Environment Agency monitoring station
Littleborough
River Roch · Littleborough · Northern Manchester catchment
EA station reference
690206
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
- River Roch
- Catchment
- Northern Manchester
- Nearest named place
- Littleborough
- EA opening date
- 2 December 1993
- Coordinates
- 53.64535, -2.09205
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.
- Areas at risk include properties on Park Road, Buckley Road, Morley Street, Colley Street and Fox StreetDesignated warning area · EA ref 013FWFGM71
- Upper Irwell catchment includes the Rivers Beal, Roch and Croal, Limey Water and their tributaries. Other locations which may be affected are around Farnworth, Whitefield, Little Lever, Radcliffe, Bury, Heywood, Whitworth and BacupDesignated alert area · EA ref 013WAFUI
- Areas at risk include properties at Stubbylee Bridge including Stuart, Herbert and Branch Streets, the Ambulance station on Commercial Street, Brandwood Park and Waterbarn Lane areas of Stacksteads, and part of Glen Crescent and Toll Bar Business ParkDesignated warning area · EA ref 013FWFL39
- Areas at risk include Burnley Road around Bacup Leisure Hall to St James Square, along Market St, Henrietta St and Park Rd Industrial Estates. Also properties around the Library and St James Street to Lumb Scar, Beech Industrial Estate and Vale StreetDesignated warning area · EA ref 013FWFL50
- Properties along Halifax Road including Haugh Road, Shaw Wood Road and Stoodley GlenDesignated warning area · EA ref 123FWF308
- Gauxholme including Bacup Road and Rochdale RoadDesignated warning area · EA ref 123FWF303
- Riverside properties on Linney Lane, properties surrounding Milnrow Road, Park Parade, Buckstones Road and Shore Avenue. Also at risk is The Rises Nursery, Hill StreetDesignated warning area · EA ref 013FWFGM79
- Areas from Stubley Mill Road to Carriage Drive. Including properties in the vicinity of Todmorden Rd, Calderbrook Road, the cricket ground, Church Street and adjacent roads and Canal StreetDesignated warning area · EA ref 013FWFGM11
- Properties and businesses in central Todmorden from the Library to Commercial Street including Halifax Road and Sackville StreetDesignated warning area · EA ref 123FWF306
- Cornholme, Robinwood and Lydgate including Lineholme Avenue, Orchan Road, Glen Avenue, Scaitcliffe Hall, Todmorden High School, Burnley Road, Church Road and Redwater CloughDesignated warning area · EA ref 123FWF364
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.