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Playspot PA Class III

Little Swimmers

Lehigh - 2. Rockport to Glen Onoko (PA)

Monitor this Rapid
Gauge Conditions
Lehigh River at Lehighton, PA Downstream Primary
Runnable: ? – ? CFS

Approximate - nearest available gauge. Use as general reference only.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Little Swimmers
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

AKA "Bridal Veil".  The second most challenging rapid (after Tower) Little Swimmers (or Bridal Veil) starts to the right of the island below the pool (watch out for submerged metal at the bottom left of the eddy). Avoid (or surf) a hydraulic coming out from the right shore, and stay in the center through some big waves coming at you from all directions. Below these waves is a short stretch of calmer water with a pinning rock dead center. Cut behind this rock and go through a chute in a gap between two large rock ledges (Little Swimmers). The rapid gets much less pushy below this. Pick your way through the rocks, but don't get caught going down a shallow channel to the right of a low island. In flood conditions the two rock ledges become a set of raft flipping monster holes called Chiller and Thriller.

Satellite Photo 1

Location
Type
Playspot
Difficulty
Class III
Mile Marker
4.8 mi
Directions
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2. Rockport to Glen Onoko
Lehigh
II-III 13.1 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater