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River Ribble at Ribchester, area surrounding Blackburn Road

Higher Croft, Harwood House, Yew Tree Cottage, Beech House, Thorncroft, properties near Ease Barn Farm on Gallows Lane, and 19 to 22 Blackburn Road

Flood warning area River Ribble Lancashire Cumbria and Lancashire In Upper River Ribble, Hodder

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Nearby Monitoring Stations

Ribchester School

River Ribble • Ribchester • 0.6 km (downstream)

Easing · normal — Easing — down from 0.47 at 10:30, now 0.42

New Jumbles Rock

River Ribble • Hurst Green • 5.1 km (upstream)

Easing · normal — Easing — down from 0.57 at 10:15, now 0.54

River Ribble • Great Mitton • 7.6 km (upstream)

Easing · normal — Easing — down from 0.72 at 10:15, now 0.69

River Ribble • Samlesbury • 8.3 km (downstream)

Easing · normal — Easing — down from 1.39 at 10:15, now 1.34

River Ribble • Low Moor • 9.7 km (upstream)

Easing · normal — Easing — down from 0.84 at 10:15, now 0.78

River Ribble • Preston • 12.3 km (downstream)

River Ribble • Lower Penwortham • 14.5 km (downstream)

River Ribble • Arnford Weir • 27.2 km (upstream)

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Ribchester Sarmatian Bridge

Boyces Brook • Ribchester • 0.8 km

Easing · normal — Easing — down from 0.09 at 10:30, now 0.08

River Hodder • Great Mitton • 6.6 km

Easing · normal — Easing — down from 0.55 at 10:15, now 0.53

Flood Event History (12)

20 Sep 2025 at 10:04pm Flood Warning

31 Dec 2024 at 7:19pm Flood Warning

6 Oct 2023 at 10:13am Flood Warning

30 Dec 2021 at 8:47pm Flood Warning

1 Nov 2020 at 10:54pm Flood Warning

9 Feb 2020 at 9:09am Flood Warning

26 Dec 2015 at 2:39am Severe Flood Warning

25 Dec 2015 at 10:46pm Flood Warning

12 Dec 2015 at 4:58pm Flood Warning

5 Dec 2015 at 5:53am Flood Warning

14 Nov 2015 at 4:07pm Flood Warning

22 Jun 2012 at 6:36pm Flood Warning

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Official sources for this area

This area on the Environment Agency’s flood service →
Floodline quick dial: 302182 — call 0345 988 1188 and give that code for a recorded update on this area.
Area code: 012FWFL5A

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