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River Irwell level at Irwell Vale

Latest at 2:45am on 23 December

Height
0.45m
Trend
Steady
State
Normal

Normal range 0.24m to 1.60m

Height in metres over the last 5 days and up to 36 hour forecast

Information:

This station includes an automated model. The highest level in the model is 0.55m on 24 December at 6:15am. Read more about how we forecast river levels.

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How levels here could affect nearby areas

3.43m
Water reaches the highest level recorded at this measuring station (26 December 2015)
2.20m
Property flooding is possible above this level
1.60m
Top of normal range. Low-lying land flooding possible above this level. One or more flood alerts may be issued.
0.45m
Latest level

Flooding might not happen again at the same historical levels. This may be because flood management schemes are now in place.

How we measure river, sea and groundwater levels