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River Irwell at Prestolee and Ringley Bridges

Areas at risk include; Riverside Drive, Hamble Croft, Langcliffe Place, Ribblehead Court and Stoneclough Rise

Flood warning area River Irwell Bolton Gtr Mancs Mersey and Ches In Lower River Irwell catchment including areas in Greater Manchester

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Nearby Monitoring Stations

River Irwell • Kearsley • 0.4 km (downstream)

Easing · normal — Easing — down from 0.93 at 17:15, now 0.91

River Irwell • Radcliffe • 3.6 km (downstream)

Easing · normal — Easing — down from 0.57 at 15:00, now 0.54

Littleton Road River

River Irwell • Salford • 6.6 km (downstream)

Steady · normal

River Irwell • Bury • 7.0 km (upstream)

Steady · normal

Manchester Racecourse

River Irwell • Broughton • 8.2 km (downstream)

Steady · normal

River Irwell • Salford • 9.5 km (downstream)

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Ramsbottom Weir

River Irwell • Ramsbottom • 12.0 km (upstream)

structure gauge

River Irwell • Stubbins • 13.5 km (upstream)

Steady · normal

River Irwell • Edenfield • 14.9 km (upstream)

Steady · normal

Holt Mill Bridge

River Irwell • Waterfoot • 17.7 km (upstream)

Steady · normal

Flood Event History (7)

31 Dec 2024 at 10:54pm Flood Warning

23 Nov 2024 at 3:58pm Flood Warning

2 Jan 2024 at 12:34am Flood Warning

20 Jan 2021 at 3:28pm Flood Warning

9 Feb 2020 at 9:05am Flood Warning

26 Dec 2015 at 8:38am Flood Warning

22 Jun 2012 at 8:38pm Flood Warning

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Official sources for this area

This area on the Environment Agency’s flood service →
Floodline quick dial: 143063 — call 0345 988 1188 and give that code for a recorded update on this area.
Area code: 013FWFGM25

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