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Myerscough

Old River Brock
Lune and Wyre catchment • Myerscough • Lancashire • ID: 720247 • Level
(12h ago) • 4 readings/hr • 154 views

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Last Level
0.119 m
⚠ 12h ago · may be out of date
24h Max
0.168 m
24h Min
0.119 m
Typical Range
0.02 - 0.79
m
Highest Recorded
3.68 m
EA official record
3.08 in our data (since Sep 1994)
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Flood alert
Upper River Wyre, Brock
Raised 8 Oct 2026 17:30 · 1.9km away · View flood area
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Falling · -1 cm over 5h
08 Oct 08:00 ▬ steady 0.119 m
08 Oct 07:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.119 m
08 Oct 07:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.120 m
08 Oct 07:15 ▬ steady 0.121 m
08 Oct 07:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.121 m
08 Oct 06:45 ▬ steady 0.122 m
08 Oct 06:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.122 m
08 Oct 06:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.123 m
08 Oct 06:00 ▬ steady 0.124 m
08 Oct 05:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.124 m
08 Oct 05:30 ▬ steady 0.125 m
08 Oct 05:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.125 m
08 Oct 05:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.126 m
08 Oct 04:45 ▬ steady 0.127 m
08 Oct 04:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.127 m
08 Oct 04:15 ▬ steady 0.128 m
08 Oct 04:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.128 m
08 Oct 03:45 ▬ steady 0.129 m
08 Oct 03:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.129 m
08 Oct 03:15 0.130 m

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Myerscough
  • Watercourse: Old River Brock
  • Nearest Town: Myerscough
  • County: Lancashire
  • Coordinates: 53°51'17"N 2°47'29"W (53.854718, -2.791350)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 1 Jun 1978
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: 720247
  • RLOI id: 9596 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: 720247-level-stage-i-15_min-m
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: m
  • Typical rise rate: 26 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Lune and Wyre
  • Typical Range: 0.022 – 0.788 m
  • EA Cross-check: 0.12 m (EA at 8 Oct 08:00)

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

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

💧 Storm overflows upstream of this gauge

Storm overflows whose water reaches this gauge on the mapped river network, nearest first by distance along the river. The status is each water company's monitor: it says whether an overflow is discharging, not how much or what it contains.

1 storm overflow is traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 3.7 km away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 1 reports not discharging.

💧
United Utilities · into Bacchus Brook · 3.7 km upstream along the river
4 spills · 47 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

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 Tidal River Wyre · 2.6 km away in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water
40 spills · 169 hours in 2025
No live feed for this overflow
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United Utilities · into River Wyer Estuary · 4.8 km away in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water
73 spills · 447 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

6 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 0.79 m on about 40 days. This year so far: 7 days.

2026 7 days so far
2025 39 days, 3 of them high · 3 high
2024 45 days, 8 of them high · 8 high
2023 38 days, 5 of them high · 5 high patchy data
2022 28 days, 1 of them high · 1 high
2021 57 days, 4 of them high · 4 high
2020 48 days, 12 of them high · 12 high patchy data
2019 41 days, 4 of them high · 4 high
2018 25 days, 1 of them high · 1 high
2017 45 days, 3 of them high · 3 high

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. The darker part is days above 2.52 m, the level this gauge tops only a few days a year.

Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2006 for the 14 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 1.9 km away).

5severe warnings 52flood warnings 102flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 25 Mar 2026 — River Wyre at Garstang South

Year by year
YearSevereWarningsAlerts
2026 0 3 7
2025 0 2 4
2024 0 7 10
2023 0 1 5
2022 0 0 1
2021 0 4 5
2020 0 8 10
2019 0 2 5
2018 0 0 2
2017 0 1 5
2016 0 6 5
2015 5 14 9
2013 0 0 1
2012 0 1 10
2011 0 3 2
2010 0 0 5
2009 0 0 2
2008 0 0 3
2007 0 0 6
2006 0 0 5

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 Myerscough flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 14 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

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Rain upstream

This gauge has no rain model of its own, but it usually follows Galgate: when about 6mm of rain falls near Galgate in 6h, this gauge usually starts rising about 2 hours later.

Recent rain upstream: 2.6mm/6h — below Galgate's usual trigger.

Record: this held 3 of 4 times (live) · rain gauge: Rainfall station

Experimental, from historical rain and river data. Not an official flood warning.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Old River Brock at Myerscough flooding today?

The current level is 0.12m, which is within the typical range of 0.02 to 0.79m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Myerscough?

Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently falling slightly. 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 Old River Brock at Myerscough?

The typical range at this station is 0.02m to 0.79m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 0.79m 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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