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River Glaze catchment including Leigh and East Wigan

Message issued at 2:35pm, Saturday 9th December 2023

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Flooding possible. Be prepared.

Flood alert

Rainfall is forecast across the Glaze catchment throughout Saturday and into Sunday 10/12/2023. The heaviest of the rain will occur early this evening from around 5pm until around midnight. Flooding of low lying land and roads is possible from around 9.30pm on 9/12/23.

Areas most at risk include low lying land and roads around Moss, Hey, Bedford and Borsdane Brooks and their tributaries.

Our duty officer are closely monitoring the situation and will update you when the forecast changes.

This message will be updated on 10/12/2023, or as the situation changes.

Information supplied by the Environment Agency

This information last updated 2:35pm, Saturday 9th December 2023.

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Most recent flood warnings and alerts for River Glaze catchment including Leigh and East Wigan

Flood Warning Area Details

The Glaze catchment includes Moss, Hey, Bedford and Borsdane Brooks and their tributaries. Other locations which may be affected are Leigh, Tyldsley, Hindley, Westhoughton, Atherton, Worsley, Walkdon and East Wigan

Region: Manchester, Mersey and Cheshire

Country: England

Counties covered: Bolton, Salford, Trafford, Warrington, Wigan

Watercourses covered: Glaze Brook

Area covered by this alert location

The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for River Glaze catchment including Leigh and East Wigan.

Note: the area shown on the map is the area covered by flood alerts and warnings. It is not a live map of current flooding. The area covered broadly equates to the area where the risk of flooding in any year is greater than 1% (the "hundred year" flood risk).

Other Nearby Flood Warning Locations

Penleach Brook at Higher Folds
Areas at risk include Wash Lane, Rosedale Drive, parts of Kenwood Avenue, The Recreation Ground, Balmoral Drive, Tower Grove, Stirling Close, Crown Grove and Royal Drive, Windsor Road and Regina Crescent

No current or recent warnings.

Lilford Park Brook at Lilford
Areas at risk include properties on and around The Avenue to Peregrine Drive and adjacent roads. This includes properties on and around Riversmeade, Elmridge, Platt Fold Road, Sevenoaks, Greenways, South Court, Linnet Drive, Redpol Avenue

No current or recent warnings.

Collier Brook at Leigh
Areas at risk include properties in Inglebrook Court and on Old Hall Mill Lane. Also at risk are properties on Windermere Rd, Grasmere St, Prescott St and surrounding Chadwick St. Properties around Reeves St, Platt St and between Leigh Rd and Charles

No current or recent warnings.

Astley Brook at Astley, properties near Astley Brook Bridge and two properties on Manchester Road
Areas at risk include some properties along the watercourse on Caldwell Close, Caldwell Avenue and Abotts Green. Also at risk are two properties on Manchester Road and Church Road

No current or recent warnings.

Westleigh Brook at Firs lane
Areas at risk include properties in and around the Kirbati Way, Clifton Street, Wigan Road and Twist Lane areas. Additional properties are around the Woodley Grove, Suffolk Grove, Stout Street and Common Lane areas

No current or recent warnings.

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