Little Lehigh Creek Updates

 

The Little Lehigh Creek is an important waterway running through the southern portion of the LCA service area. It is an essential water source for many of the communities we serve as well as a cherished recreational and natural asset. We will update this page with public information whenever the Little Lehigh is experiencing extraordinary conditions. Please e-mail us your pictures and observations for consideration.

 

Anglers, boaters asked to help stop spread of invasive species found in Little Lehigh

Tiny New Zealand Mudsnail poses big threat The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) is asking anglers and boaters to help prevent the spread of an invasive species, the New Zealand Mudsnail, by cleaning their gear after leaving one waterway and before entering another. Cleaning fishing gear and boats is always a good practice to…

Pennsylvania Lifts “Drought Watch” but LCA still watching!

5/16/2017 – The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has lifted the Drought Watch for all counties in the state. That means that water supply levels have returned to normal status state-wide for the first time since last summer’s drought started. Click here to read DEP’s press release Here in Lehigh County Authority’s service area,…

Drought status moved to “watch;” conservation still urged

The precipitation since the beginning of the year has convinced the DEP to step back our drought status to “watch” from “warning” in Lehigh County as well as our neighbor to the east, Northampton County.   However, it will take many more months of above-average precipitation to make up for the last two years of drought conditions. We’re pleased that conditions are…

Updated status and graphs as of January 6, 2017

Here’s a weekly report dated January 6 (PDF) to share updated data related to water supplies, Little Lehigh Creek levels and monitoring wall levels. Several of the graphs here update the ones we shared in November on this blog and show some minor improvement based on the steady heavy rains in late November and additional precipitation…

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