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River Irwell at Waterfoot

Areas at risk include properties adjacent to the A681 Bacup Road between Holt Mill Road and Spring Gardens Street. Also at risk, Victoria Parade, and parts of Schofield Street and Holt Mill Works

Flood warning area River Irwell Lancashire 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

Holt Mill Bridge on the boundary
River Irwell • Waterfoot • 0.2 km (upstream)
Steady · normal
0.21 m
35min ago
Throstle Mill
River Irwell • Bacup • 3.7 km (upstream)
Steady · normal
0.49 m
35min ago
Irwell Vale
River Irwell • Edenfield • 4.4 km (upstream)
Easing · normal — Easing — down from 0.39 at 09:15, now 0.37
0.37 m
35min ago
Stubbins
River Irwell • Stubbins • 5.0 km (upstream)
Steady · normal
0.18 m
35min ago
Ramsbottom Weir
River Irwell • Ramsbottom • 6.1 km (upstream)
structure gauge
0.36 m
35min ago
Bury Ground
River Irwell • Bury • 10.9 km (downstream)
Steady · normal
0.39 m
35min ago
Pioneer Mills
River Irwell • Radcliffe • 15.1 km (downstream)
Steady · normal
0.57 m
35min ago
Kearsley
River Irwell • Kearsley • 18.0 km (downstream)
Easing · normal — Easing — down from 0.94 at 08:30, now 0.91
0.91 m
35min ago
Littleton Road River
River Irwell • Salford • 20.5 km (downstream)
Steady · below normal
0.91 m
35min ago
Manchester Racecourse
River Irwell • Broughton • 21.5 km (downstream)
Steady · normal
1.02 m
35min ago

Flood Event History (6)

23 Nov 2024 at 2:35pm Flood Warning
15 Feb 2020 at 7:14pm Flood Warning
9 Feb 2020 at 8:08am Flood Warning
21 Oct 2017 at 6:00pm Flood Warning
26 Dec 2015 at 7:14am Flood Warning
22 Jun 2012 at 7:20pm Flood Warning

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Official sources for this area

This area on the Environment Agency’s flood service →
Floodline quick dial: 143057 — call 0345 988 1188 and give that code for a recorded update on this area.
Area code: 013FWFL36

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.