Environment Agency monitoring station
Ellamsbridge Road, St Helens
Sutton Mill Brook · St Helens · Lower Mersey catchment
EA station reference
694122
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
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About this station
- Monitors
- Sutton Mill Brook
- Catchment
- Lower Mersey
- Nearest named place
- St Helens
- EA opening date
- 29 October 2013
- Coordinates
- 53.43745, -2.70566
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 Alder and Hall Lane. Also Winwick Quay, Longford, Hawleys Business Park, Orford, Callands, Bewsey. Also parts of Penketh and Sankey Bridges South of the A562 and A57 and Gatewarth Industrial EstateDesignated warning area · EA ref 013FWFCH17
- 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
- The Ditton catchment includes, Ditton, Logwood Mill, Fox's Bank, Dog Clog, Stewards, and Netherley Brooks and their tributaries. Also including the areas around Huyton, Widnes and PenkethDesignated alert area · EA ref 013WAFDI
- Areas at risk include Fiddlers Ferry, Eastford Road, Arpley Bridge, Knutsford Road, Howley, Kingsway North and WestyDesignated alert area · EA ref 013WATMEW
- 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 properties between Callands Rd and Sankey Brook. Other areas at risk include Marshall Avenue, Hawleys Lane, Southworth avenue, Charter avenue and Longshore Street from Hawleys Lane to the allotmentsDesignated warning area · EA ref 013FWFCH29
- The Howley area of Warrington is at risk of flooding from the Estuary due to high tides. Areas at risk include the Riverside Retail Park; Wharf St; Wharf St industrial estate; Riverside Cl, Parr St; Cleeves Cl; Harbord St; Fairclough Ave & Sutton StDesignated warning area · EA ref 013FWTTCH7
- Areas at risk include the Sankey Recreation ground, Samuel St, Booth St, Dale Close, Bond Close and parts of Hepherd St and Marina AvenueDesignated warning area · EA ref 013FWFCH31
- 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
- Areas at risk include properties on Hale Road, Oldgate, St Michael's Close, St Michael's industrial estate, and Ditton Road. Also at risk are properties on Fieldgate and MarshgateDesignated warning area · EA ref 013FWFCH43
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.