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River Darwen at Higher Walton, around Higher Walton Rd, Darwen St and Higher Walton Mills

Properties on Higher Walton Road backing onto the River Darwen, businesses and properties close to Cann Bridge in Darwen Street, and businesses based in Higher Walton Mills

Flood warning area River Darwen Lancashire Cumbria and Lancashire In Lower River Ribble and Darwen

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Nearby Monitoring Stations

Blue Bridge in this area
River Darwen • Walton-Le-Dale • 0.6 km (downstream)
Steady · normal
0.33 m
35min ago
Blackburn Waterfall
River Darwen • Blackburn • 10.3 km (downstream)
Steady · normal
0.51 m
35min ago
Ewood
River Darwen • Lower Darwen • 10.7 km (downstream)
Steady · normal
0.35 m
35min ago
Hardman Way
River Darwen • Darwen • 13.4 km (upstream)
Steady · normal
0.07 m
35min ago
Darwen Clough Street Overflow
River Darwen • Darwen • 14.6 km (upstream)
Steady · normal
0.51 m
35min ago
Walton-Le-Dale
River Ribble • Preston • 2.1 km
tidal gauge
0.39 m
35min ago
Bamber Bridge
River Lostock • Bamber Bridge • 2.4 km
Steady · normal
0.17 m
35min ago
Samlesbury
River Ribble • Samlesbury • 3.4 km
Easing · normal — Easing — down from 1.38 at 12:00, now 1.33
1.33 m
35min ago
Penwortham
River Ribble • Lower Penwortham • 4.3 km
tidal gauge
1.89 m
35min ago
Pincock Brow
River Yarrow • Euxton • 9.9 km
Easing · normal — Easing — down from 0.16 at 12:30, now 0.14
0.14 m
35min ago

Flood Event History (5)

20 Sep 2025 at 10:07pm Flood Warning
23 Jul 2023 at 4:27pm Flood Warning
9 Feb 2020 at 8:51am Flood Warning
26 Dec 2015 at 8:20am Flood Warning
22 Jun 2012 at 9:38pm Flood Warning

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Official sources for this area

This area on the Environment Agency’s flood service →
Floodline quick dial: 302125 — call 0345 988 1188 and give that code for a recorded update on this area.
Area code: 012FWFL24A

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.