Lehigh River Water Trail Project

Developing a detailed river information system for the benefit of Lehigh River leisure pursuit

 

LEO is working with the Wildlands Conservancy to create an information system to provide boaters of all skill levels with information necessary for safe passage. The Wildlands Conservancy is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving precious land, keeping our waterways healthy, teaching the community about nature, and caring for orphaned or injured wildlife. This information includes river features such as obstructions, suggested route, riffles/rapids, islands, hydraulics & waves, bridges and roads (crossing the river), buoys, and visible landmarks. In addition they hope to provide detailed descriptions of twenty-one river access points stretching from White Haven to Easton. Boaters will be able to use the information system to determined desired put-in and take-out points along the river based on access point difficulty, capacity, attractions (historic sites, picnic and playground facilities), river mileage, etc. LEO interns have been helping produce maps using GPS and GIS technologies as well as formating text and pictures for both on-line and hard copy instruction. When completed an interactive system will be available on-line to help users of the river plan trips and navigate the Lehigh River safely.

• The most recent report of project status can be reviewed through the following presentation.
• Additional photos can be found here.

Researched and Compiled by:
	The Lehigh Earth Observatory in partnership with Wildlands Conservancy
LEO Summer Interns:
	Hunter Snelling and Brent Miller