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Liverpool Road

Sankey Brook
Lower Mersey catchment • Sankey • Warrington • ID: 694041 • Level
(23m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 112 views

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Current Level
1.448 m
▬ Steady
24h Max
1.498 m
24h Min
1.420 m
Typical Range
1.21 - 3.80
m
Highest Recorded
5.74 m
5 Jun 2025
Since Oct 2005
Current level is 25% of this
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Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Falling · -2 cm over 6h
24 Aug 00:30 ▬ steady 1.448 m
24 Aug 00:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 1.448 m
24 Aug 00:00 ▼ -0.2 cm 1.449 m
23 Aug 23:45 ▬ steady 1.451 m
23 Aug 23:30 ▼ -0.2 cm 1.452 m
23 Aug 23:15 ▼ -0.7 cm 1.454 m
23 Aug 23:00 ▲ +0.5 cm 1.461 m
23 Aug 22:45 ▼ -0.9 cm 1.456 m
23 Aug 21:30 ▬ steady 1.465 m
23 Aug 21:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 1.466 m
23 Aug 21:00 ▼ -0.2 cm 1.467 m
23 Aug 20:45 ▬ steady 1.469 m
23 Aug 20:30 ▬ steady 1.469 m
23 Aug 20:15 ▬ steady 1.469 m
23 Aug 20:00 ▼ -0.2 cm 1.470 m
23 Aug 19:45 ▬ steady 1.472 m
23 Aug 19:30 ▲ +0.1 cm 1.471 m
23 Aug 19:15 ▲ +0.2 cm 1.470 m
23 Aug 19:00 ▬ steady 1.468 m
23 Aug 18:45 1.468 m

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Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2008 for the 26 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.3 km away).

226flood warnings 295flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 8 Oct 2025Mersey Estuary at Arpley Bridge, Warrington

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2026 0 4
2025 14 18
2024 26 15
2023 8 19
2022 3 19
2021 25 26
2020 34 34
2019 19 50
2018 17 24
2017 0 16
2016 11 30
2015 9 27
2014 35 0
2013 9 3
2012 14 5
2011 2 0
2008 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 Sankey flood history.

Nearby Stations

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Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Liverpool Road
  • Watercourse: Sankey Brook
  • Nearest Town: Sankey
  • County: Warrington
  • Coordinates: 53°23'2"N 2°37'27"W (53.383770, -2.624305)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 11 Oct 2005
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
  • Station Reference: 694041
  • EA Gauge ID: 694041-level-stage-i-15_min-m
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: m
  • Typical rise rate: 54 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Lower Mersey
  • Typical Range: 1.209 – 3.800 m
  • EA Cross-check: 1.45 m (EA at 24 Aug 00:15)

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

Frequently asked questions

Is the Sankey Brook at Liverpool Road flooding today?

The current level is 1.45m, which is within the typical range of 1.21 to 3.80m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Liverpool Road?

Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently steady. The chart above shows the last 7 days of measurements, updated roughly every 15 minutes.

Why is the level slowly falling?

When little or no rain has fallen for a while, a river level gradually drops as the water stored in the ground and soil drains away with nothing to replace it. This is called baseflow recession and is normal in dry spells. Only about 0.0mm of rain has fallen nearby in the last 7 days, so the flow is being sustained mainly by groundwater. A gentle decline like this is expected and is not a sign of a problem — downstream gauges often recede a little faster than headwaters further upstream, and levels recover once rain returns.

What is a normal level for the Sankey Brook at Liverpool Road?

The typical range at this station is 1.21m to 3.80m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 3.80m are higher than usually seen and may indicate a flood risk.

How often is this river level data updated?

Readings are taken by the Environment Agency gauge roughly every 15 minutes and FloodRadar refreshes its data continuously, so the level shown is normally less than an hour old.

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