Environment Agency monitoring station
Ribchester School
River Ribble · Ribchester · Ribble Douglas and Crossens catchment
EA station reference
713040
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
- Ribchester
- EA opening date
- 1 January 2001
- Coordinates
- 53.81118, -2.53103
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.
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Properties adjacent to the River Darwen, including Ewood Park, Stancliffe Street, Griffin Mill and River MillDesignated warning area · EA ref 012FWFL10A
- Properties in Riverside, Greenside, those at Little Town near Ribblesdale House Farm, Osbaldeston Hall, Boat house, Lower Barn Farm, Waterside Farm, Stydd Lodge Farm, and properties on Salesbury Hall Road near Ribchester BridgeDesignated warning area · EA ref 012FWFL5B
- Brockholes Nature Reserve and properties in Samlesbury next to the River Ribble off Preston New Road and Potter LaneDesignated warning area · EA ref 012FWFL43B
- River Blakewater at Blackburn Wranglings, including Railway Road, Darwen Street, Canterbury Street, Harrison Street and Whalley BanksDesignated warning area · EA ref 012FWFL13B
- King Street north of Accrington RoadDesignated warning area · EA ref 012FWFL21C
- Properties in the Lower Darwen Bridge, Bolton Road, Waterfall, Griffin and Witton areasDesignated warning area · EA ref 012FWFL10B
- Hole House Farm and properties on Calder ValeDesignated warning area · EA ref 012FWFL21A
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.