Environment Agency monitoring station
Didsbury River
River Mersey · Didsbury · Upper Mersey catchment
EA station reference
692706
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 Mersey
- Catchment
- Upper Mersey
- Nearest named place
- Didsbury
- EA opening date
- 16 February 2001
- Coordinates
- 53.40126, -2.23562
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.
- Land adjacent to the River Mersey at West Didsbury, Withington golf course. Also at risk, properties on Stenner lane, Rugby Club, allotments and Fletcher Moss Park.Designated warning area · EA ref 013FWFGM34
- The Middle River Mersey catchment includes Micker, Cringle, Sinderland and Poynton Brooks and their tributaries. Other locations which may be affected are Stretford, Gatley, Cheadle Hulme and CheadleDesignated alert area · EA ref 013WAFMM
- Areas in the locality of Mauldeth Road, includes properties from Mornington Crescent to Edgeworth Drive and also properties in the vicinity of Cringle Fields Park.Designated warning area · EA ref 013FWFGM13
- The River Bollin catchment includes the Rivers Bollin, Dean and Pedley, Birkin and Mobberley Brooks and their tributaries. Areas around Knutsford, Wilmslow, Hale, Macclesfield and Bollington may be affectedDesignated alert area · EA ref 013WAFBO
- Green Lane to Woodlands Rd and Canal Rd. Including areas around King George Fifth Pool, Woodlands Parkway, Deansgate Ln, Brentwood Ave, Newton Rd this includes Brentwood School. Also includes some properties from Manchester Rd to Chester Ave.Designated warning area · EA ref 013FWFGM20
- Areas at risk include properties on Bongs Road and Dooley Lane at Marple, and Vale Road and Chadkirk Business Park at RomileyDesignated warning area · EA ref 013FWFGM58
- Land at Sale and Chorlton Golf Clubs, Chorlton water park, and Fairways farm. Properties also at risk on Hancock Street, Highfield Close, Barton Road, Poplar Road and in the area around Edge LaneDesignated warning area · EA ref 013FWFGM37
- Locations in Whalley Range and Chorlton around Demesne Rd and between Princess Rd and Hart Rd, also from Alexandra Rd South to Whalley Range School and from Elmore Rd to Mauldeth Rd and including Hough End Park and Police CollegeDesignated warning area · EA ref 013FWFGM16
- Properties from Holiday Lane Offerton including locations around Bean Leach Road and Shearwater Road, to Ashton Place Hazel Grove including locations around Hazelwood Road and Torkington ParkDesignated warning area · EA ref 013FWFGM74
- Areas at risk include office buildings on Stockport Road and Carrs Road, and properties on parts of Cranleigh Drive, Palmer and Dryden Avenue and Tennyson Road, Chorlton Drive, Jackson Street and Stockport RoadDesignated warning area · EA ref 013FWFGM53
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.