Greenbrier River, East Fork

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

DifficultyI-II
Length9 mi
Avg Gradient30 fpm
GaugeGreenbrier River at Buckeye, Wv
Flow Rate as of 17 minutes
2.79 ftbelow recommended
Reach Info Last UpdatedSeptember 28, 2021

River Description

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

Lat/longitude coords are approximate, from TopoZone.


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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).