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No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
Updated 2026-10-10 12:33:41 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
Crawshawbooth, Rossendale is monitored by 1 Environment Agency river level station on the Folly Clough, in Lancashire. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes.
Towns and villages near Crawshawbooth, Rossendale with a page of their own: the homes in a flood risk area there, the nearest river gauges, and recorded floods.
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Place names: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
The nearest watercourse on the river map is Folly Clough Brook, about 10 m from the middle of Crawshawbooth, Rossendale's gauges. It flows into Limy Water about 180 m downstream.
A gauge downstream shows water that has already passed this point; one upstream sees it first. Distances along the river are from the point on Folly Clough Brook nearest the middle of Crawshawbooth, Rossendale's gauges. From Ordnance Survey’s river map (OS Open Rivers), which leaves out small streams, ditches and culverts, so a nearer one may exist. This describes where water goes on the map; it says nothing about flooding at any address. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.
Crawshawbooth, Rossendale is monitored by 1 Environment Agency river level station on the Folly Clough, in Lancashire. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.
The Folly Clough is monitored by 1 station (Folly Clough Brook). Each station records water levels continuously, with data synced to FloodRadar every 5 minutes.
There are 8 Environment Agency flood warning areas within 10km of Crawshawbooth, Rossendale. When the EA issues a flood warning for any of these areas, it will appear on this page. These include: Areas at risk are properties along Burnley Road between Adelaide Street and Forest Bank Road. This includes Britannia Mill, Quakers Friend Meeting House and Mansion House Buildings, parts of Water Street and the Library on Adelaide Street.; Areas at risk include properties adjacent to Limy Water from Brittania Mill to Mill Road. Including Stoneholme road, Crawshaw Grange and Burnley Road; Areas at risk include properties on Riverbank Mews and along Love Clough Fold; Properties on and adjacent to Burnley Road; south of Constable Lee Bridge. Bocholt Way and Bacup Road from Bury Road to Lench Road. Properties near Hareholme mill, Victoria Works and Holme Lane including parts of New Hall Hey Road.
There are 32 storm overflows within 5km of Crawshawbooth, Rossendale. None of the 29 with a reporting monitor are currently discharging (3 have no live status right now). Enable "Sewage" on the map above to see their locations.
6 of them, nearest first, with their own page of live status and past discharges:
If flooding is forecast in Crawshawbooth, Rossendale, call Floodline on 0345 988 1188 for the latest information. Move valuables upstairs, turn off gas and electricity if safe to do so, and avoid walking or driving through flood water. Sign up for flood warnings on any station page above to receive email alerts when water levels rise. For emergency numbers, a preparation checklist and insurance guidance, see our flood help & preparation guide.
Crawshawbooth, Rossendale gets about 1,366 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 154 mm; driest April, 79 mm). That is 17% wetter than the UK as a whole, which averages 1,163 mm a year. See the rain gauges →
A thirty-year average for the area, not a forecast and not a flood risk on its own. Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 (5 km grid), 2.4 km away. Average rainfall: HadUK-Grid v1.3.2, Met Office. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Floods whose mapped extent (EA Recorded Flood Outlines) reached within ~5 km of the town centre — most recent first. These are records of mapped extents, not a full list of floods. See them on the map →
Records, not floods: no outline on the record is not evidence a place has not flooded.
Current verdict: Normal. No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
Crawshawbooth, Rossendale has river level monitoring on Folly Clough — 1 monitoring station in total.
Use the GOV.UK Check for Flooding service (check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk) or call Floodline on 0345 988 1188 (24 hours). You can also set up free FloodRadar email or browser alerts from any station page above.
Follow official advice: move valuables and vehicles to safety, never walk or drive through flood water, turn off gas and electricity if safe, and check on vulnerable neighbours. See our flood preparation guide at floodradar.co.uk/flood-help.
Yes — the Environment Agency's Recorded Flood Outlines dataset shows 6 recorded flood extents around the town centre since 1703, most recently in 2020. That is a count of mapped extents, not of separate floods. Records, not floods: no outline on the record is not evidence a place has not flooded. See the flood history link below.
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