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

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

How many EA monitoring areas are associated with Tameside?

This directory snapshot contains 7 designated warning or alert areas associated with Tameside. 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 Tameside

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: 7
Level stations: 2
Named watercourses: 3
Directory snapshot: 6 Aug 2026, 01:13

Live Environment Agency status

Current flood warnings in Tameside

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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 Tameside

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 higher parts of Wainwright Street, Park Road, Furnace Street and Bow Street EA ref 013FWFGM62	River Tame	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Areas at risk include properties at Shepley Industrial Estate, Birch Grove and areas along the river from the railway bridge to the M67 EA ref 013FWFGM60	River Tame	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Riverside properties around Woodend including Woodend Mill and parts of Warmco Industrial Park. Also some properties around Waggon Road including Wharf Cottages, Britannia New Mill, Audley Street Works and the Glover Centre on Egmont Street EA ref 013FWFGM68	River Tame	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Fern Bank and Milbrook near the River Tame, from Spring Bank Lane to Tame Street EA ref 013FWFGM24	River Tame	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Areas at risk include parts of Clarence Street, Tame Street, Park Road and Whitelands Road EA ref 013FWFGM61	River Tame	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Properties on and around Manchester Road from Roaches Bridge to Egmont Street. Includes Park Mill and Warmco Industrial Estates and some properties on Border Mill Fold, Three Counties Road and Two Mills Lane EA ref 013FWFGM69	River Tame	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Properties on and around Micklehurst Road and Audley Street EA ref 013FWFGM116	Staley, Micklehurst Brook	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning

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River-level monitoring

Stations and readings in Tameside

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

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Waggon Road

River Tame

Upper Mersey catchment

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Mossley Micklehurst Road

Micklehurst Brook

Upper Mersey catchment

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Directory index

Watercourses associated with Tameside

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

Micklehurst Brook
River Tame
Staley

Check property-level risk before buying or insuring

Our directory lists 7 Environment Agency warning and alert areas associated with Tameside. 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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