Environment Agency monitoring station
Walton-Le-Dale
River Ribble · Preston · Ribble Douglas and Crossens catchment
EA station reference
713030
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
- River Ribble
- Catchment
- Ribble Douglas and Crossens
- Nearest named place
- Preston
- EA opening date
- 13 September 2002
- Coordinates
- 53.75290, -2.68044
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.
- River Ribble from Samlesbury and the River Darwen from Darwen including Blackburn, Preston, Walton-Le-Dale, Pleasington and Higher WaltonDesignated alert area · EA ref 012WAFLR
- Rivers Yarrow and Lostock and other watercourses from Whittle-Le-Woods and Chorley to Croston including Leyland, Coppull, Eccleston, Lostock Hall and Bamber BridgeDesignated alert area · EA ref 012WAFLY
- Properties on the South bank of the Ribble between the Darwen Confluence and the Railway Bridge and on the North bank upstream of Walton BridgeDesignated warning area · EA ref 012FWFL6A
- Brockholes Nature Reserve and properties in Samlesbury next to the River Ribble off Preston New Road and Potter LaneDesignated warning area · EA ref 012FWFL43B
- Properties near to Fulwood Bridge, Talbot Street, Black Bull Lane and Savick CourtDesignated warning area · EA ref 012FWFL20A
- Properties in Penwortham on Leyland Road close to the River Ribble, including Penwortham Methodist ChurchDesignated warning area · EA ref 012FWCTL20A
- Area on the North Bank of the River Ribble between the Old Tram Bridge and the Railway Bridge comprising Avenham Park and Miller ParkDesignated warning area · EA ref 012FWFL6B
- Properties on Higher Walton Road backing onto the River Darwen, businesses and properties close to Cann Bridge in Darwen Street, and businesses based in Higher Walton MillsDesignated warning area · EA ref 012FWFL24A
- Properties near to Savick Brook in Fulwood and Cadley on Drakes Close, Woodplumpton Rd, Seymour Rd, Mill Lane, Mill Gate and those on Brook St North, Fowler St and Harland St near to the junction with Talbot StDesignated warning area · EA ref 012FWFL20B
- Brockholes Reserve, Lower Brockholes and Tickled Trout hotel and service stationDesignated warning area · EA ref 012FWFL43A
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.