the Delaware River in Easton, along Pennsylvania's border with New Jersey.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lehigh_River (214 words)

	Lehigh River & Canal -Chapter 4 - The Lehigh Canal
		The Lehigh River was a rugged and unpredictable body of water.
		A third section of the canal was constructed from White Haven to Stoddardsville At Easton, the Lehigh Canal connected to the Delaware and Morris Canals.
		In 1953, property was leased in Walnutport from Lehigh Coal and Navigation for the purpose of improving fishing and restoring the canal.
	www.jttoday.com /pages/LehighRiverHistory/ch4.html (791 words)

	Planning Issues
		The Lehigh Valley Corridor remains one of the most intact reminders of the anthracite industry's massive scale and the daring and vision it took to move the natural resources.
		Historically, Lehigh University and its professors, staff, students and visitors have been a driving economic force in the community, in terms of per capita spending in the area, shared use of Lehigh cultural and athletic facilities and volunteer efforts in local non-profit organizations.
		Lehigh's development pattern fluctuates between the development of strong built edges where buildings front the road to an ensemble of buildings which create a weaker edge where a forecourt or courtyard space is between buildings.
	www.lehigh.edu /campusplan/assess2.html (6280 words)

	Lehigh River
		The Lehigh River is another rugged Pennsylvania waterway we specialize in.
		From the bottom of the Lehigh Gorge at Glen Onoko to the town of Lehighton, the Lehigh still maintains its burley nature with long, heavy-white-water rapids, large rocks, pocket water and deep pools.
		Along the course of the Lehigh there are a few local conservation groups that stock the River from the bottom of the Lehigh Gorge to Northampton.
	www.flyfishpa.net /Streams/Lehigh.htm (918 words)

	Lehigh River in state of renewal, director says - The Brown and White
		The Lehigh River is in a state of renewal, said Tom Gettings, director of special projects for the Wildlands Conservancy, in a lecture April 12 in Whitaker Laboratory.
		The Lehigh River flows for 103 miles from its headwaters in the Poconos before flowing into the Delaware River east of Easton.
		Another series of dams was built on the river in response to damaging hurricanes that hit the area in the 1960s.
	www.bw.lehigh.edu /story.asp?ID=19779 (475 words)

	Lehigh Canal -- National Register of Historic Places Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Travel Itinerary
		The Lehigh Canal was not only important in the transportation of anthracite coal from the mines of Carbon County to Philadelphia but also had a significant impact on the Lehigh Valley especially in the Allentown-Bethlehem region.
		Population growth in the Lehigh Valley increased more rapidly than the rest of the United States from 1800 to 1820 because of the accessibility of the Lehigh River.
		The general Lehigh River Basin Watershed Area provided the water and the average speed was two to three miles per hour with a two-mule draft.
	www.cr.nps.gov /nr/travel/delaware/leh.htm (645 words)

	Allentown, PA: Pennsylvania's Park Place
		By the 1830s and 1840s, America's industrial revolution, which was born in the Lehigh Valley, was entering its take-off stage.
		The arrival of the Lehigh Canal, and later the railroad, opened up Allentown in a way that would have been beyond the wildest dreams of old William Allen.
		All of this prosperity fell apart with the collapse of the railroad boom in the Panic of 1873.
	www.lehighvalleypa.org /default.aspx?pageid=76 (619 words)

	Lehigh River & Canal - Chapter 5 - Asa Packer
		Lehigh River and Canal at Jim Thorpe, PA © Al Zagofsky 1997
		However, when the canal owners (Lehigh Coal and Navigation) scared railroad investors with reports of the impossibility of passing through the mountains, investors withdrew their money from the project.
		Besides providing a year round means of transporting coal, the Lehigh Railroad also passed the iron foundries in Catasauqua and Bethlehem.
	www.jttoday.com /pages/LehighRiverHistory/ch5.html (527 words)

	Pocono Mt
		Biking on the trail in the spring is a great way to appreciate the awe-inspiring beauty of the blooming mountain laurels, the fresh scent of spring air and the refreshing sound of rushing water from the near by Lehigh River.
		Biking along the Lehigh River in the summer is a memorable experience.
		Ride the rail trail through the Lehigh Gorge in the fall and watch the blazing colors of the fall foliage come to life as the sun peeks through the leaves and bounces off the water.
	www.adventurerafting.com /bike.htm (365 words)

	Middle Delaware National Scenic River - Middle Delaware National Scenic River (U.S. National Park Service)
		Middle Delaware National Scenic River is a 40-mile stretch of calm water forming the boundary between Pennsylvania and New Jersey between Interstate 84 in the north and Interstate 80 at the Water Gap in the south.
		Lower Delaware Wild and Scenic River is a total of 67 miles of the Delaware River in two separate sections, forming part of the boundary between Pennsylvania and New Jersey between Interstate 80 at the Water Gap in the north and Interstate 95 (near Philadelphia PA) in the south.
		Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor encompasses sections of the Delaware River near Easton PA, and of the Lehigh River from Easton PA inland to anthracite mining country and Lehigh Gorge PA.
	www.nps.gov /dela (436 words)

	river
		River Sounding affirms the necessity of aligning our communal consciousness with the consciousness of the life pool in which we are immersed, and which the constructs of our mind are impacting with such negative force.
		The Falls at Trenton are a true representation of the maturity of the River, marking a major shift in the geology of the region fand the point where the tide is stopped by the altitude of the Piedmont terrain.
		Above the Falls the River is a flowing repository of fresh water from rain which falls on 6,780 square miles of land, carrying all that it rinses from roads, parking lots, farms and lawns.
	www.users.drew.edu /nlowrey/river/river.html (5022 words)

	Final Frontier: An Outdoor Blog » Blog Archive » Lehigh River Upper Gorge Experience – Part IILehigh ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		At times, people have to get out of their boats and walk along the shore and hop on the rocks to scout farther when a horizontal line is the only thing seen.
		Every time I paddled the Lehigh River, even if the rapid was wilder than I expected, I knew I only had to sustain for a short time.
		The rapids in Lehigh are never long, and they are always followed by an extended length of calm and smooth section.
	www.littlepo.com /2006/07/07/lehigh-river-upper-gorge-experience-part2 (1109 words)

	Lehigh River Trips (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Lehigh River begins high in the Pocono Mountains near the town of Gouldsboro and continues for 103 miles until it's confluence with the Delaware River at Easton.
		The Lehigh is the largest tributary to the Delaware and in colonial times it was actually called the West Branch of the Delaware River.
		The growth of trout raised in the Lehigh can be amazing due to the adundance of food in the form of the previously mentioned aquatic insects, crayfish, minnows and terrestrial insects, all of which can provide the fly fisherman with some incredible fishing opportunities.
	www.theeveningrise.com /lehighrivertrips.htm (991 words)

	Final Frontier: An Outdoor Blog » Blog Archive » Lehigh River Upper Gorge Experience – Part ILehigh River ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The upper gorge of the Lehigh River used to be a legend to me. Two years ago, after I entered the kayaking world, I kept hearing “I want to prepare you for the upper gorge” from Nick, my good friend and also my kayaking mentor.
		The common approach is to eddy out to the river left at the first half of the rapid, then ferry across close to the river right and turn around and keep paddling downstream.
		When this river season started, I noticed that my eddy turns and peel outs were shaky and I wasn’t quite sure why.
	www.littlepo.com /2006/07/06/lehigh-river-upper-gorge-experience-part1 (956 words)

	Pennsylvania Fly Fishing - Stream Reports and Stream Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Lehigh River is one of the biggest fly fishing secrets in the Northeast.
		A tremendous stocking effort by the Lehigh River Stocking Association and various projects to improve water quality have bolstered the trout population and aquatic insect hatches to create one of the best western style trout fisheries in the region.
		Rivers is a full service Pennsylvania fly fishing store and guide service with two PA fly shops.
	www.riversflyfishing.com /loc.php (967 words)

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		Without his involvement in the Delaware River Shad Fishermen's Association and his support and encouragement of my work in that organization, it is doubtful that Lehigh River shad restoration would have progressed to its present stage.
		The Moravians caught shad in the Lehigh River and kept accurate accounts of their efforts, many of which are preserved in the Moravian Archives.
		The Lehigh was a perfect shad fishing stream: wide and deep enough to attract shad in the first place, but not too deep and fast to dissuade Moravian Brethren from wading into it to fish.
	mgfx.com /fishing/assocs/drsfa/history.htm (7298 words)

	Lehigh River Canal Path at Allentown
		In this direction, the Lehigh River is on your right, and the canal is on your left.
		The Lehigh River canal was built to bring coal from locations in the coal region like Jim Thorpe (Mauch Chunk) to Philadelphia.
		This is the bridge on Hamilton Street in downtown Allentown that crosses the Lehigh River.
	www.usboomers.com /lehigh_river_canal_path.htm (731 words)

	MCC Lehigh River Trip 2006 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The crowd was fewer than for this date in 2005, the weather overcast, and the temp warming up from the 50s to the high 60s.
		It's a pretty, scenic, river with mile after mile of entertaining and challenging Class II rapids.
		Nothing so gnarly as to be threatening, but the Lehigh had her way with those who didn't pay attention and apply adequate paddling skill.
	home.comcast.net /~chip2006/Lehigh/MCC_Lehigh_River_Trip_2006.html (494 words)

	Whitewater Rafting on the Lehigh River, Poconos, Pennsylvania
		Whitewater Rafting on the Lehigh River, Poconos, Pennsylvania
		Whitewater rafting on the Lehigh River in Poconos of northeastern Pennsylvania...
		And the good news is, dam release rafting on the Lehigh River is less than 2 hours from New York City, most of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and much of the mid-Atlantic area.
	www.whitewaterchallengers.com /lehigh/lehigh-whitewater.asp (1346 words)

	Lehigh River - PA
		There are, naturally, several river banks and a couple islands you can rest on.
		Continue on 209 until you hit downtown Jim Thorpe (you'll probably know when you're there, but there is a 'dog leg' in the downtown section to keep on 209; with an outfitter and bar in front of you, and a visitor center / train station on your right).
		From the river, the take out is the bridge AFTER turnpike bridge.
	www.paddling.net /places/showReport.html?1478 (461 words)

	WhiteWater Rafting Adventures - WhiteWater Rafting on the Lehigh River Jim Thorpe, Pa
		What this means for us is the good possibility for terrific water flows on the Lehigh River all summer Long.
		The Lehigh Gorge is a unique environment overflowing with history and activities.
		Then as you are swept away by the energetic currents, your spirit is rejuvenated and your laughter echoes throughout the gorge.
	www.adventurerafting.com (296 words)

	Garden State EnviroNet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Prior to the intense dam construction of the 1930's-1950's, the Lehigh River existed as an abused river.
		The Lehigh River is still plagued by acid mine drainage and sewage plant overloads.
		Continuous pressure is being applied to the Army Corps and Delaware River Basin Commission to change the water quality standards and release schedules of F.E. Walter to abate this contamination.
	www.gsenet.org /library/22wtr/lehighrv.php (642 words)

	Lehigh Valley Hydro
		To the south of the Lehigh watershed is the rolling topography of the Piedmont and the flat expanse of the Atlantic coastal plain.
		In addition, the Lehigh River discharges to the Delaware in Easton to the south of campus.
		The river serves as a primary drinking water supply and waste receiving stream for much of the urbanized area of southeastern PA. It is also a major source of water for New York City and New Jersey, and is widely used for recreation.
	ww2.lafayette.edu /~brandesd/lehighyd.html (2037 words)

	Lehigh River Fly Fishing - Rivers FlyFishing Guide Service and Fly Shops in Pennsylvania (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Thanks in no small part to the tremendous efforts of the Lehigh River Stocking Association, the river is teeming with trout.
		Runs into the backing are not that common on the Lehigh but we have had fish take us into the backing on occasion and we've had plenty of fish on bigger than the ones that did.
		Lehigh trout are usually not spooky, at least in broken water, and as such we frequently use 4x for dries and nymphs and 3x for streamers.
	www.riversflyfishing.com /leh.php (2388 words)

	Delaware River Flow and Storage Report-Explanation
		Dissolved oxygen is reported in the Delaware River Flow and Storage report only during summer months when dissolved oxygen has the potential to fall to levels hazardous to fish and other aquatic life.
		Water temperature is reported in the Delaware River Flow and Storage report only during summer months when rises in temperature due to high air temperatures and seasonal low flows may create unhealthy conditions for aquatic life.
		Directed Release- Water, measured in million gallons (MG), which is released under direction of the Delaware River Master from the upper basin reservoirs to meet the target flow of 1,750 cfs (during normal operations) at the U.S.Geological Survey (USGS) gaging station at Montague, New Jersey.
	www.state.nj.us /drbc/flow_storage/flowstorage_explanation.htm (1454 words)

	Chain Bridge -- National Register of Historic Places Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Travel Itinerary
		The Chain Bridge was built by the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company in 1857 to enable people and mules to cross the Lehigh River.
		The bridge was used to ferry the mules across the river, and allowed the animals to tow the boats and barges from one bank to the other.
		Although listed in the National Register as Chain Bridge, is is actually a change bridge--a special structure with an underpass that allowed mules towing canal boats to move, cloverleaf style, from one side of the canal to the other without unhitching.
	www.cr.nps.gov /NR/travel/delaware/cha.htm (322 words)

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