River Levels

📢 Prefer not to see adverts? Become a supporter and we'll turn them off

River Levels

Whitewell Brook at Whitewell Bottom and Scout

Message issued at 8:07am, Sunday 9th February 2020

This is an archived message. The status has changed more recently.

Go to current status

Flooding expected. Take action now.

Flood Warning

River levels have risen rapidly as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding is imminent. We believe there is a possibility of flooding for properties along Burnley Road between Riverside Park and Ashworth Road. We expect river levels to remain high throughout Sunday 9th February 2020. 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 in 8 hours, or as the situation changes.

Information supplied by the Environment Agency

This information last updated 8:07am, Sunday 9th February 2020.

This page is a dedicated URL for a specific message issued at a particular time. You should not bookmark this page, as the current situation may have changed since this message was issued.

Go to current status

Most recent flood warnings and alerts for Whitewell Brook at Whitewell Bottom and Scout

Flood Warning Area Details

Areas at risk include properties along Burnley road between Riverside Park and Ashworth road. Also at risk are properties on Riverside Mews, Some property on Brock Clough Road and Shaw Clough Street.

Region: Manchester, Mersey and Cheshire

Country: England

Counties covered: Lancashire

Watercourses covered: Whitewell 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 Whitewell Brook at Whitewell Bottom and Scout.

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

Whitewell Brook at Piercy and Newchurch from Ashworth Road to Wood Lea Road
Properties adjacent to Brook including Globe, Dale, Gaghills, Mill End and Albion Mills. Waterfoot Business Centre. Properties on Burnley Road East, Rose, Booth and Clarke Holme Streets, the Close and Thornfield Avenue including the bakery

No current or recent warnings.

River Irwell at Waterfoot
Areas at risk include properties adjacent to the A681 Bacup Road between Holt Mill Road and Spring Gardens Street. Also at risk, Victoria Parade, and parts of Schofield Street and Holt Mill Works

No current or recent warnings.

River Irwell at Rawtenstall
Properties on and adjacent to Burnley Road; south of Constable Lee Bridge. Bocholt Way and Bacup Road from Bury Road to Lench Road. Properties near Hareholme mill, Victoria Works and Holme Lane including parts of New Hall Hey Road

No current or recent warnings.

River Irwell at Stubbylee Bridge, Farholme area and Stacksteads, Brandwood Park areas
Areas at risk include properties at Stubbylee Bridge including Stuart, Herbert and Branch Streets, the Ambulance station on Commercial Street, Brandwood Park and Waterbarn Lane areas of Stacksteads, and part of Glen Crescent and Toll Bar Business Par

No current or recent warnings.

River Irwell at Stubbylee Bridge and Stacksteads, riverside properties
Areas at risk include land and properties along the river in Stubbylee Bridge and Stacksteads, including Futures, Acres and Stubbylee Parks and parts of Newchurch Road, Farholme Lane and Brandwood.

No current or recent warnings.

RiverLevels.uk is an independent website. It is not associated with the Environment Agency or any other supplier of river level information. All data used on this site is supplied under licence. For queries about the data, please contact the underlying supplier.

RiverLevels.uk is a Good Stuff website.