Saucon Creek is a freestone river in Pennsylvania, listed as Special-regulation trout water by Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.
The nearest USGS gauge on the same stream system is shown, labelled; Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission lists 1 species. 3 guides nearby are listed here.
Saucon Creek is a freestone river in Pennsylvania.
Pick one of its USGS gauges and hear from us when the flow moves into or out of its usual range for the date, or crosses a flow you set. We check the public USGS reading every 2 hours and email only when it crosses, at most once every 6 hours. Flow alone is not a fishing forecast or a safety call.
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Start from the agency's public access map. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.
Nothing on this page grants or implies access.
Gauges, shops and guides within 40 miles
Map of Saucon Creek: gauges, shops and guides
Map of Saucon Creek with 1 USGS gauge.
Restrooms within 2 miles of Saucon Creek in a straight line, nearest first, with what anglers found when they went. The map says a restroom is there, not whether it is clean or open today.
Map of 5 restrooms near Saucon Creek
Skip the map; every place is in the list belowMap of 5 restrooms near Saucon Creek, numbered as in the list, with the water’s point marked.
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
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Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
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Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
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Restroom locations and map details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License, read Oct 24, 2026. Ratings, answers and photos are members' own; who shared them is never shown, and every photo is reviewed before it appears. Visits older than 18 months no longer count. Distances are straight-line miles, not driving. Nothing here grants access to private land. Community guidelines.
Catch and releaseLittle Lehigh Creek at Allentown, Pennsylvania, upstream from Lehigh Street. Photo: Tim Kiser ( w:User:Malepheasant ), CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Class A Wild TroutRepresentative photo · not Cedar CreekFishing on Yellow Breeches Creek at Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania. Photo: Staecker, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Cedar Creek.
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Monocacy CreekA foggy morning on the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River. Photo: National Park Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Monocacy Creek.
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Bushkill CreekThe West Branch Delaware River at the Hale Eddy bridge, Deposit, New York. Photo: Mr. Matté, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Bushkill Creek.
Class A Wild TroutRepresentative photo · not West Branch Perkiomen CreekSunrise on Penns Creek, Union County, Pennsylvania. Photo: WiiWillieWiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not West Branch Perkiomen Creek.
Class A Wild TroutRepresentative photo · not Aquashicola CreekLetort Spring Run from a bridge on the Letort Spring Run Nature Trail, Carlisle. Photo: Morsea24, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Aquashicola Creek.
Seasons, limits, special regulations and closures for each reach are on the agency pages below. Read them before you go.
Each comes from the agency's own published list; where the list names a reach it is quoted. A designation applies to the listed reach, not necessarily the whole water. Listed in the finder under trout.
On the Trout slot limit areas (artificial lures only / all-tackle) list (Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, read 2026-10-24). All waters with this designation
On the Class A Wild Trout Waters list (Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, read 2026-10-24). All waters with this designation
Measured from the NHDPlus High Resolution (flowlines and waterbodies) (U.S. Geological Survey, read 2026-11-04) for this water’s own mapped feature. Rounded figures; they describe the channel, not today’s conditions.
Areas the Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), public access (U.S. Geological Survey, Gap Analysis Project, read 2026-11-05) lists as owned or held in easement and open to the public, crossed by the mapped channel. Boundaries are mapped, not surveyed. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.
3.1 of 16.3 mi on public land
Nothing on this page grants or implies access.
Listings marked Unclaimed are built from open map records and the business's own website: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.
Pike Twp, PA · 21 mi
Walk-and-wade · Drift boat · Gunnison & Colorado
Nearby
No shop nearby yet.
The species the agency lists here; presence varies by reach and season.
Listed by the state agency
Species guide
Brown trout (Salmo trutta), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service illustration. Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
8 hatches charted for the region, not measured on this water. From Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission.
Blue Quill (April) · Hendrickson (April) · Quill Gordon (April) · Green drake (May) · Mayflies (best hatches) (May) · Mayflies, stoneflies and caddisflies (June to September) · and 2 more on the chart
None of our destination hubs is within 40 miles in a straight line. The trip planner builds a trip around the water itself: the guides and shops listed within 40 miles of it, its gauges and its nearest towns and airports.
No hub within 40 miles
Matched on the fish the agencies list for both waters first, then the same water type, an official designation or flagship listing on both, and a similar mapped size where USGS hydrography covers both.
At most two waters per country. A shared fish is a listing, not a promise: presence varies by reach and season.
Like the Saucon Creek? Same fish, overseas.
Flagship waterThe River Moy at Banada Priory. Photo: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Flagship waterThe Blackwater below Lismore. Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Flagship waterThe Tongariro River from the Tree Trunk Gorge track. Photo: Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Freestone riverThe Derwent River from the Pulpit Rock lookout, Tasmania. Photo: Bill, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Flagship waterRepresentative photo · not Mataura RiverThe Oreti River near Lumsden, Southland. Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped, via Wikimedia Commons Not Mataura River.
Southern seasons open while ours close.
Flagship waterPenstock Lagoon, Central Highlands, Tasmania. Photo: Mike Cline, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Freestone riverRepresentative photo · not Río PetrohuéThe Río Puelo at Las Gualas, Cochamó. Photo: Nicolás from seno de reloncaví, Chile, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Río Petrohué.
Lake or reservoirRepresentative photo · not Lago LlanquihueThe Río Simpson passing Coyhaique, Aysén. Photo: Manxuc, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Lago Llanquihue.
Lake or reservoir
Flagship waterRepresentative photo · not Mataura RiverLake Manapouri's outlet into the Waiau River. Photo: Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Mataura River.
Flagship waterGreat Lake, Tasmania. Photo: Peripitus, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
A practical checklist for fly fishing small mountain trout streams: a short 3–4 weight rod, light line, a few buoyant dries and simple wet-wading gear, with estimated prices and where to buy.
7′6″–8′6″ rod, 3–4 weight, floating line · Brook, cutthroat, rainbow and brown trout
Open the checklistSeams, shelves and soft water, shown on real rivers.
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Not a statement of access, fish presence or conditions.
A water page organises discovery. It does not assert public access, legal access, current fish presence, guide availability or fishing conditions.
Flows, gauge statistics and flood stages come from USGS and the National Weather Service when the page is shown. Regulations, stocking, species and season statements link to the agency that publishes them; this page copies only the species names and the quoted sentences. Guide and shop listings come from the Legendary directories. Position: a point on the mapped channel of “Saucon Creek”, halfway along its length in Pennsylvania, from the USGS high-resolution hydrography (NHDPlus HR), read 4 Nov 2026. It marks the water, not a particular access or reach. Water type is our own classification.
Good: Good trout conditions: fish normally
At Lehigh River at Glendon, PA (USGS 01454700). No gauge on Saucon Creek. Nearest: Lehigh River at Glendon, PA (10.7 mi away), on the river it flows into. Saucon Creek's own flow is not measured. Provisional USGS data
USGS 01454700 · NWS GLDP1
No gauge on Saucon Creek. Nearest: Lehigh River at Glendon, PA (10.7 mi away), on the river it flows into. Saucon Creek's own flow is not measured.
What the agencies suggest
Carry a pocket thermometer to monitor water temperatureNational Park Service
General guidance from the readings and the published lines named above, not a fishing forecast. Local rules and closures come first.
Reading Nov 5, 5:45 PM EST · provisional USGS data
Below normal for Nov 5 Steady · 24 h Below NWS action stage
Discharge, last 7 days: 169 readings from Oct 29, 6:45 PM EDT to Nov 5, 5:45 PM EST; ranging 767 to 899 ft³/s; latest 818 ft³/s.
USGS provisional data may be revised. Source: USGS instantaneous values.
| Time | Discharge (ft³/s) | Gauge height (ft) | Water temp (°F) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 5:45 PM EST | 818 | 7.19 | 57 |
| Nov 5, 4:45 PM EST | 818 | 7.19 | 57.2 |
| Nov 5, 3:45 PM EST | 818 | 7.19 | 57.2 |
| Nov 5, 2:45 PM EST | 818 | 7.19 | 57 |
| Nov 5, 1:45 PM EST | 818 | 7.19 | 57 |
| Nov 5, 12:45 PM EST | 810 | 7.18 | 56.5 |
| Nov 5, 11:45 AM EST | 801 | 7.17 | 56.1 |
| Nov 5, 10:45 AM EST | 792 | 7.16 | 55.8 |
| Nov 5, 9:45 AM EST | 792 | 7.16 | 55.6 |
| Nov 5, 8:45 AM EST | 792 | 7.16 | 55.4 |
| Nov 5, 7:45 AM EST | 801 | 7.17 | 55 |
| Nov 5, 6:45 AM EST | 801 | 7.17 | 55 |
| Nov 5, 5:45 AM EST | 801 | 7.17 | 54.9 |
| Nov 5, 4:45 AM EST | 801 | 7.17 | 54.7 |
| Nov 5, 3:45 AM EST | 801 | 7.17 | 54.7 |
| Nov 5, 2:45 AM EST | 810 | 7.18 | 54.5 |
| Nov 5, 1:45 AM EST | 810 | 7.18 | 54.7 |
| Nov 5, 12:45 AM EST | 810 | 7.18 | 54.7 |
| Nov 4, 11:45 PM EST | 810 | 7.18 | 54.7 |
| Nov 4, 10:45 PM EST | 810 | 7.18 | 54.7 |
| Nov 4, 9:45 PM EST | 810 | 7.18 | 54.9 |
| Nov 4, 8:45 PM EST | 801 | 7.17 | 55 |
| Nov 4, 7:45 PM EST | 801 | 7.17 | 55 |
| Nov 4, 6:45 PM EST | 801 | 7.17 | 55.2 |
| Nov 4, 5:45 PM EST | 792 | 7.16 | 55.4 |
| Nov 4, 4:45 PM EST | 801 | 7.17 | 55.8 |
| Nov 4, 3:45 PM EST | 801 | 7.17 | 56.1 |
| Nov 4, 2:45 PM EST | 827 | 7.2 | 55.9 |
| Nov 4, 1:45 PM EST | 881 | 7.26 | 55.4 |
| Nov 4, 12:45 PM EST | 890 | 7.27 | 54.7 |
| Nov 4, 11:45 AM EST | 899 | 7.28 | 54.1 |
| Nov 4, 10:45 AM EST | 899 | 7.28 | 53.4 |
| Nov 4, 9:45 AM EST | 881 | 7.26 | 52.9 |
| Nov 4, 8:45 AM EST | 767 | 7.13 | 52.5 |
| Nov 4, 7:45 AM EST | 775 | 7.14 | 52.2 |
| Nov 4, 6:45 AM EST | 775 | 7.14 | 52.2 |
| Nov 4, 5:45 AM EST | 775 | 7.14 | 52.2 |
| Nov 4, 4:45 AM EST | 784 | 7.15 | 52.2 |
| Nov 4, 3:45 AM EST | 784 | 7.15 | 52.2 |
| Nov 4, 2:45 AM EST | 792 | 7.16 | 52.3 |
| Nov 4, 1:45 AM EST | 792 | 7.16 | 52.7 |
| Nov 4, 12:45 AM EST | 792 | 7.16 | 52.9 |
| Nov 3, 11:45 PM EST | 784 | 7.15 | 53.1 |
| Nov 3, 10:45 PM EST | 784 | 7.15 | 53.2 |
| Nov 3, 9:45 PM EST | 784 | 7.15 | 53.4 |
| Nov 3, 8:45 PM EST | 775 | 7.14 | 53.4 |
| Nov 3, 7:45 PM EST | 775 | 7.14 | 53.6 |
| Nov 3, 6:45 PM EST | 775 | 7.14 | 53.6 |
| Nov 3, 5:45 PM EST | 784 | 7.15 | 54 |
| Nov 3, 4:45 PM EST | 784 | 7.15 | 54.3 |
| Nov 3, 3:45 PM EST | 784 | 7.15 | 54.9 |
| Nov 3, 2:45 PM EST | 792 | 7.16 | 55 |
| Nov 3, 1:45 PM EST | 792 | 7.16 | 54.7 |
| Nov 3, 12:45 PM EST | 784 | 7.15 | 54.1 |
| Nov 3, 11:45 AM EST | 784 | 7.15 | 53.6 |
| Nov 3, 10:45 AM EST | 792 | 7.16 | 52.9 |
| Nov 3, 9:45 AM EST | 801 | 7.17 | 52.2 |
| Nov 3, 8:45 AM EST | 801 | 7.17 | 52 |
| Nov 3, 7:45 AM EST | 810 | 7.18 | 51.6 |
| Nov 3, 6:45 AM EST | 818 | 7.19 | 51.4 |
| Nov 3, 5:45 AM EST | 818 | 7.19 | 51.3 |
| Nov 3, 4:45 AM EST | 827 | 7.2 | 51.3 |
| Nov 3, 3:45 AM EST | 836 | 7.21 | 51.3 |
| Nov 3, 2:45 AM EST | 836 | 7.21 | 51.3 |
| Nov 3, 1:45 AM EST | 854 | 7.23 | 51.3 |
| Nov 3, 12:45 AM EST | 854 | 7.23 | 51.4 |
| Nov 2, 11:45 PM EST | 863 | 7.24 | 51.8 |
| Nov 2, 10:45 PM EST | 854 | 7.23 | 52.2 |
| Nov 2, 9:45 PM EST | 854 | 7.23 | 52.5 |
| Nov 2, 8:45 PM EST | 854 | 7.23 | 52.7 |
| Nov 2, 7:45 PM EST | 845 | 7.22 | 52.9 |
| Nov 2, 6:45 PM EST | 845 | 7.22 | 53.2 |
| Nov 2, 5:45 PM EST | 845 | 7.22 | 53.6 |
| Nov 2, 4:45 PM EST | 845 | 7.22 | 53.8 |
| Nov 2, 3:45 PM EST | 845 | 7.22 | 54.5 |
| Nov 2, 2:45 PM EST | 845 | 7.22 | 54.5 |
| Nov 2, 1:45 PM EST | 845 | 7.22 | 54.1 |
| Nov 2, 12:45 PM EST | 836 | 7.21 | 53.6 |
| Nov 2, 11:45 AM EST | 836 | 7.21 | 53.2 |
| Nov 2, 10:45 AM EST | 836 | 7.21 | 52.3 |
| Nov 2, 9:45 AM EST | 818 | 7.19 | 52 |
| Nov 2, 8:45 AM EST | 818 | 7.19 | 51.6 |
| Nov 2, 7:45 AM EST | 827 | 7.2 | 51.4 |
| Nov 2, 6:45 AM EST | 827 | 7.2 | 51.1 |
| Nov 2, 5:45 AM EST | 836 | 7.21 | 50.9 |
| Nov 2, 4:45 AM EST | 836 | 7.21 | 51.1 |
| Nov 2, 3:45 AM EST | 845 | 7.22 | 51.1 |
| Nov 2, 2:45 AM EST | 845 | 7.22 | 51.1 |
| Nov 2, 1:45 AM EST | 845 | 7.22 | 51.3 |
| Nov 2, 12:45 AM EST | 845 | 7.22 | 51.3 |
| Nov 1, 11:45 PM EST | 845 | 7.22 | 51.6 |
| Nov 1, 10:45 PM EST | 854 | 7.23 | 51.6 |
| Nov 1, 9:45 PM EST | 845 | 7.22 | 52.2 |
| Nov 1, 8:45 PM EST | 845 | 7.22 | 52.3 |
| Nov 1, 7:45 PM EST | 845 | 7.22 | 52.5 |
| Nov 1, 6:45 PM EST | 845 | 7.22 | 53.1 |
| Nov 1, 5:45 PM EST | 845 | 7.22 | 53.4 |
| Nov 1, 4:45 PM EST | 845 | 7.22 | 54 |
| Nov 1, 3:45 PM EST | 845 | 7.22 | 54.3 |
| Nov 1, 2:45 PM EST | 845 | 7.22 | 54.5 |
| Nov 1, 1:45 PM EST | 836 | 7.21 | 54.3 |
| Nov 1, 12:45 PM EST | 836 | 7.21 | 53.8 |
| Nov 1, 11:45 AM EST | 836 | 7.21 | 53.4 |
| Nov 1, 10:45 AM EST | 827 | 7.2 | 52.9 |
| Nov 1, 9:45 AM EST | 827 | 7.2 | 52.2 |
| Nov 1, 8:45 AM EST | 836 | 7.21 | 52 |
| Nov 1, 7:45 AM EST | 836 | 7.21 | 51.6 |
| Nov 1, 6:45 AM EST | 836 | 7.21 | 51.6 |
| Nov 1, 5:45 AM EST | 845 | 7.22 | 51.6 |
| Nov 1, 4:45 AM EST | 845 | 7.22 | 51.8 |
| Nov 1, 3:45 AM EST | 845 | 7.22 | 51.8 |
| Nov 1, 2:45 AM EST | 854 | 7.23 | 51.8 |
| Nov 1, 1:45 AM EST | 854 | 7.23 | 51.8 |
| Nov 1, 1:45 AM EDT | 863 | 7.24 | 52.2 |
| Nov 1, 12:45 AM EDT | 863 | 7.24 | 52.2 |
| Oct 31, 11:45 PM EDT | 863 | 7.24 | 52.3 |
| Oct 31, 10:45 PM EDT | 872 | 7.25 | 52.5 |
| Oct 31, 9:45 PM EDT | 872 | 7.25 | 52.9 |
| Oct 31, 8:45 PM EDT | 881 | 7.26 | 53.2 |
| Oct 31, 7:45 PM EDT | 881 | 7.26 | 53.6 |
| Oct 31, 6:45 PM EDT | 881 | 7.26 | 54.1 |
| Oct 31, 5:45 PM EDT | 881 | 7.26 | 54.7 |
| Oct 31, 4:45 PM EDT | 881 | 7.26 | 55.4 |
| Oct 31, 3:45 PM EDT | 872 | 7.25 | 55.6 |
| Oct 31, 2:45 PM EDT | 872 | 7.25 | 55 |
| Oct 31, 1:45 PM EDT | 863 | 7.24 | 54.7 |
| Oct 31, 12:45 PM EDT | 863 | 7.24 | 54.3 |
| Oct 31, 11:45 AM EDT | 863 | 7.24 | 54 |
| Oct 31, 10:45 AM EDT | 863 | 7.24 | 53.6 |
| Oct 31, 9:45 AM EDT | 863 | 7.24 | 53.4 |
| Oct 31, 8:45 AM EDT | 863 | 7.24 | 53.1 |
| Oct 31, 7:45 AM EDT | 863 | 7.24 | 53.2 |
| Oct 31, 6:45 AM EDT | 863 | 7.24 | 53.2 |
| Oct 31, 5:45 AM EDT | 872 | 7.25 | 53.2 |
| Oct 31, 4:45 AM EDT | 872 | 7.25 | 53.4 |
| Oct 31, 3:45 AM EDT | 881 | 7.26 | 53.4 |
| Oct 31, 2:45 AM EDT | 872 | 7.25 | 53.2 |
| Oct 31, 1:45 AM EDT | 881 | 7.26 | 53.4 |
| Oct 31, 12:45 AM EDT | 881 | 7.26 | 53.4 |
| Oct 30, 11:45 PM EDT | 881 | 7.26 | 53.4 |
| Oct 30, 10:45 PM EDT | 881 | 7.26 | 53.6 |
| Oct 30, 9:45 PM EDT | 890 | 7.27 | 53.8 |
| Oct 30, 8:45 PM EDT | 890 | 7.27 | 54 |
| Oct 30, 7:45 PM EDT | 881 | 7.26 | 54.1 |
| Oct 30, 6:45 PM EDT | 881 | 7.26 | 54.5 |
| Oct 30, 5:45 PM EDT | 881 | 7.26 | 54.9 |
| Oct 30, 4:45 PM EDT | 881 | 7.26 | 55.6 |
| Oct 30, 3:45 PM EDT | 881 | 7.26 | 55.9 |
| Oct 30, 2:45 PM EDT | 872 | 7.25 | 55.6 |
| Oct 30, 1:45 PM EDT | 881 | 7.26 | 55.2 |
| Oct 30, 12:45 PM EDT | 872 | 7.25 | 55 |
| Oct 30, 11:45 AM EDT | 872 | 7.25 | 54.9 |
| Oct 30, 10:45 AM EDT | 872 | 7.25 | 54.1 |
| Oct 30, 9:45 AM EDT | 872 | 7.25 | 53.8 |
| Oct 30, 8:45 AM EDT | 872 | 7.25 | 53.4 |
| Oct 30, 7:45 AM EDT | 872 | 7.25 | 53.4 |
| Oct 30, 6:45 AM EDT | 872 | 7.25 | 53.4 |
| Oct 30, 5:45 AM EDT | 881 | 7.26 | 53.4 |
| Oct 30, 4:45 AM EDT | 881 | 7.26 | 53.4 |
| Oct 30, 3:45 AM EDT | 881 | 7.26 | 53.2 |
| Oct 30, 2:45 AM EDT | 890 | 7.27 | 53.2 |
| Oct 30, 1:45 AM EDT | 890 | 7.27 | 53.2 |
| Oct 30, 12:45 AM EDT | 890 | 7.27 | 53.2 |
| Oct 29, 11:45 PM EDT | 890 | 7.27 | 53.2 |
| Oct 29, 10:45 PM EDT | 881 | 7.26 | 53.2 |
| Oct 29, 9:45 PM EDT | 881 | 7.26 | 53.4 |
| Oct 29, 8:45 PM EDT | 881 | 7.26 | 53.6 |
| Oct 29, 7:45 PM EDT | 881 | 7.26 | 53.8 |
| Oct 29, 6:45 PM EDT | 881 | 7.26 | 54 |
Normal for Nov 5: 986–2,720 ft³/s (middle half of 47 years of record). Now: 818 ft³/s, below normal.
Below normal for this date. 818 ft³/s is between the 10th and 25th percentiles of daily mean flow for Nov 5 at this gauge over 47 years of record (1967–2026): 10th 763, 25th 986, median 1,940, 75th 2,720, 90th 4,310 ft³/s.
Daily means on record for Nov 5: lowest 590 ft³/s, highest 8,050 ft³/s.
Classes as USGS labels them (hyswap: flow categories (WDFN_stats schema) (U.S. Geological Survey) ); percentiles from the USGS daily statistics (U.S. Geological Survey) (approved daily means; the reading is provisional and instantaneous).
Steady over 24 hours (+3.3% discharge). Rising or falling means a change of more than 10% in discharge (or 0.2 ft of gauge height) over 24 hours; our rule of thumb, not a USGS class.
Below NWS action stage. The National Weather Service reports this gauge below its action stage. That is not a statement that wading is safe.
NWS observed 7.19 ft stage, 818 ft³/s at Nov 5, 5:45 PM EST (NWS gauge GLDP1; its stage datum can differ from the USGS gauge height).
Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point.
Open the NWS gauge page · What the categories mean (National Weather Service)
In or under PFBC's preferred range. Water 57°F now; the highest in the last 24 hours was 57.2°F. The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission: “The preferred temperature range for trout is between 50 and 60 degrees Fahrenheit.”
PFBC position statement on closing coldwater tributary mouths to angling in summer (2006) (Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission)Species the agency lists for Saucon Creek: Brown Trout.
Source: Class A Wild Trout Waters (Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission).
Below NWS action stage. The National Weather Service reports this gauge below its action stage. That is not a statement that wading is safe.
Flood categories: action stage, minor, moderate and major flooding (National Weather Service)Cold water. Water 57°F. NWS: “Cold shock can be just as severe and dangerous from water temperatures of 50-60°F (10-15°C) as it is from water at 35°F (2°C).” “Always wear a life jacket in and around the water.”
Cold Water Hazards and Safety (National Weather Service)Turn Around Don't Drown. “A mere 6 inches of fast-moving flood water can knock over an adult.” No flow number makes a crossing safe; if in doubt, stay out.
Turn Around Don't Drown (National Weather Service)Guidance from the readings above and the published thresholds named with each line; not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access. Local rules and closures come first.
Checked Nov 5, 6:21 PM EST; readings refresh at most every 15 minutes and statistics daily. Provisional USGS data can be revised. Conditions change: re-check before you go. This is general guidance, not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access.
Catch and releaseLittle Lehigh Creek at Allentown, Pennsylvania, upstream from Lehigh Street. Photo: Tim Kiser ( w:User:Malepheasant ), CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Class A Wild TroutRepresentative photo · not Cedar CreekFishing on Yellow Breeches Creek at Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania. Photo: Staecker, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Cedar Creek.
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Monocacy CreekA foggy morning on the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River. Photo: National Park Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Monocacy Creek.
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Bushkill CreekThe West Branch Delaware River at the Hale Eddy bridge, Deposit, New York. Photo: Mr. Matté, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Bushkill Creek.
Class A Wild TroutRepresentative photo · not West Branch Perkiomen CreekSunrise on Penns Creek, Union County, Pennsylvania. Photo: WiiWillieWiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not West Branch Perkiomen Creek.
Pennsylvania · about 15 mi
Brown trout
12.5cfsFlow now · normal for the date
Class A Wild TroutRepresentative photo · not Aquashicola CreekLetort Spring Run from a bridge on the Letort Spring Run Nature Trail, Carlisle. Photo: Morsea24, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Aquashicola Creek.
Pennsylvania · about 20 mi
Brown & brook trout
32.6cfsFlow now · below normal for the date
Quakertown, Pennsylvania
Campground · 9.4 mi
