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Lavington Avenue Debris Screen

Chorlton Brook ⚙ Structure
Upper Mersey catchment • Cheadle • Greater Manchester • ID: 692675 • Level
(25m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 183 views

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Current Level
0.210 m
▬ Steady
24h Max
0.218 m
24h Min
0.209 m
Typical Range
-
Highest Recorded
3.99 m
EA official record
1.51 in our data (since Oct 2014)
Current level is 5% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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1 day

Flood predictions aren't generated for lock / structure gauges — their levels are driven by gate operation, not by catchment rainfall, so the forecast models would have no skill here.

Recent Readings

Steady over 5h
08 Oct 13:30 ▬ steady 0.210 m
08 Oct 13:15 ▼ -0.6 cm 0.210 m
08 Oct 13:00 ▲ +0.6 cm 0.216 m
08 Oct 12:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.210 m
08 Oct 12:30 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.211 m
08 Oct 12:15 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.210 m
08 Oct 12:00 ▲ +0.2 cm 0.212 m
08 Oct 11:45 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.210 m
08 Oct 11:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.209 m
08 Oct 11:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.210 m
08 Oct 11:00 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.211 m
08 Oct 10:45 ▼ -0.6 cm 0.210 m
08 Oct 10:30 ▲ +0.5 cm 0.216 m
08 Oct 10:15 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.211 m
08 Oct 10:00 ▬ steady 0.210 m
08 Oct 09:45 ▬ steady 0.210 m
08 Oct 09:30 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.210 m
08 Oct 09:15 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.212 m
08 Oct 09:00 ▬ steady 0.211 m
08 Oct 08:45 0.211 m

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Lavington Avenue Debris Screen
  • Watercourse: Chorlton Brook
  • Nearest Town: Cheadle
  • County: Greater Manchester
  • Coordinates: 53°23'41"N 2°11'40"W (53.394638, -2.194378)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 31 Aug 2001
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: 692675
  • RLOI id: 10438 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: 692675-level-stage-i-15_min-m
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: m
  • Typical rise rate: 3 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: ⚙ Yes — lock, weir, sluice or pump
  • Catchment Area: Upper Mersey
  • EA Cross-check: 0.21 m (EA at 8 Oct 13:15)

Geographic coordinates may reflect the access point for the gauge, and not the precise location in the watercourse that it is taking readings from.

Nearby Stations

Gauges connected to this river, and others nearby. A distance “by river” follows the river on the map; any other is in a straight line.

Connected downstream

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Nearby

Distances by river: OS Open Rivers. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

💧 Storm overflows upstream of this gauge

None of the storm overflows FloodRadar holds is traced upstream of this gauge on the mapped river network. That is not the same as none: the map leaves out many small streams and culverts, so an overflow it cannot place may still drain here, and not every company publishes every overflow. Those nearby are listed below.

Nearby, connection not known

Within 6 km in a straight line, but the river map cannot say whether their water passes this gauge.

💧
United Utilities · into River Mersey Estuary Via Sws · 1.4 km away in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water
29 spills · 34 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
United Utilities · into Lady Brook · 2.0 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
43 spills · 160 hours in 2025
No live feed for this overflow
💧
United Utilities · into Turves Brook, Trib Micker Brk · 2.2 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
8 spills · 16 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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United Utilities · into Turves Brook,trib Micker Brook · 2.5 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
26 spills · 55 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
United Utilities · into Micker Brook · 3.1 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
11 spills · 9 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
United Utilities · into Carr Brook · 3.3 km away in a straight line · its recorded watercourse is not the one mapped beside it
83 spills · 242 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
United Utilities · into Gatley Brook Via Sws · 3.3 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
7 spills · 41 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
United Utilities · into Carr Brook · 4.4 km away in a straight line · its recorded watercourse is not the one mapped beside it
9 spills · 11 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

15 more within 6 km whose connection is not known.

50 other overflows within 6 km are downstream of this gauge or on another branch of the river network, so they are not listed.

These are the water companies' monitor statuses; a spill does not by itself explain a change in the gauge level. River connections and distances are traced on OS Open Rivers (edition 2026-04), which leaves out many small channels. Explore the sewage map →

Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

Rainfall & Weather

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How often this river runs high

In a typical year this gauge reaches its typical high of 1.20 m on about 1 day. This year so far: 0 days.

2026 0 days so far
2025 1 day patchy data
2024 1 day
2023 0 days
2022 0 days
2021 3 days
2020 1 day
2019 0 days patchy data
2018 0 days
2017 0 days

Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out, so a year marked patchy may have run high more often than shown.

Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2011 for the 28 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.1 km away).

71flood warnings 0flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 14 Nov 2025 — River Mersey at Cheadle Wood and Ford lane

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2025 14 0
2024 6 0
2023 3 0
2022 3 0
2021 6 0
2020 3 0
2019 17 0
2016 9 0
2015 5 0
2014 1 0
2012 3 0
2011 1 0

Warnings apply to a whole flood area, not necessarily this exact spot. Years before 2006 aren't covered by the EA's historic record. See also the Cheadle flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 28 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the Chorlton Brook at Lavington Avenue Debris Screen flooding today?

The current level is 0.21m, which is within the typical range. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Lavington Avenue Debris Screen?

Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently steady. The chart above shows the last 12 hours of measurements by default (up to 7 days), updated roughly every 15 minutes.

What is a normal level for the Chorlton Brook at Lavington Avenue Debris Screen?

The typical range at this station is up to 1.20m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 1.20m are higher than usually seen and may indicate a flood risk.

How often is this river level data updated?

Readings are supplied by the Environment Agency gauge. FloodRadar checks for updates roughly every 15 minutes; the timestamp above shows how recent the latest available reading is.

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