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River Roch in Rochdale

Message issued at 2:26pm, Thursday 7th November 2019

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Flooding expected. Take action now.

Flood Warning

River levels are rising at the Albert Royds Bridge river gauge as a result of persistent rainfall. Consequently, flooding of low lying land, roads and farmland is expected between this afternoon 07/11/2019. We believe there is also a possibility of flooding for the area from Roch Valley Way to Yorkshire Street and Albert Royds Street. Further rainfall is forecast throughout the rest of today and into the early hours of 08/11/2019. We expect river levels to peak around 11:00pm 07/11/2019. Our incident response staff are closely monitoring weather forecasts and river levels and will issue further flood warnings if necessary. Please be aware of your surroundings and keep up to date with the current situation. This message will be updated as the situation changes.

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This information last updated 2:26pm, Thursday 7th November 2019.

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Most recent flood warnings and alerts for River Roch in Rochdale

Flood Warning Area Details

The area from Roch Valley Way to Yorkshire Street and Albert Royds Street. Including the Sewage works, Corporation Rd, Norman Rd, Bridgefield Street, The Esplanade, South Parade, the Bus Station, Entwisle Rd and Belfield Rd.

Region: Manchester, Mersey and Cheshire

Country: England

Counties covered: Rochdale

Watercourses covered: River Roch

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 Roch in Rochdale.

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).

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No current or recent warnings.

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