Greenbrier River at Hilldale, WV

River level and flood forecast · Summers County

Normal1.3 ftas of Mon 8:45 PM

The river is 18.7 ft below flood stage (20 ft).

Flow: 440 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

-100102030TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 16 ftFlood 20 ftModerate 23 ftMajor 26 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Mon, Jan 1, 12 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

Major flood stage26 ft
Moderate flood stage23 ft
Flood stage20 ft
Action stage16 ft
Record crest (January 20, 1996)26.88 ft

Highest crests on record

  1. 26.88 ft — January 20, 1996
  2. 25.68 ft — November 6, 1985
  3. 25.45 ft — June 24, 2016
  4. 23.13 ft — December 27, 1973
  5. 22.79 ft — April 5, 1977

Recent crests: 18.13 ft (February 16, 2025) · 18.91 ft (February 7, 2025) · 17.44 ft (February 1, 2025) · 14.06 ft (January 10, 2024) · 16 ft (February 5, 2022)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (HLLW2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.