Environment Agency monitoring station
Rivington Road
Windle Brook · St Helens · Lower Mersey catchment
EA station reference
694121
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
- Windle Brook
- Catchment
- Lower Mersey
- Nearest named place
- St Helens
- EA opening date
- 31 August 2001
- Coordinates
- 53.45793, -2.75422
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 Sankey catchment includes Black, Barkers, Windle and Whittle Brooks and their tributaries. Other locations which may be affected are around Rainford, Billinge, Prescot, Newton-le-Willows, Haydock, Ashton-in-Makerfield and GolbourneDesignated alert area · EA ref 013WAFSA
- Areas at risk include land and properties at Pasture Lane Business Centre, Pasture lane Bridge (lesser), and Villbrook Business centreDesignated warning area · EA ref 013FWFM5
- Areas at risk include land adjacent to the brooks from Court Hey to the sports ground, including property on Courthey and Buttermere Road, Glynne Grove, Gladstone, Edenhurst Avenue, St Paschal Church and Sandbrook RoadDesignated warning area · EA ref 013FWFM10
- Areas at risk include land and property at Berrington Road Cottage, between Grey House Farm and the river, Windle Park Wood, and some properties on Woodside and Birch Tree AvenuesDesignated warning area · EA ref 013FWFM3
- Properties around Wigan Road and Princess Road between the Library and Mill Street. Also properties on Old Road, King George Close, Gerrard Street, Monmouth Crescent, on and adjacent to Lincoln Drive and near Jack Brook on Bowland Avenue and Jubilee ParkDesignated warning area · EA ref 013FWFGM84
- Areas at risk include land and property on landsdowne Court, parts of Waterdale Crescent, Boscow Crescent, Dawsone Avenue, and Gerrards Lane. Also at risk, land alongside Sutton Mill Brook from Waterdale Crescent to Damhouse Bridge, Sutton Mill DamDesignated warning area · EA ref 013FWFM6
- Land and property adjacent to Windle Brook between the allotments and Dilloway Street. This includes Percival way, Ruskin Drive, Coleridge Way, Rivington Road and some properties on Kiln LaneDesignated warning area · EA ref 013FWFM1
- Areas at risk include land, and some property along Winster DriveDesignated warning area · EA ref 013FWFM11
- Areas at risk include properties on Whiston Lane, Pluckington Road, Brook House and Wood LaneDesignated warning area · EA ref 013FWFM9
- Areas at risk include land and properties at Siding lane, Lords Fold and Lower Shades. Also at risk, are some properties on Beech GardensDesignated warning area · EA ref 013FWFM4
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.