Environment Agency monitoring station
Atherton Shakerley Road
Shakerley Brook · Atherton · Lower Mersey catchment
EA station reference
693012
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
- Shakerley Brook
- Catchment
- Lower Mersey
- Nearest named place
- Atherton
- EA opening date
- 1 April 2022
- Coordinates
- 53.51603, -2.47373
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 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
- The Glaze catchment includes Moss, Hey, Bedford and Borsdane Brooks and their tributaries. Other locations which may be affected are Leigh, Tyldsley, Hindley, Westhoughton, Atherton, Worsley, Walkdon and East WiganDesignated alert area · EA ref 013WAFGL
- 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
- 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 DriveDesignated warning area · EA ref 013FWFGM83
- 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
- Properties adjacent to Worsley Brook at Alder Forest Avenue and the Cricket Grounds, Alder Street, Botany Road, Hastings Road, Grange Road, Worsley Road, Leconfield Road and lower parts of Walker, Walnut, Larch and Chestnut Roads.Designated warning area · EA ref 013FWFGM44
- 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 areasDesignated warning area · EA ref 013FWFGM81
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.