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Sandy had little impact on major rivers in Lehigh Valley, northwest New Jersey

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The Delaware in Easton and the Lehigh in Bethlehem are nowhere near flood stage.

The one thing that didn't happen while everything else did as the brutal Superstorm Sandy made a devastating trip across the region was the rivers didn't really rise.

They didn't do much of anything, actually, as the greatest rainfall appears to have stayed south of the Lehigh Valley and northwest New Jersey.

The Delaware River in Easton was at just 5.95 feet at 5 o'clock this morning -- only a foot or so higher than it was last Thursday -- with a crest of 10 feet expected by 5 a.m. Thursday. The river's flood stage is 22 feet, and for it to do much damage, it needs to go several feet above that.

The Lehigh River in Bethlehem was at 4.06 feet at 5 o'clock, with a crest of 5.4 feet predicted by 5 a.m. Wednesday. The river's flood stage is 16 feet in the city.

Something that might bear some watching is the South Branch of the Raritan River, which was at 7.38 feet at 4:45 this morning in High Bridge. But it appeared to be leveling off well below its floor stage of 10 feet. There was no predicted crest so far.

THE FREE BRIDGE The Easton-Phillipsburg free bridge, seen Sunday, was not at risk in this storm from the Delaware River's slowing rising waters.

You can keep up with the river heights at this National Weather Service site.

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