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Another gauge is also registered under the name Shaw: Shaw (West Berkshire) — see the West Berkshire gauges. This page is Shaw, Greater Manchester.
Conditions are worth watching: heavy rain has fallen nearby (29.2 mm in the last 24 hours at Rainfall station). Keep an eye on updates if heavy rain continues.
Updated 2026-10-09 13:00:12 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
Shaw is a ward and part of the built-up area in the civil parish of Shaw and Crompton, in the Oldham district, in the county of Greater Manchester, England. It is about 9 miles from Manchester city centre. In 2021 the built-up area of Shaw and Crompton had a population of 18,245. In 2021 the ward had a population of 10,045. Until 1974 it was in Lancashire.
Towns and villages near Shaw with a page of their own: the homes in a flood risk area there, the nearest river gauges, and recorded floods.
Shaw · Uppermill · Middleton · Whitworth · Stalybridge · Dukinfield
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.
Two mapped watercourses are about the same distance from the middle of Shaw's gauges: the River Beal (about 10 m) and Old Brook (about 30 m), so this page cannot say which one is nearer to you.
Distances along the river are from the point on each watercourse nearest the middle of Shaw'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.
Shaw is monitored by 1 Environment Agency river level station on the River Beal, in Greater Manchester. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.
The River Beal is monitored by 1 station (Bridge Street Shaw). 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 Shaw. When the EA issues a flood warning for any of these areas, it will appear on this page. These include: Riverside properties on Linney Lane, properties surrounding Milnrow Road, Park Parade, Buckstones Road and Shore Avenue. Also at risk is The Rises Nursery, Hill Street; Milnrow Road, Dunwood Park Courts and properties surrounding Wrens Nest and Parkside Avenue. Properties on Oswald Street, Gillemere Grove, Britannia Avenue and Jubilee Street. Also properties around Wild Street and Moss Hey Street; Properties off Cold Greaves Close and surrounding Hanging Lees Close. Properties on Haugh Lane, Brick Mill Close and Stewart Street. Also properties surrounding Granville court, Laburnum Lane and off Cedar Lane, Whitebeam Close and Birch Crescent; Properties at Milnrow Precinct, on and around Stonefield Street, Station Road, Clifton Street, Whitworth Street, Dale Street, Edmund Street and Lily Street. Also around Charles Lane, Church Terrace, Lambourne Grove, Ladyhouse Lane and Ashfield Lane.
There are 22 storm overflows within 5km of Shaw. 4 are currently discharging. 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 Shaw, 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.
Shaw gets about 1,204 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 134 mm; driest May, 73 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), 2.9 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: heavy rain has fallen nearby (29.2 mm in the last 24 hours at Rainfall station). Keep an eye on updates if heavy rain continues.
Shaw has river level monitoring on River Beal — 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 9 recorded flood extents around the town centre since 1703, most recently in 2025. 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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