G r e e n b r i e r R i v e r W a t e r s h e d Pocahontas, Greenbrier, Summers, and Monroe Counties

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t The Greenbrier River runs 173 miles through Pocahontas, Greenbrier, Monroe, and Summers Counties. s e W

r l Lynn Knob Beech Mountain i e a r v r The Greenbrier watershed—the land area that drains water to the Greenbrier River— is home to i T 3971' e 4052' y R iv n e r R h e r g i e e l r iv over 38,000 residents and drains an area of over 1,640 square miles. The East and West Forks l A b R n tle e it e L r r ie converge to form the mainstem at Durbin. The channel flows southwest through Cass, G r b k n Colaw Knob r e o Burner Mountain re F 4201'

t G Marlinton, Ronceverte, and Alderson before joining the northerly flowing New River in s 4281'

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Hinton. The highest point in the watershed is in the west— 4,703 feet on Red Spruce Ea L i

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Knob in Pocahontas County. The minimum elevation is 1,365 feet at the confluence R i Grassy Knob Durbin v e 4360' of the Greenbrier River with the New River. Like the New, the Greenbrier River is r

k e very old and has a significant ecological, cultural and recreational value Hosterman re C r e e D Elleber Knob Elleber Knob 4573' Slaty Fork Cass 4573' Cass Green Bank Stony Bottom

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Friends of the Lower Greenbrier River Box 277 Alderson, WV 24910 Map created by Fritz Boettner, Volunteer for FOLGR and Vice-President of Downstream Strategies and www.lowergreenbrierriver.org Renee Hemmelgarn, VISTA for FOLGR. 2011 Elevation Feet