Environment Agency monitoring station
Kirkby
River Alt · Aintree · Lower Mersey catchment
EA station reference
694744
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 Alt
- Catchment
- Lower Mersey
- Nearest named place
- Aintree
- EA opening date
- 1 October 1976
- Coordinates
- 53.47815, -2.91817
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 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 Marine Point Leisure and Retail Park and properties on King's Parade and Marine Promenade.Designated warning area · EA ref 013FWTTME12
- Properties on Sefton Lane near to Dovers Bridge including the Waste Transfer Station, Garden Centre and adjacent propertiesDesignated warning area · EA ref 012FWFM21A
- Properties on Fouracres and The Crescent which are at risk from surface water floodingDesignated warning area · EA ref 012FWFM20
- Seafront at Coastguards Station at Blundellesands and The BathsDesignated warning area · EA ref 012FWCTL18A
- 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
- Properties on Hall Lane, Damfield Lane, Fouracres, Old Racecourse Road, Sefton Lane and Sefton DriveDesignated warning area · EA ref 012FWFM21B
- Tue Brook at Clubmoor, areas around Lindsay Road, Abingdon Road, Daneville Road and Frampton RoadDesignated warning area · EA ref 012FWFM22
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.