Rivers in West Virginia

Greenbrier River at Durbin

Pocahontas County, West VirginiaNWS DRBW2USGS 03180500South Charleston office

Below flood stage
1.38ftStage

Observed Wed, Sep 30, 12:30 PM EDT

Flood stage
7.00 ft
Record crest
15.82 ft1985

Open the live map with the river flood outlook

Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood15.00 ft
Moderate flood10.00 ft
Minor flood7.00 ft
Action6.00 ft
  1. 15.00 ftTrain station, Meadow Lane, and River Road near train tracks flood. Sections of East River Road flood.
  2. 14.00 ftCampground along the East Fork of the Greenbrier River floods. Water surrounds home next to the train station.
  3. 10.00 ftMost low sections along the Greenbrier River and along the East and West Forks of the Greenbrier River flood.
  4. 7.00 ftA few low sections along the Greenbrier River and along the East and West Forks of the Greenbrier River flood.

Crest history

37 crests on NOAA’s list since 1944.

#DateStage
1November 4, 198515.82 ft
2January 25, 201011.80 ft
3February 2, 19569.20 ft
4March 7, 19679.15 ft
5March 20, 19828.76 ft
6October 15, 19548.38 ft
7February 9, 19948.11 ft
8July 31, 19968.06 ft
9October 9, 19768.06 ft
10December 2, 19917.93 ft
11February 6, 20257.88 ft
12May 8, 19947.62 ft
13February 16, 19797.52 ft
14March 5, 20087.51 ft
15March 5, 19647.48 ft
16April 16, 20187.40 ft
17March 19, 19637.34 ft
18February 6, 20047.33 ft
19February 19, 20007.32 ft
20March 1, 20217.20 ft
21June 2, 19747.17 ft
22April 4, 19607.12 ft
23February 25, 19616.74 ft
24January 26, 19786.74 ft
25January 22, 19596.67 ft

Most recent crests

  • February 6, 2025: 7.88 ft
  • March 1, 2021: 7.20 ft
  • April 16, 2018: 7.40 ft
  • March 11, 2015: 6.26 ft
  • January 25, 2010: 11.80 ft
  • March 5, 2008: 7.51 ft
  • February 6, 2004: 7.33 ft
  • February 19, 2000: 7.32 ft
  • July 31, 1996: 8.06 ft
  • May 8, 1994: 7.62 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Ohio River Forecast Center. Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point.

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.