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Bessy Brook at Lostock

Properties along Sudbury Drive and including parts of Rumworth Road and Regent Road.

Flood warning area Bessy Brook Bolton Gtr Mancs Mersey and Ches In Upper River Irwell catchment with Oldham, Bolton, Rochdale, Haslingden, Ramsbottom and Rawtenstall

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Nearby Monitoring Stations

Bessy Brook in this area
Bessy Brook • Bolton • 0.1 km (downstream)
Steady · normal
0.06 m
32min ago
Horwich Pearl Brook
Pearl Brook • Horwich • 4.4 km
Steady · normal
0.31 m
32min ago
Atherton Woodland Drive
Carr Brook • Atherton • 4.5 km
Steady · normal
0.13 m
32min ago
Threadfold Way
Eagley Brook • Eagley • 6.3 km
Steady · normal
0.23 m
32min ago
Howe Bridge
Atherton Lake Brook • Atherton • 6.5 km
Steady · normal
0.07 m
32min ago
Atherton Shakerley Road
Shakerley Brook • Atherton • 6.6 km
Steady · normal
0.10 m
32min ago
Romford Street, Hindley
Borsdane Brook • Hindley • 6.8 km
Steady · normal
0.14 m
32min ago
First Avenue
Borsdane Brook • Hindley • 7.0 km
Steady · normal
0.17 m
32min ago
Farnworth
River Croal • Farnworth • 7.3 km
Steady · normal
0.11 m
32min ago
Lilford Park, Leigh
Atherton Lake Brook • Leigh • 7.7 km
Steady · normal
0.21 m
32min ago

Flood Event History (11)

25 Oct 2026 at 8:28am Flood Warning
There is no longer a threat of flooding. Further rainfall is forecast but no further flooding is expected. We will continue to monitor the situation and will issue further alerts or warnings if necessary. Do not drive through floodwater. Even shallow water can move or damage a car.
24 Oct 2026 at 5:25pm Flood Warning
High river levels are causing flooding today.  Flooding is expected on Saturday 24 October .  Locations most affected will be properties along Sudbury Drive and parts of Rumworth Road and Regent Road.  We are closely monitoring the situation .  Start acting on your flood plan if you have one.   Thi...
20 Sep 2025 at 10:09pm Flood Warning
1 Jan 2025 at 4:12am Flood Warning
30 Sep 2024 at 4:06pm Flood Warning
30 Dec 2021 at 5:08pm Flood Warning
16 May 2021 at 7:18pm Flood Warning
9 Feb 2020 at 8:32am Flood Warning
28 Sep 2019 at 11:19am Flood Warning
31 Jul 2019 at 3:05pm Flood Warning
16 Mar 2019 at 10:30am Flood Warning

Related Flood Areas

Eagley Brook and River Tongue at Astley Bridge
Eagley Brook, River Tongue • Bolton
Eagley Brook at Deakins Mill, Egerton
Eagley Brook • Bolton
Eagley Brook at Dunscar
Eagley Brook • Bolton
Eagley Brook at Eagley
Eagley Brook • Bolton
Lee's Bridge at Astley Bridge Central
Lee's Bridge (unnamed) watercourse • Bolton
Pearl Brook at Horwich, area close to the river from Bridge Street and Old Station Park to the M61
Pearl Brook • Bolton
Pearl Brook at Horwich, Bridge Street, Lee Lane, Winter Hey Lane and Greenstone Avenue areas
Pearl Brook • Bolton
River Irwell at Prestolee and Ringley Bridges
River Irwell • Bolton

Official sources for this area

This area on the Environment Agency’s flood service →
Floodline quick dial: 305030 — call 0345 988 1188 and give that code for a recorded update on this area.
Area code: 013FWFGM101

Live warnings and area boundaries are the Environment Agency’s and the EA is the authority on them. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. This area in the EA’s own data.