Rivers in West Virginia

Greenbrier River at Renick

Greenbrier County, West VirginiaNWS RNKW2USGS 03182600Blacksburg office

Below flood stage
0.64ftStage

Observed Wed, Sep 30, 4:00 AM EDT

Flood stage
17.00 ft
Record crest
29.00 ft1985

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood23.00 ft
Moderate flood19.00 ft
Minor flood17.00 ft
Action15.00 ft

Crest history

16 crests on NOAA’s list since 1978.

#DateStage
1November 5, 198529.00 ft
2January 19, 199623.70 ft
3February 14, 198418.75 ft
4March 26, 197818.30 ft
5January 26, 197818.00 ft
6March 1, 202117.64 ft
7May 17, 199617.25 ft
8December 1, 199616.00 ft
9February 7, 202515.81 ft
10March 5, 200815.80 ft
11February 23, 200315.40 ft
12January 8, 199815.00 ft
13April 21, 198214.50 ft
14February 25, 197912.00 ft
15February 17, 202311.92 ft
16January 10, 202411.39 ft

Most recent crests

  • February 7, 2025: 15.81 ft
  • January 10, 2024: 11.39 ft
  • February 17, 2023: 11.92 ft
  • March 1, 2021: 17.64 ft
  • March 5, 2008: 15.80 ft
  • February 23, 2003: 15.40 ft
  • January 8, 1998: 15.00 ft
  • December 1, 1996: 16.00 ft
  • May 17, 1996: 17.25 ft
  • January 19, 1996: 23.70 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Ohio River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

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.