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River Sankey catchment with St Helens and Warrington

The Sankey catchment includes Black, Barkers, Windle and Whittle Brooks and their tributaries. Other locations which may be affected are around Rainford, Billinge, Prescot, Newton-le-Willows, Haydock, Ashton-in-Makerfield and Golbourne

Flood alert area River Sankey Lancashire, St. Helens, Warrington, Wigan Gtr Mancs Mersey and Ches

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Nearby Monitoring Stations

Causey Bridge in this area
Sankey Brook • Warrington • 1.3 km
Rising slightly · normal — Up 0.02 m since 10:00, rising slightly
0.38 m
36min ago
Higham Avenue in this area
Sankey Brook • Dallam • 3.5 km
Rising slightly · normal — Up 0.02 m since 10:45, rising slightly
0.55 m
36min ago
Ellamsbridge Road, St Helens on the boundary
Sutton Mill Brook • St Helens • 5.2 km
Steady · normal
0.14 m
36min ago
Lincoln Drive in this area
Millingford Brook • Ashton-In-Makerfield • 5.5 km
Steady · normal
0.30 m
36min ago
Haydock West End Road in this area
Black Brook • Haydock • 5.7 km
Steady · normal
0.11 m
36min ago
Ivy Street, Ashton-In-Makerfield in this area
Millingford Brook • Ashton-in-Makerfield • 5.8 km
Steady · normal
0.27 m
36min ago
Liverpool Road in this area
Sankey Brook • Sankey • 5.8 km
tidal gauge
1.68 m
36min ago
Westy
River Mersey • Westy • 6.7 km
Falling · normal
3.79 m
36min ago
Fiddlers Ferry
River Mersey • Penketh • 7.1 km
tidal gauge
3.70 m
36min ago
Ferry Lane, Warrington
Manchester ship canal • Warrington • 8.7 km
structure gauge
0.43 m
36min ago

Flood Event History (47)

4 Sep 2026 at 8:30am Flood Alert
The flood forecast has changed significantly. As a result, there is no longer a risk of flooding in the area.  Weather conditions are expected to improve and no further flooding is expected.   We will continue to monitor the situation and will issue further alerts or warnings if necessary.   Conti...
3 Sep 2026 at 7:57pm Flood Alert
Rising river levels overnight may lead to flooding.  Flooding is possible from the morning of 04 September 2026 .  Locations most affected will be low lying land and roads around Black, Barkers, Windle and Whittle Brooks and their tributaries rainfall overnight is expected to cause river levels to i...
15 Dec 2025 at 8:57am Flood Alert
14 Nov 2025 at 2:54pm Flood Alert
20 Sep 2025 at 5:19pm Flood Alert
5 Jan 2025 at 3:35pm Flood Alert
31 Dec 2024 at 5:00pm Flood Alert
16 Oct 2024 at 7:47pm Flood Alert
30 Sep 2024 at 6:15pm Flood Alert
22 May 2024 at 5:17pm Flood Alert
26 Aug 2023 at 6:57am Flood Alert
23 Jul 2023 at 8:10pm Flood Alert
18 Jun 2023 at 4:18pm Flood Alert
21 Nov 2022 at 4:53pm Flood Alert
19 Feb 2022 at 6:48pm Flood Alert
30 Dec 2021 at 2:44pm Flood Alert
8 Dec 2021 at 9:15pm Flood Alert
1 Nov 2021 at 8:38pm Flood Alert
27 Jan 2021 at 6:23pm Flood Alert
22 Jan 2021 at 11:31am Flood Alert
20 Jan 2021 at 8:46am Flood Alert
18 Jan 2021 at 7:38pm Flood Alert
13 Jan 2021 at 7:31pm Flood Alert
3 Oct 2020 at 9:47pm Flood Alert
24 Feb 2020 at 12:27pm Flood Alert
7 Nov 2019 at 4:12pm Flood Alert
26 Oct 2019 at 3:29pm Flood Alert
29 Sep 2019 at 3:10pm Flood Alert
29 Sep 2019 at 6:06am Flood Alert
31 Jul 2019 at 2:24pm Flood Alert
31 Jul 2019 at 8:50am Flood Alert
12 Jun 2019 at 8:22pm Flood Alert
11 Jun 2019 at 9:49pm Flood Alert
16 Mar 2019 at 12:18pm Flood Alert
16 Jun 2016 at 3:35pm Flood Alert
26 Dec 2015 at 10:12am Flood Alert
5 Dec 2013 at 10:57am Flood Alert
27 Oct 2013 at 3:18pm Flood Alert
28 Dec 2012 at 8:25pm Flood Alert
17 Dec 2012 at 6:10pm Flood Alert
24 Sep 2012 at 12:14pm Flood Alert
17 Aug 2012 at 4:27pm Flood Alert
26 Oct 2008 at 7:19am Flood Alert
5 Oct 2008 at 9:33am Flood Alert
5 Sep 2008 at 8:29pm Flood Alert
20 Jan 2008 at 1:36am Flood Alert
10 Jan 2008 at 6:17am Flood Alert

Official sources for this area

This area on the Environment Agency’s flood service →
Floodline quick dial: 143122 — call 0345 988 1188 and give that code for a recorded update on this area.
Area code: 013WAFSA

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.