About this river
Greenbrier River is an 8.2 mile river near Cranberry Adventures in West Virginia. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Greenbrier River at Buckeye, WV (site 03182500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1930 to 2026
Greenbrier River typically runs highest in March, at a median 1,190 cfs, and lowest in September, at 73 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 44,400 cfs, in 1986.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 712 | 399 to 1,410 | |
| February | 903 | 489 to 1,700 | |
| March | 1,190 | 803 to 2,140 | |
| April | 976 | 623 to 1,705 | |
| May | 683 | 418 to 1,330 | |
| June | 263 | 162 to 518 | |
| July | 152 | 81 to 298 | |
| August | 110 | 56 to 233 | |
| September | 73 | 38 to 166 | |
| October | 101 | 48 to 246 | |
| November | 296 | 131 to 658 | |
| December | 624 | 292 to 1,230 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 97 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Greenbrier River at Buckeye, WV (site 03182500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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