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

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

How many EA monitoring areas are associated with Wigan?

This directory snapshot contains 17 designated warning or alert areas associated with Wigan. 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 Wigan

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: 17
Level stations: 14
Named watercourses: 19
Directory snapshot: 6 Aug 2026, 01:13

Live Environment Agency status

Current flood warnings in Wigan

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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 Wigan

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
Low lying area adjacent to the River Douglas including properties in Scholes and Poolstock extending to Pottery Road EA ref 012FWFGM1B	River Douglas	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Areas at risk include some properties along the watercourse on Caldwell Close, Caldwell Avenue and Abotts Green. Also at risk are two properties on Manchester Road and Church Road EA ref 013FWFGM50	Astley Brook	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Areas at risk include land adjacent to Borsdane Brook between Rayner Park and Rockingham Drive, Including Platt Lane, Aughton Street, Whitebury Ave and Blackberry Drive. Also at risk, Property next to Hockery Brook Between Wigan Road and Blackberry Drive EA ref 013FWFGM83	Borsdane Brook	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Areas at risk include some properties on Manchester Road, Duke Street, Brook Street, Manor Road and Merton Grove. Also at risk are some properties on Moorgate Drive, Bullcroft Drive, Church Road and at Moss o'Lee Bridge EA ref 013FWFGM49	Astley Brook	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Areas at risk include properties on and around The Avenue to Peregrine Drive and adjacent roads. This includes properties on and around Riversmeade, Elmridge, Platt Fold Road, Sevenoaks, Greenways, South Court, Linnet Drive, Redpol Avenue EA ref 013FWFGM28	Atherton Lake Brook, Lilford Park Brook	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Areas at risk include properties in and around the Kirbati Way, Clifton Street, Wigan Road and Twist Lane areas. Additional properties are around the Woodley Grove, Suffolk Grove, Stout Street and Common Lane areas EA ref 013FWFGM81	Westleigh Brook	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Areas at risk include properties adjacent to Honksford Brook at Mosley Common Rd, Bridgeford Rd, Silk Mill St, Bridge Mill Place & St John's Rd EA ref 013FWFGM98	Honksford Brook, Mosley Common Rd & Silk Mill St	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Properties around Wigan Road and Princess Road between the Library and Mill Street. Also properties on Old Road, King George Close, Gerrard Street, Monmouth Crescent, on and adjacent to Lincoln Drive and near Jack Brook on Bowland Avenue and Jubilee Park EA ref 013FWFGM84	Millingford Brook	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Low lying area adjacent to the River Douglas including properties on Eleanor St, the Bus Depot, Baker St, Poolstock and the Robin Park area EA ref 012FWFGM1A	River Douglas	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Areas at risk include properties in Inglebrook Court and on Old Hall Mill Lane. Also at risk are properties on Windermere Rd, Grasmere St, Prescott St and surrounding Chadwick St. Properties around Reeves St, Platt St and between Leigh Rd and Charles St EA ref 013FWFGM29	Atherton Brook, Collier Brook	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Areas at risk include Wash Lane, Rosedale Drive, parts of Kenwood Avenue, The Recreation Ground, Balmoral Drive, Tower Grove, Stirling Close, Crown Grove and Royal Drive, Windsor Road and Regina Crescent EA ref 013FWFGM27	Penleach Broook	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Areas at risk include land and property adjacent to the watercourse at Parsonage bridge, and property adjacent to the watercourse near Westleigh Park including some properties on Telford Crescent EA ref 013FWFGM85	Westleigh Brook	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning

Showing 12 of 17 matching areas

River-level monitoring

Stations and readings in Wigan

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

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Wigan

River Douglas

Ribble Douglas and Crossens catchment

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Red Rock

River Douglas

Ribble Douglas and Crossens catchment

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Lilford Park, Leigh

Atherton Lake Brook

Lower Mersey catchment

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First Avenue

Borsdane Brook

Lower Mersey catchment

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Size Bridge, Tyldesley

Ellenor Brook

Lower Mersey catchment

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Ivy Street, Ashton-In-Makerfield

Millingford Brook

Lower Mersey catchment

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Sportsman Street, Leigh

Westleigh Brook

Lower Mersey catchment

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Howe Bridge

Atherton Lake Brook

Lower Mersey catchment

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Atherton Shakerley Road

Shakerley Brook

Lower Mersey catchment

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Atherton Woodland Drive

Carr Brook

Lower Mersey catchment

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Pen Leach, Leigh

Pen Leach Brook

Lower Mersey catchment

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Romford Street, Hindley

Borsdane Brook

Lower Mersey catchment

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Directory index

Watercourses associated with Wigan

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

Astley Brook
Atherton Brook
Atherton Lake Brook
Borsdane Brook
Brookside Brook
Carr Brook
Chanters Brook
Collier Brook
Ellenor Brook
Hey Brook
Honksford Brook
Lilford Park Brook
Millingford Brook
Mosley Common Rd & Silk Mill St
Pen Leach Brook
Penleach Broook
River Douglas
Shakerley Brook
Westleigh Brook

Check property-level risk before buying or insuring

Our directory lists 17 Environment Agency warning and alert areas associated with Wigan. 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

Bolton

9 designated areas · 5 stations

Bury

8 designated areas · 3 stations

Salford

4 designated areas · 2 stations

St. Helens

7 designated areas · 3 stations

Trafford

6 designated areas · 3 stations

Warrington

18 designated areas · 6 stations

Current flood warnings in Wigan

Designated monitoring areas in Wigan

Stations and readings in Wigan

Watercourses associated with Wigan

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