Environment Agency monitoring station
Ewood
River Darwen · Lower Darwen · Ribble Douglas and Crossens catchment
EA station reference
713120
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 Darwen
- Catchment
- Ribble Douglas and Crossens
- Nearest named place
- Lower Darwen
- EA opening date
- 1 January 1975
- Coordinates
- 53.73163, -2.49062
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
- Properties in the Livesey Fold area of Darwen leading off Duckworth Road between Bright Street and Vale StreetDesignated warning area · EA ref 012FWFL12B
- 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
- River Blakewater at Blackburn Wranglings, including Railway Road, Darwen Street, Canterbury Street, Harrison Street and Whalley BanksDesignated warning area · EA ref 012FWFL13B
- Properties in the Hardman Way, Church Street, Shorey Bank and Hollins areas of DarwenDesignated warning area · EA ref 012FWFL12C
- Properties in the Lower Darwen Bridge, Bolton Road, Waterfall, Griffin and Witton areasDesignated warning area · EA ref 012FWFL10B
- Properties in the Hollins Grove area of Darwen off the Blackburn Road between Bright Street and Clarence StreetDesignated warning area · EA ref 012FWFL12A
- Higher Croft, Harwood House, Yew Tree Cottage, Beech House, Thorncroft, properties near Ease Barn Farm on Gallows Lane, and 19 to 22 Blackburn RoadDesignated warning area · EA ref 012FWFL5A
- River Blakewater at Blackburn Wranglings, areas around George Street West, Whalley Banks, Pleasington Street and Garden StreetDesignated warning area · EA ref 012FWFL13A
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.