About this river
Greenbrier River is a 4.0 mile river near New River Gorge Outfitters in West Virginia. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Greenbrier River at Hilldale, WV (site 03184000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1936 to 2026
Greenbrier River typically runs highest in March, at a median 3,470 cfs, and lowest in September, at 188 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 79,400 cfs, in 1996.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1,960 | 1,000 to 3,790 | |
| February | 2,580 | 1,340 to 5,030 | |
| March | 3,470 | 2,200 to 5,660 | |
| April | 2,610 | 1,535 to 4,515 | |
| May | 1,920 | 1,040 to 3,420 | |
| June | 699 | 392 to 1,440 | |
| July | 396 | 232 to 750 | |
| August | 286 | 166 to 635 | |
| September | 188 | 107 to 400 | |
| October | 230 | 119 to 587 | |
| November | 626 | 275 to 1,470 | |
| December | 1,630 | 650 to 3,020 |
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 90 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Greenbrier River at Hilldale, WV (site 03184000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
4 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Greenbrier River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Barger SpringsGreenbrier RiverPublic
- WillowwoodGreenbrier RiverPublic
- TalcottGreenbrier RiverPublic
- State Route 30 and 3 BridgeNew RiverPublic
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