River Levels

River Mersey at Westy

 

Current River Level: 3.897m, falling

Within the usual range for this location

Current level recorded at 4:00pm, Tuesday 20th August BST
(3:00pm, Tuesday 20th August GMT)

Change from previous measurement: -0.110m
(recorded at 5:30am, Tuesday 20th August BST)

The normal level of the River Mersey at Westy in average weather conditions is between 1.99m and 4.25m. It has been between these levels for at least 150 days in the past year.

The usual range of the River Mersey at Westy in more extreme weather conditions is between 3.55m and 4.14m. It has been between these levels for 90% of the time since monitoring began.

The most recent high is 5.51m, reached on Thursday 5th December 2013 at 2:15pm.

The highest level ever recorded at the River Mersey at Westy is 5.54m, reached on Tuesday 27th February 1990 at 4:45am.

  • Monitoring Station: Westy
  • Environment Agency Location ID: 693976
  • Environment Agency Gauge ID: 693976-level-stage-i-15_min-m
  • Watercourse: Mersey
  • Operational Area: Glaze
  • Catchment Area: Lower Mersey
  • UK Hydrometric Area: Mersey and Irwell
  • Environment Agency Region: North West
  • Nearest Town/Village: Westy
  • Local Authority: Warrington
  • Ceremonial County: Cheshire

Nearby Monitoring Locations

Other monitoring locations on the River Mersey
River Mersey Map
Monitoring locations on nearby rivers
Taming the Flood by Jeremy Purseglove

Nearby Flood Warning Locations

Lower River Mersey including Warrington, Runcorn and Lymm areas
The Lower River Mersey catchment includes the Fishington, Bradley, Sow, Keckwick and Lumb Brooks and their tributaries

No current or recent warnings.

River Mersey from Runcorn to Woolston
Areas at risk include parts of Manor Park and Sandymoor Runcorn. Also parts of Howley, Wilderspool, Latchford, Westy, Paddington and Woolston.

No current or recent warnings.

Mersey Estuary at Westy, Warrington
Areas including Newman High School, Brook Ave, Davenport Ave, Waring Ave, Bryant Ave, Bowman Ave and Mort Ave are at risk of flooding from the Estuary due to high tides

No current or recent warnings.

Mersey Estuary at Warrington
Areas at risk include Fiddlers Ferry, Eastford Road, Arpley Bridge, Knutsford Road, Howley, Kingsway North and Westy.

No current or recent warnings.

Mersey Estuary at Kingsway North, Warrington
The Kingsway North area of Warrington is at risk of flooding from the Estuary due to high tides. Areas at risk include; Bennett Ave, Princess Ave, Bibby Ave; Peacock Ave; Kingsway North; the units behind Farrell St; the ambulance station and allotmen

No current or recent warnings.

Mersey Estuary at Victoria Park, Knutsford Road, Warrington
Victoria Park including the car park, bowling greens, running track, allotments, playground, skatepark and sports pitches.

No current or recent warnings.

Mersey Estuary at Howley, Warrington
The Howley area of Warrington is at risk of flooding from the Estuary due to high tides. Areas at risk include the Riverside Retail Park; Wharf St; Wharf St industrial estate; Riverside Cl, Parr St; Cleeves Cl; Harbord St; Fairclough Ave & Sutton St

No current or recent warnings.

River Glaze catchment including Leigh and East Wigan
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

No current or recent warnings.

Mersey Estuary at Knutsford Road, Warrington
The Knutsford Road area of Warrington is at risk of flooding from the Estuary due to high tides. Properties at risk extend from Knutsford Rd to the railway embankment behind St Mary's Street.

No current or recent warnings.

Sankey Brook around areas of Gemini, Dallam, Bewsey, Longford, Orford, Great Sankey and Penketh
Areas at risk include properties on Alder and Hall Lane. Also Winwick Quay, Longford, Hawleys Business Park, Orford, Callands, Bewsey. Also parts of Penketh and Sankey Bridges South of the A562 and A57 and Gatewarth Industrial Estate

No current or recent warnings.

River Sankey catchment with St Helens and Warrington
The Sankey catchment includes Black, Barkers, Windle and Whittle Brooks and their tributaries. Other locations which may be affected are around Rainford, Billinge, Prescot, Newton-le-Willows, Haydock, Ashton-in-Makerfield and Golbourne

No current or recent warnings.

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