Environment Agency monitoring directory
Rivers Ribble, Hodder and other watercourses, from Settle to Samlesbury including Clitheroe, Gisburn, Sawley, Waddington and Ribchester
Designated Flood Alert AreaEA reference 012WAFUR
This label is not a current warning. It means the EA has predefined this location as an area where it may issue a flood alert. The live panel below checks what is active now.
Live Environment Agency feed
Is an official warning active now?
Official area details
- Watercourse or coast
- River Ribble
- Directory county
- South Yorkshire
- EA operational area
- Lancashire, North Yorkshire
- Coverage category
- Designated Flood Alert Area
Use this information safely
- For conditions now: use the live panel and verify on the official flood service.
- For a property: use the official long-term risk checker; this directory is not address-level evidence.
- For river levels: open a nearby monitoring station and check the reading time.
- For immediate danger: follow emergency-service instructions and call 999.
Property and insurance decisions
Inclusion in an EA monitoring area does not by itself establish a property's flood probability, insurance eligibility or premium. Check the address-level official service and ask the insurer or a qualified surveyor about the property.
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