Greenbrier River

Geobox|River
name = Greenbrier River
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other_name =
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image_size = 300
image_caption = Greenbrier River at Marlinton, West Virginia
country = United States
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state = West Virginia
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region_type = Counties
region = Greenbrier
region1 = Monroe
region2 = Pocahontas
region3 = Summers
district =
district1 =
city =
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length_imperial = 162
length_note =
watershed_imperial = 1656
watershed_note =
discharge_location = Alderson, WV
discharge_average_imperial = 2600
discharge_max_imperial = 10200
discharge_max_note = (2000)
discharge_min_imperial = 576
discharge_min_note = (1976)
discharge_note = United States Geological Survey; [http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?03183500 USGS 03183500 GREENBRIER RIVER AT ALDERSON, WV] ; retrieved April 19, 2008.]
source_name = West Fork Greenbrier River
source_location = Pocahontas County
source_district =
source_region =
source_state = WV
source_country =
source_lat_d = 38
source_lat_m = 44
source_lat_s = 07
source_lat_NS = N
source_long_d = 79
source_long_m = 45
source_long_s = 37
source_long_EW = W
source_elevation_imperial = 3396
source_length_imperial =
source_note =
source1_name = East Fork Greenbrier River
source1_location = Pocahontas County
source1_district =
source1_region =
source1_state = WV
source1_country =
source1_lat_d = 38
source1_lat_m = 41
source1_lat_s = 04
source1_lat_NS = N
source1_long_d = 79
source1_long_m = 39
source1_long_s = 31
source1_long_EW = W
source1_elevation_imperial = 3746
source1_length_imperial =
source1_note =
source_confluence_location = Durbin
source_confluence_district =
source_confluence_region =
source_confluence_state = WV
source_confluence_country =
source_confluence_lat_d = 38
source_confluence_lat_m = 32
source_confluence_lat_s = 37
source_confluence_lat_NS = N
source_confluence_long_d = 79
source_confluence_long_m = 49
source_confluence_long_s = 56
source_confluence_long_EW = W
source_confluence_elevation_imperial = 2710
mouth_name = New River
mouth_location = Hinton
mouth_district =
mouth_region =
mouth_state = WV
mouth_country =
mouth_lat_d = 37
mouth_lat_m = 39
mouth_lat_s = 13
mouth_lat_NS = N
mouth_long_d = 80
mouth_long_m = 53
mouth_long_s = 05
mouth_long_EW = W
mouth_elevation_imperial = 1365
mouth_note =Gnis|1551294|Greenbrier River]
tributary_left =
tributary_left1 =
tributary_right = Anthony Creek
tributary_right1 = Knapp Creek
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The Greenbrier River is a tributary of the New River, convert|162|mi long,McNeel, William P. "Greenbrier River." "The West Virginia Encyclopedia". Ken Sullivan, editor. Charleston, WV: West Virginia Humanities Council. 2006. ISBN 0-9778498-0-5.] in southeastern West Virginia, USA. Via the New, Kanawha and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of convert|1656|sqmi.

Course

The Greenbrier is formed at Durbin in northern Pocahontas County by the confluence of the East Fork Greenbrier RiverGnis|1551013|East Fork Greenbrier River] and the West Fork Greenbrier River,Gnis|1553407|West Fork Greenbrier River] both of which are short streams rising at elevations exceeding convert|3300|ft and flowing for their entire lengths in northern Pocahontas County.DeLorme (1997). "West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer". Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.] From Durbin the Greenbrier flows generally south-southwestwardly through Pocahontas, Greenbrier and Summers Counties, past the communities of Cass, Stony Bottom, Marlinton, Falling Spring, Ronceverte and Alderson to Hinton, where it flows into the New River.

Uses

The Greenbrier is the only major undammed river in West Virginia, and is heavily used for recreational pursuits. Its upper reaches flow through the Monongahela National Forest, and it is paralleled for convert|77|mi by the Greenbrier River Trail, a rail trail which runs between the communities of Cass and North Caldwell. [ [http://www.greenbrierrivertrail.com/ Greenbrier River Trail website] ]

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, the Greenbrier River has also been known historically as:
*Green Briar River
*Green Brier River
*Green Bryar River
*Greenbriar River
*O-ne-pa-ke
*O-ne-pa-ke-cepe
*Onepake
*Riviere de la Ronceverte
*We-o-to-we
*We-o-to-we-cepe-we
*Weotowe

ee also

*Battle of Greenbrier River
*Bushes Island
*Johnson Island
*List of West Virginia rivers

References

External links

* [http://www.dep.state.wv.us/watershed/w5050003.html Map of the Greenbrier River watershed]