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

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

How many EA monitoring areas are associated with Lancashire?

This directory snapshot contains 187 designated warning or alert areas associated with Lancashire. 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 · North West

Flood warnings and river levels in Lancashire

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: 187
Level stations: 83
Named watercourses: 91
Directory snapshot: 6 Aug 2026, 01:13

Live Environment Agency status

Current flood warnings in Lancashire

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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 Lancashire

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
Properties on Church Street, Keirby Walk, Bank Parade, Hall Street and Bridge Street EA ref 012FWFL49B	River Brun	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
The River Douglas from Horwich Star Vale to Appley Bridge including Adlington, Blackrod, Wigan, Standish, and Gathurst EA ref 012WAFUD	River Douglas	Designated alert area Coverage type—not a current warning
Low lying land and properties closest to the river on Mill Green, Dam Side and Green Road, including The Admiral Lord Rodney pub and Spring Gardens Mill EA ref 012FWFL47A	Colne Water	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Upper Irwell catchment includes the Rivers Beal, Roch and Croal, Limey Water and their tributaries. Other locations which may be affected are around Farnworth, Whitefield, Little Lever, Radcliffe, Bury, Heywood, Whitworth and Bacup EA ref 013WAFUI	River Irwell	Designated alert area Coverage type—not a current warning
Freckleton Marsh, Riversway Docklands, Lower Penwortham, Hutton Marsh, Longton Marsh, Becconsall Marsh, Much Hoole Marsh, Bretherton Eyes, Croston Finney, Hesketh Out Marsh and Hundred End EA ref 012WATRE	Ribble Estuary	Designated alert area Coverage type—not a current warning
River Ribble from Samlesbury and the River Darwen from Darwen including Blackburn, Preston, Walton-Le-Dale, Pleasington and Higher Walton EA ref 012WAFLR	River Ribble, River Darwen	Designated alert area Coverage type—not a current warning
Tiger's Tail, Wyre Dock, Burrow's Marsh, Burn Naze, Thornton, Trunnah, Stanah, Poulton-le-Fylde, Skippool, Hambleton, Cold Row, Little Singleton, Little Eccleston and Crow Woods EA ref 012WATWE	Wyre Estuary	Designated alert area Coverage type—not a current warning
Skippool Bridge, Breck Road and Bridge House EA ref 012FWCTL31A	Wyre Estuary	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Warton, Carnforth, Crag Bank, Bolton-le-Sands, Hest Bank, Bare, Torrisholme, Great Hestham and Heysham Harbour EA ref 012WACSM	South Morecambe Bay	Designated alert area Coverage type—not a current warning
River Alt and other watercourses from Huyton to Hightown including, Kirkby, Fazakerley, Maghull, Formby, Aughton, Sefton and Lunt EA ref 012WAFAC	River Alt	Designated alert area Coverage type—not a current warning
Areas close to the River Calder on and adjacent to Centenary Way, Parker Lane, Hammerton Street, St. James Street, the Shopping Centre, Curzon Street, Brown Street, Calder Vale Road and Holme Road EA ref 012FWFL30B	River Calder	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
The Sankey catchment includes Black, Barkers, Windle and Whittle Brooks and their tributaries. Other locations which may be affected are around Rainford, Billinge, Prescot, Newton-le-Willows, Haydock, Ashton-in-Makerfield and Golbourne EA ref 013WAFSA	River Sankey	Designated alert area Coverage type—not a current warning

Showing 12 of 187 matching areas

River-level monitoring

Stations and readings in Lancashire

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

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A6 Bridge

River Brock

Lune and Wyre catchment

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St Michaels

River Wyre

Lune and Wyre catchment

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Wanes Blades

River Douglas

Ribble Douglas and Crossens catchment

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Beetham Weir

River Bela

South Cumbria catchment

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Lomeshaye

Pendle Water

Ribble Douglas and Crossens catchment

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Wennington

River Wenning

Lune and Wyre catchment

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Pincock Brow

River Yarrow

Ribble Douglas and Crossens catchment

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Oxford Road

River Calder

Ribble Douglas and Crossens catchment

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High River Keer

River Keer

Lune and Wyre catchment

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Low Moor

River Ribble

Ribble Douglas and Crossens catchment

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New Jumbles Rock

River Ribble

Ribble Douglas and Crossens catchment

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Samlesbury

River Ribble

Ribble Douglas and Crossens catchment

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Directory index

Watercourses associated with Lancashire

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

Antley Syke
Badger Well Water
Bannister Brook
Black Brook
Boyces Brook
Broad Fleet
Broad Oak Water
Burrow Beck
Cocker's Dyke
Cockers Dyke
Colne Water
Crossens
Duddel Brook
Earby Beck
Folly Clough
Folly Clough Brook
Green Brook
hey
Heys Brook
Horsebridge Dyke
Hurlston Brook
Hyndburn Brook
Irish Sea
Kelbrook Beck

Check property-level risk before buying or insuring

Our directory lists 187 Environment Agency warning and alert areas associated with Lancashire. 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

Blackpool

1 designated areas · 0 stations

Bolton

9 designated areas · 5 stations

Bury

8 designated areas · 3 stations

Salford

4 designated areas · 2 stations

Wigan

17 designated areas · 14 stations

Current flood warnings in Lancashire

Designated monitoring areas in Lancashire

Stations and readings in Lancashire

Watercourses associated with Lancashire

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