Meadow River
| Meadow River | |
|---|---|
Meadow River at Russellville in July 2014 | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| Counties | Greenbrier, Nicholas |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Eagle Branch |
| • location | Little Sewell Mountain, Greenbrier County, WV |
| • coordinates | 37°46′54″N 080°42′26″W / 37.78167°N 80.70722°W |
| 2nd source | Callahan Branch |
| • location | Bennett's Mountain, Greenbrier County, WV |
| Source confluence | Grassy Meadows, West Virginia |
| • location | Greenbrier County, WV |
| • coordinates | 37°53′38″N 080°42′17″W / 37.89389°N 80.70472°W |
| Mouth | Gauley River |
• location | Carnifex Ferry, WV |
• coordinates | 38°11′36″N 080°56′40″W / 38.19333°N 80.94444°W |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Carnifex Ferry |
The Meadow River is a tributary of the Gauley River, making its headwaters in Greenbrier County and terminating in Nicholas County of West Virginia. It is named for the grassy meadows wetlands which its upper watershed drains, and from which it springs.