Greenbrier River (Alderson)

Live conditions for Greenbrier River (Alderson): the gauge, the water temperature, the trend, and what the water is doing today — read the way a guide reads it.

Right now

244cfs→ lowcaution

Low and skinny at 244 cfs — wadeable, fish the deeper holding water · -2.8% over the last 6 hours.

Water temp69.3°F

Stage2.53 ft

Engine callOFF 244 cfs outside wade band 250–950

Gauge read 7:45 AM CDT · USGS 03183500. Readings refresh every few minutes.

The water

Greenbrier River (Alderson) is a freestone river in West Virginia, fished for smallmouth bass. On free-flowing water the trajectory is the story: falling and clearing after a bump is the window, rising water pushes fish to the banks and brings colour.

smallmouth bass

Wade and float bands in cfs, the safety notes and the 14-day trend are on the signed-in river page.

Access

Anthony Boat Launch (USFS)ramp
North Caldwell Canoe Accesscarry
Ronceverte City Park (Island Park) Accesswalk in
Fort Spring Accesscarry
Alderson Access (River Mini-Park)walk in
Talcott Public Accessramp
Barger Springs Accesscarry
Willowwood Bridge Access (WV 3/12)bridge

Directions to the put-in or wade access ride on every briefing.

The briefing

Know before you drive to Greenbrier River.

Every morning OUTFISH reads this gauge, the dam schedule, the water temperature, the sky and the tips library, and writes one plain-language call for the waters you track: go or stay home, wade or float, when to be on the water, where to put in, what to tie on — with directions.

Start free — 7 days of Guide

Signed in: the wade and float bands, the full hatch calendar, safety notes, the 14-day trend, shop reports and today's briefing for this water.

This month

Active in October:

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The full calendar by month, with notes, is on the signed-in river page.

Verify it yourself

The same sources the engine reads, straight from the agency:

USGS gauge ↗

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