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Conditions are worth watching: River Dane at Hug Bridge (0 km) is above normal and still rising. Keep an eye on updates if heavy rain continues.
Updated 2026-10-10 12:33:22 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
Rushton is a civil parish in the Staffordshire Moorlands district, in the county of Staffordshire, England. The parish includes the village of Rushton Spencer, which is about 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Leek and 7 miles (11 km) south of Macclesfield, on the A523 road which runs between these towns.
The nearest watercourse on the river map is an unnamed stream, about 10 m from the middle of Rushton Spencer's gauges. It flows into the River Dane about 10 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 an unnamed stream nearest the middle of Rushton Spencer'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.
Rushton Spencer is monitored by 1 Environment Agency river level station on the River Dane, in Staffordshire. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.
The River Dane is monitored by 1 station (Hug Bridge). Each station records water levels continuously, with data synced to FloodRadar every 5 minutes.
There are 6 Environment Agency flood warning areas within 10km of Rushton Spencer. When the EA issues a flood warning for any of these areas, it will appear on this page. These include: Areas at risk include Congleton Park; Areas at risk include those adjacent to the River Dane from Havannah to the A34 Clayton by-pass; Areas at risk include parts of Holehouse Lane in Langley and parts of Hall Lane and Church Lane in Sutton; River Churnet at Leek including Abbey Green Road, Macclesfield Road, Thomas Street, Grace Street.
If flooding is forecast in Rushton Spencer, 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.
Rushton Spencer gets about 1,004 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 106 mm; driest April, 65 mm). That is close to 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), 1.2 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: Watch. Conditions are worth watching: River Dane at Hug Bridge (0 km) is above normal and still rising. Keep an eye on updates if heavy rain continues.
Rushton Spencer has river level monitoring on River Dane — 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.
No recorded flood outline is mapped around the Rushton Spencer town centre means no flood was mapped here, which is not evidence none happened: the Environment Agency mapped only some floods, mapping effort rose sharply after about 2000, and surface-water flooding is largely absent from this record. FloodRadar has separately logged 10 flood warnings or alerts for the Staffordshire area since February 2026. See the flood history link below.
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