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Rivers Rising Fastest Right Now

Live ranking of UK rivers still climbing right now — ranked by rate of rise over the last hour, in metres per hour, from Environment Agency gauges. Tidal stations excluded so you see real, rainfall-driven rises.

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60
Rivers rising now
+0.40m
Fastest rise / hour
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23
Counties affected
#1
River Alt

Kirkby

Aintree, Liverpool City Region
+0.40 m / hour
Rising
6h agonow
Now 0.95m
Up 0.40m
over 1h
#2
Netherley Brook

Winster Drive

Netherley, Liverpool City Region
+0.32 m / hour
Rising
6h agonow
Now 1.67m
Up 0.32m
over 1h
#3
River Mersey

Didsbury River

Didsbury, Greater Manchester
+0.27 m / hour
Rising
6h agonow
Now 3.02m
Up 0.27m
over 1h

More rivers rising

4
Carlton on Trent
River Trent • Carlton on Trent
+0.21 m/hr • now 2.38m
5
Size Bridge, Tyldesley
Ellenor Brook • Tyldesley
+0.17 m/hr • now 0.51m
6
Grimesthorpe
Bagley Dike • Grimesthorpe
+0.17 m/hr • now 0.28m
7
Lincoln Drive
Millingford Brook • Ashton-In-Makerfield
+0.16 m/hr • now 1.05m
8
Lilford Park, Leigh
Atherton Lake Brook • Leigh
+0.14 m/hr • now 0.30m
9
Little Bridge
Ogden Brook • Helmshore
+0.13 m/hr • now 0.06m
10
Causey Bridge
Sankey Brook • Warrington
+0.13 m/hr • now 0.44m
11
Sheepwash
River Tame • Sheepwash, Tipton
+0.13 m/hr • now 0.52m
12
Higham Avenue
Sankey Brook • Dallam
+0.13 m/hr • now 0.69m
13
Brinksway
River Mersey • Stockport
+0.12 m/hr • now 0.64m
14
Browndown
River Alver • Gosport
+0.12 m/hr • now 0.45m
15
Pincock Brow
River Yarrow • Euxton
+0.12 m/hr • now 0.17m
16
Rawtenstall
Limey Water • Rawtenstall
+0.11 m/hr • now 0.19m
17
Bessy Brook
Bessy Brook • Bolton
+0.11 m/hr • now 0.12m
18
Reedham
River Yare • Reedham
+0.10 m/hr • now 1.34m
19
Birkin Holme Washlands
River Aire • Broomfleet Weighton Lock
+0.10 m/hr • now 0.59m
20
Bescot
River Tame • Walsall
+0.09 m/hr • now 1.01m
21
Poynton
Poynton Brook • Poynton
+0.09 m/hr • now 0.30m
22
Red Rock
River Douglas • Red Rock
+0.08 m/hr • now 0.20m
23
Moorhouse
Trout Beck • Moorhouse
+0.08 m/hr • now 0.29m
24
Marple Bridge
River Goyt • Compstall
+0.07 m/hr • now 0.24m
25
Monkton Mead
Monktonmead Brook • Ryde
+0.07 m/hr • now 0.42m
26
Ellamsbridge Road, St Helens
Sutton Mill Brook • St Helens
+0.07 m/hr • now 0.60m
27
First Avenue
Borsdane Brook • Hindley
+0.07 m/hr • now 0.35m
28
Horwich Pearl Brook
Pearl Brook • Horwich
+0.07 m/hr • now 0.36m
29
Davis Road
River Birket • Moreton
+0.06 m/hr • now 0.91m
30
Cheshunt, Trinity Lane
Theobalds Brook • Waltham Cross
+0.06 m/hr • now 0.32m
31
Brookvale Road
River Tame • Brookvale Road
+0.06 m/hr • now 0.55m
32
Liverpool Road
Sankey Brook • Sankey
+0.06 m/hr • now 1.67m
33
Pioneer Mills
River Irwell • Radcliffe
+0.06 m/hr • now 0.47m
34
Thornfield Avenue
Whitewell Brook • Rossendale
+0.05 m/hr • now 0.39m
35
Little Woolden Hall
Glaze Brook • Glazebrook
+0.05 m/hr • now 0.57m
36
Threadfold Way
Eagley Brook • Eagley
+0.05 m/hr • now 0.24m
37
Throstle Mill
River Irwell • Bacup
+0.05 m/hr • now 0.43m
38
Acton Lane
Arrowe Brook • Upton (Wirral)
+0.05 m/hr • now 0.22m
39
Wigan
River Douglas • Wigan
+0.05 m/hr • now 0.20m
40
Northenden
River Mersey • Northenden
+0.05 m/hr • now 0.33m
41
Houghton Le Spring
Moors Burn • Houghton Le Spring
+0.05 m/hr • now 0.15m
42
Bognor
Aldingbourne Rife • Aldingbourne
+0.05 m/hr • now -0.19m
43
Three Mile House
River Bure • West End
+0.04 m/hr • now 0.67m
44
Binfield
The Cut • Binfield
+0.04 m/hr • now -0.20m
45
Prestbury
River Bollin • Prestbury
+0.04 m/hr • now 0.37m
46
Wanes Blades
River Douglas • Newburgh
+0.04 m/hr • now 0.54m
47
Brampton Moat Side
Brampton Beck • Brampton
+0.03 m/hr • now 0.09m
48
Farnworth
River Croal • Farnworth
+0.03 m/hr • now 0.11m
49
Perryfoot Farm, Castleton
Little Bull Pit Swallet • Castleton
+0.03 m/hr • now 0.11m
50
Newbiggin Bridge
River Petteril • Carleton
+0.03 m/hr • now 0.38m
51
Appley Bridge
River Douglas • Appley Bridge
+0.03 m/hr • now 0.50m
52
Glenfield
Rothley Brook • Glenfield
+0.03 m/hr • now 0.82m
53
Northallerton
Willow Beck • Northallerton
+0.03 m/hr • now 0.29m
54
Billingham Pennington Close
Cowbridge Beck • Billingham Pennington Close
+0.03 m/hr • now 0.08m
55
Romford Street, Hindley
Borsdane Brook • Hindley
+0.03 m/hr • now 0.19m
56
Enfield, Ordance Road
Small River Lee • Sewardstone
+0.02 m/hr • now 0.11m
57
Wilmslow
River Bollin • Wilmslow
+0.02 m/hr • now 0.19m
58
Penzance Alverton
Lariggan River • Penzance
+0.02 m/hr • now 0.09m
59
Canklow Washlands
Ulley Brook • Canklow Washlands
+0.02 m/hr • now 0.13m
60
Mattersey
River Idle • Mattersey
+0.02 m/hr • now 0.98m
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Rise rate = change in water level over the last few hours, in metres per hour. Tidal & estuary stations are excluded. Data from the Environment Agency, updated every 15 minutes. This is not an official flood warning — always check live flood warnings and gov.uk.