FloodWatch UK

Environment Agency monitoring directory

Sale Water Park, including Trafford Watersports centre and associated buildings, Deckers, Jacksons Boat public house and parts of Rifle Road.

Designated Flood Warning AreaEA reference 013FWFGM36
This label is not a current warning. It means the EA has predefined this location as an area where it may issue a flood warning. The live panel below checks what is active now.

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Official area details

Watercourse or coast
River Mersey
Directory county
Trafford
EA operational area
Trafford
Coverage category
Designated Flood Warning Area
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  • 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.
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Nearby river-level stations

These are measuring instruments, not reported flood locations. A station reading must be interpreted with its timestamp, station datum and any official threshold context.

Ashton Weir

River Mersey · Upper Mersey

Flixton Bridge

River Mersey · Upper Mersey

Nearby designated monitoring areas

Properties near Ashton Park on Carlton Rd, Glebelands Rd, Romford Rd, Dumer Lane, Davenham Rd and Crossley Rd. Also, Ashton on Mersey Golf club, sports grounds adjacent to Mersey, land near Old Ees Brook and property on Bradley Lane.

River Mersey · designated warning area

Properties in Flixton around the Lansdowne Rd area, and areas around Rothiemay Rd and Brooklyn Ave, plus the B5213. In Urmston, Shawe Hall Crescent and Snowden Ave. Also, Abbey cross Farm, Shawe Hey Farm and Flixton Golf Course clubhouse

River Mersey · designated warning area

Area consists of Flixton golf course and farmland adjacent to the River Mersey at Flixton. Also includes the B5158 Flixton Rd, public footpaths and Willow Farm

River Mersey · designated warning area

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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