Does appearing on this Bolton page mean there is a flood warning?

No. The directory lists permanent Environment Agency monitoring areas and stations associated with Bolton. Current warnings are shown separately in the live-status panel near the top of the page.

How many EA monitoring areas are associated with Bolton?

This directory snapshot contains 9 designated warning or alert areas associated with Bolton. The count describes official monitoring coverage; it is not a county or property risk score.

What do the blue points on the map mean?

Each blue point is an Environment Agency water-level monitoring station. A point is not a reported flood, an active warning or proof that nearby property is at risk.

How should I check a specific property?

Use the official long-term flood-risk service for the address, check current warnings, review several station readings where relevant and obtain professional advice for a purchase, planning or insurance decision.

Environment Agency directory · England

Flood warnings and river levels in Bolton

Current warnings are checked live. Monitoring areas, stations and watercourses below are directory records and may be listed even when no warning is in force.

Designated areas: 9
Level stations: 5
Named watercourses: 7
Directory snapshot: 6 Aug 2026, 01:13

Live Environment Agency status

Current flood warnings in Bolton

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Directory metadata refreshed 6 Aug 2026, 01:13 (UK time). Warning status is requested separately from the EA feed.

Permanent EA coverage

Designated monitoring areas in Bolton

These are predefined places where the Environment Agency can issue a Flood Warning or Flood Alert. The category describes how EA organises the area; it does not show whether an alert is active now. Similar names can refer to different official stretches of the same river.

Official area name	Watercourse / coast	EA area category
Areas at risk include properties on Blackburn Road, adjacent to Gale Brook, and at Stable Fold farm EA ref 013FWFGM88	Eagley Brook	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Areas at risk include; Riverside Drive, Hamble Croft, Langcliffe Place, Ribblehead Court and Stoneclough Rise EA ref 013FWFGM25	River Irwell	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Areas at risk include the riding school, parts of Yew Tree Farm, and New Progress Works. Also at risk are properties on Waterside Gardens, Eagley Brook Way, and some property on Astley Brook Close EA ref 013FWFGM86	Eagley Brook, River Tongue	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Areas at risk include properties adjacent to the river, off Threadfold Way at Brook Mill, Wakefield Mews and Cottonfields EA ref 013FWFGM87	Eagley Brook	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Properties along Sudbury Drive and including parts of Rumworth Road and Regent Road. EA ref 013FWFGM101	Bessy Brook	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Horwich town centre from Bridge Street and Old Station Park to the M61, homes and businesses on Winter Hey Lane at the junction with Chorley New Road, Mason Street and adjoining roads including Back Emmett Street and Chorley New Road EA ref 012FWFGM4A	Pearl Brook	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Horwich town centre including Bridge Street, Church Street, Longworth Rd close to the junction with Lee Lane. Winter Hey Lane and adjoining roads. Mason Street and roads in the Greenstone Ave, Rotherhead and Avonhead Close areas EA ref 012FWFGM4B	Pearl Brook	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Properties on Deakins Mill Way EA ref 013FWFGM111	Eagley Brook	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Properties on and around Viola Street, Blackburn Road, Greenwood Vale, Old Road, Seymour Road, Berkeley Road and Moss Bank Way EA ref 013FWFGM104	Lee's Bridge (unnamed) watercourse	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning

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River-level monitoring

Stations and readings in Bolton

Blue points are monitoring instruments—not flood incidents. Open a station for recent readings, time checked and nearby context.

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Farnworth

River Croal

Northern Manchester catchment

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Threadfold Way

Eagley Brook

Northern Manchester catchment

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Kearsley

River Irwell

Northern Manchester catchment

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Bessy Brook

Northern Manchester catchment

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Horwich Pearl Brook

Pearl Brook

Ribble Douglas and Crossens catchment

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Directory index

Watercourses associated with Bolton

Rivers, streams, drains and coastal waters named in EA area or station records. Inclusion does not mean the watercourse is currently high or flooding.

Bessy Brook
Eagley Brook
Lee's Bridge (unnamed) watercourse
Pearl Brook
River Croal
River Irwell
River Tongue

Check property-level risk before buying or insuring

Our directory lists 9 Environment Agency warning and alert areas associated with Bolton. The count does not determine the risk to a specific address. Use the postcode checker and official long-term flood-risk service, then confirm cover with your insurer or a qualified professional where necessary.

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Nearby local areas

Blackburn with Darwen

11 designated areas · 7 stations

Bury

8 designated areas · 3 stations

Greater Manchester

15 designated areas · 6 stations

Salford

4 designated areas · 2 stations

Trafford

6 designated areas · 3 stations

Wigan

17 designated areas · 14 stations

Current flood warnings in Bolton

Designated monitoring areas in Bolton

Stations and readings in Bolton

Watercourses associated with Bolton

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