Greenbrier River, East Fork

2. Island Campground to confluence with the West Fork at Durbin

Difficulty	I-II
Length	9 mi
Avg Gradient	30 fpm
Gauge	Greenbrier River at Buckeye, Wv
Flow Rate as of 3 hours	2.47 ftbelow recommended
Reach Info Last Updated	September 28, 2021

River Description

The East Fork is considered the mainstem of the Greenbrier River.

Lat/longitude coords are approximate, from TopoZone.

River Features

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Access PointDistance: 0 mi

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Take Out

Access PointDistance: 8.9 mi

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Trip Reports

Pete Whiteis

Oct 5, 2018

We ran it last weekend from the 4-H campground above Thornwood down to the swinging bridge in Nottingham. Level was 2.3-ish on the USGS Durbin gauge which was scrapey in spots and made for a solid 4 hour trip. We feel 2.5 on the Durbin gauge is a minimum for bump-less E Fork and W Fork trips.

As with most of the rivers / creeks in this headwaters area, scenery was exceptional save for one spot near the former E Fork Tannery site in Frank (next comment).