Lehigh River

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The Lehigh River is a major river in eastern Pennsylvania known for its scenic gorge, whitewater recreation, and historical role in the region’s coal and industrial transport.

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Lehigh River canonical 19
Lehigh River valley 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
associatedWith Lehigh Canal
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company
basinCountry United States of America
country United States of America
crosses Lehigh Gorge State Park
drainageBasinArea approximately 1,360 square miles
approximately 3,520 square kilometers
flowsInto Delaware River
flowsThrough Lehigh Gorge State Park
surface form: Lehigh Gorge

Lehigh Valley region
surface form: Lehigh Valley metropolitan area
hasBridge Northampton Street Bridge vicinity (Easton area)
hasTributary Black Creek
Jordan Creek
Little Lehigh Creek
Pohopoco Creek NERFINISHED
Tobyhanna Creek
hasValley Lehigh Valley region
surface form: Lehigh Valley
historicalUse navigation via canals
transport of anthracite coal
knownFor historical role in coal transport
historical role in industrial transport
scenic gorge
whitewater recreation
length approximately 109 miles
approximately 175 kilometers
locatedIn Pennsylvania
locatedInProtectedArea Lehigh Gorge State Park
locatedInRegion eastern Pennsylvania
mouthOfWaterBody Delaware River
partOf Delaware River watershed
passesNear Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
passesThrough Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States
surface form: Allentown, Pennsylvania

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Carbon County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
Lehigh County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
Northampton County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
recreationActivity fishing
kayaking
whitewater rafting
sourceLocation Luzerne County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
Pocono Mountains region, Pennsylvania
surface form: Pocono Mountains

Wayne County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
usedFor hydroelectric power generation
industrial water supply
recreation

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Delaware River tributary Lehigh River
Lehigh Valley Railroad operatedInValley Lehigh River
this entity surface form: Lehigh River valley
Easton, Pennsylvania locatedOn Lehigh River
Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States river Lehigh River
subject surface form: Allentown, Pennsylvania
Lehigh Valley region namedAfter Lehigh River
Lehigh Valley region traversedBy Lehigh River
Northeastern Pennsylvania contains Lehigh River
eastern Pennsylvania traversedByRiver Lehigh River
subject surface form: Eastern Pennsylvania
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania locatedOn Lehigh River
Allentown locatedOnRiver Lehigh River
Carbon County traversedBy Lehigh River
Northampton County crossedByRiver Lehigh River