Environment Agency monitoring station
Kearsley
River Irwell · Kearsley · Northern Manchester catchment
EA station reference
690503
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 Irwell
- Catchment
- Northern Manchester
- Nearest named place
- Kearsley
- EA opening date
- 10 November 2002
- Coordinates
- 53.54644, -2.37196
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.
- The Lower River Irwell catchment also includes the Rivers Irk and Medlock, Wince and Worsley Brooks and their tributariesDesignated alert area · EA ref 013WAFLI
- 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 RoadDesignated warning area · EA ref 013FWFGM50
- Areas at risk include properties on Blackburn Road, adjacent to Gale Brook, and at Stable Fold farmDesignated warning area · EA ref 013FWFGM88
- The allotments and playing fields, Cricket Pavilion, properties in The Nook, Boothfield and Ballantyre Street, Grosvenor and Hartington Road, and parts of Worsley, Grange, Leconfield, Hastings, Walker, Walnut, Larch and Chestnut RoadDesignated warning area · EA ref 013FWFGM46
- Areas at risk include; Riverside Drive, Hamble Croft, Langcliffe Place, Ribblehead Court and Stoneclough RiseDesignated warning area · EA ref 013FWFGM25
- Properties in Redvales from Milford Drive to Whitefield Road, including on and around Warth Road and Radcliffe Road. Also properties on and around Dumers Lane, York Street and Gate Lane. Properties in Radcliffe on Bridgewater ViewDesignated warning area · EA ref 013FWFGM41
- Properties on Hammer Terrace, Ruby Street, Holly Street, Beech Street, Thorn Street and Waterside Road. Also at risk are properties on Kay Street, Railway Street, Melrose Street, Hall Street, The Island and Riverside DriveDesignated warning area · EA ref 013FWFGM90
- 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 BridgeDesignated warning area · EA ref 013FWFGM49
- 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 AvenueDesignated warning area · EA ref 013FWFGM28
- Areas at risk include the riding school, parts of Yew Tree Farm, and New Progress Works. Also at risk are properties on Waterside Gardens, Eagley Brook Way, and some property on Astley Brook CloseDesignated warning area · EA ref 013FWFGM86
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.