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Whinney Brook and Dovers Brook at Maghull, around Sefton Lane and the Waste Transfer Station

Properties on Sefton Lane near to Dovers Bridge including the Waste Transfer Station, Garden Centre and adjacent properties

Flood warning area Whinney Brook, Dovers Brook Sefton Cumbria and Lancashire In River Alt, Formby to Huyton

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Nearby Monitoring Stations

Dovers Bridge on the boundary

Dovers Brook • Sefton • 0.2 km (downstream)

Steady · normal

River Alt • Aintree • 4.5 km

Rising slightly · normal — Up 0.02 m since 09:30, rising slightly

Tide • Bootle • 7.5 km

Sandy Brook • Ormskirk • 7.8 km

Steady · normal

River Birket • Moreton • 13.7 km

Easing · normal — Easing — down from 0.74 at 10:45, now 0.71

River Douglas • Newburgh • 15.3 km

Easing · normal — Easing — down from 0.27 at 11:45, now 0.24

River Douglas • Newburgh • 15.6 km

Rising · normal — Up 0.10 m since 09:30, still rising (0.01 m/h)

Arrowe Brook • Upton (Wirral) • 16.4 km

Steady · normal

Netherley Brook • Netherley • 16.5 km

Steady · normal

Arrowe Brook • Upton (Wirral) • 17.0 km

Steady · normal

Flood Event History (22)

1 Jan 2025 at 4:42am Flood Warning

16 Oct 2024 at 6:01pm Flood Warning

30 Sep 2024 at 3:08pm Flood Warning

20 Oct 2023 at 1:32pm Flood Warning

26 Aug 2023 at 5:12am Flood Warning

23 Jul 2023 at 7:51pm Flood Warning

30 Sep 2022 at 6:24pm Flood Warning

1 Nov 2021 at 11:44pm Flood Warning

20 Jan 2021 at 9:51pm Severe Flood Warning

20 Jan 2021 at 1:41pm Flood Warning

6 Oct 2020 at 8:18am Flood Warning

3 Oct 2020 at 11:17pm Flood Warning

5 Oct 2019 at 10:04pm Flood Warning

28 Sep 2019 at 4:17pm Flood Warning

24 Sep 2019 at 12:13pm Flood Warning

28 Jul 2019 at 8:59pm Flood Warning

28 Jul 2019 at 10:47am Flood Warning

13 Jun 2019 at 10:55am Flood Warning

12 Jun 2019 at 5:45am Flood Warning

23 Nov 2017 at 2:02am Flood Warning

21 Oct 2017 at 9:18pm Flood Warning

26 Dec 2015 at 9:16am Flood Warning

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Official sources for this area

This area on the Environment Agency’s flood service →
Floodline quick dial: 302192 — call 0345 988 1188 and give that code for a recorded update on this area.
Area code: 012FWFM21A

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