Environment Agency monitoring station
Dryden Street
Shaw Brook Tributary · Padiham · Ribble Douglas and Crossens catchment
EA station reference
712221
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
- Shaw Brook Tributary
- Catchment
- Ribble Douglas and Crossens
- Nearest named place
- Padiham
- EA opening date
- 1 January 2007
- Coordinates
- 53.79428, -2.30637
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.
- Properties on Church Street, Keirby Walk, Bank Parade, Hall Street and Bridge StreetDesignated warning area · EA ref 012FWFL49B
- Rivers Calder, Brun, Don and Pendlewater, from Laneshaw Bridge to the river Ribble including Trawden, Burnley, Nelson, Colne, Accrington and WhalleyDesignated alert area · EA ref 012WAFEL
- Areas close to the River Calder on and adjacent to Centenary Way, Parker Lane, Hammerton Street, St. James Street, the Shopping Centre, Curzon Street, Brown Street, Calder Vale Road and Holme RoadDesignated warning area · EA ref 012FWFL30B
- Area closest to the River Calder at Fulledge including Unity College, Towneley Holmes Road, Holmes Street, Richard Street, Plumbe Street and Lutner StreetDesignated warning area · EA ref 012FWFL29A
- King Street south of Accrington Road, Princess St, Queen St, and in the vicinity of the Abbey, Judge Walmsley Mill, and Hackings Caravan ParkDesignated warning area · EA ref 012FWFL21B
- Recreational areas and property in Lomeshaye including the football ground, Kirby Road, Churchill Way, Lindred Road and Lomeshaye MarshDesignated warning area · EA ref 012FWFL28B
- Areas at risk are properties along Burnley Road between Adelaide Street and Forest Bank Road. This includes Britannia Mill, Quakers Friend Meeting House and Mansion House Buildings, parts of Water Street and the Library on Adelaide Street.Designated warning area · EA ref 013FWFL62
- In the vicinity of Wyre Street, Burnley Road, Park Road, Station Road, Waterside Mews, and St James PlaceDesignated warning area · EA ref 012FWFL34B
- Properties in the vicinity of Printers Fold on Burns Street, Dryden Street, Shakespeare Street and Thompson Street up to Greenbridge MillDesignated warning area · EA ref 012FWFL33C
- Areas at risk include properties on Riverbank Mews and along Love Clough FoldDesignated warning area · EA ref 013FWFL60
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.