Does appearing on this Manchester, Stockport page mean there is a flood warning?

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

How many EA monitoring areas are associated with Manchester, Stockport?

This directory snapshot contains 5 designated warning or alert areas associated with Manchester, Stockport. 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 Manchester, Stockport

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: 5
Level stations: 1
Named watercourses: 3
Directory snapshot: 6 Aug 2026, 01:13

Live Environment Agency status

Current flood warnings in Manchester, Stockport

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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 Manchester, Stockport

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 in the locality of Mauldeth Road, includes properties from Mornington Crescent to Edgeworth Drive and also properties in the vicinity of Cringle Fields Park. EA ref 013FWFGM13	Cringle Brook	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
The golf course, club house, footpaths at Didsbury, Ford Lane east of M60, Ford Cottage. Properties on Manchester Rd North of the M60, Cheadle Bridge and Cheadle Wood Farm. Parrswood School playing fields and The Waterside Hotel. EA ref 013FWFGM32	River Mersey	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Properties at risk are in the Longley Lane and Leestone Road areas, adjacent to the eastbound side of the M56 motorway and part of Didsbury Golf Course EA ref 013FWFGM99	Gatley Brook	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
the Old Bedians Sports Centre, Millgate Farm, Millgate Lane, and property south of Stenner Lane adjacent to Fletcher Moss Park EA ref 013FWFGM33A	River Mersey	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
properties within East Didsbury west and east of the A34, on and near Tuscan Road, Parrs Wood Road, Millgate Lane, Broad Oak Lane, Morningside Drive, Merston Drive, Fairmile Drive, Laneside Road and Winwood Road EA ref 013FWFGM33B	River Mersey	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning

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River-level monitoring

Stations and readings in Manchester, Stockport

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

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Didsbury River

River Mersey

Upper Mersey catchment

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Directory index

Watercourses associated with Manchester, Stockport

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

Cringle Brook
Gatley Brook
River Mersey

Check property-level risk before buying or insuring

Our directory lists 5 Environment Agency warning and alert areas associated with Manchester, Stockport. 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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Current flood warnings in Manchester, Stockport

Designated monitoring areas in Manchester, Stockport

Stations and readings in Manchester, Stockport

Watercourses associated with Manchester, Stockport

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