Environment Agency monitoring station
Knolls Bridge, Chester
Finchett's Gutter · Chester · Dee catchment
EA station reference
067639
Live measurement feed
Water level over the last seven days
Readings show measured change at this instrument. A station reading is not a flood warning and, without an official threshold, does not prove that the river is safe or dangerous.
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Station location
Blue point = monitoring instrument, not a reported flood.
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About this station
- Monitors
- Finchett's Gutter
- Catchment
- Dee
- Nearest named place
- Chester
- EA opening date
- 9 May 2002
- Coordinates
- 53.21688, -2.90688
Nearby designated monitoring areas
Directory areas whose reference point is within approximately 10 km. Proximity does not mean this station controls that area or that a warning is active.
- Properties in the Chester area including Chester retail park, Greyhound retail park, Chester Way employment park, Sealand Industrial Estate, Sewage Works, properties off Sealand Road and New Crane Street to Watergate Square and Roodee Racecourse.Designated warning area · EA ref 013FWTTCH15
- Properties at risk in the area from Grosvenor Bridge and Roodee race course to Greyhound ParkDesignated warning area · EA ref 013FWTTCH13
- Areas at risk include parts of Hoylake, Meols, Moreton and Wallasey. Also parts of Liverpool waterfront from Queens Dock to Armstrong Quay. Additional areas at risk include parts of Monks Ferry, Stanlow and Widnes at Ditton MarshDesignated warning area · EA ref 013FWTTME8
- Areas at risk include some properties on Farmers Heath road, Spinney Drive, Ascot Drive and Chase Way. Some properties on Regal Close and Oliver Lane.Designated warning area · EA ref 013FWFCH32
- Areas affected include properties in Lache including Green Lane, Courtney Road, Avonlea Close, and Elder Drive. Areas in Saltney along Boundary Lane, Thurston Road, and Stanley Park Drive. Also Chester Golf Club, Junction and Lache EyesDesignated warning area · EA ref 013FWTTCH14
- Areas at risk include riverside properties from Grosvenor Bridge to the Groves including parts of River Lane, Greenway Street and the Groves.Designated warning area · EA ref 013FWTTCH17
- Properties on and around Parkgate Road including Abbotsmeads and Abbots TerraceDesignated warning area · EA ref 013FWFCH54
Nearby monitoring stations
Use nearby instruments for context, but do not compare absolute station-datum values as if they shared the same baseline.
Source and limits: station directory and readings from the Environment Agency under the Open Government Licence v3.0. API readings can be delayed or unavailable. For warnings and emergency advice, use the official GOV.UK flood service.