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Pearl Brook level at Horwich Pearl Brook

Latest at 9:45pm on 23 November

Height: 0.64m
Trend: Falling
State: Normal

Normal range 0.25m to 0.70m

Height in metres over the last 5 days

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How levels here could affect nearby areas

1.47m: Water reaches the highest level recorded at this measuring station (26 December 2015)
1.30m: Flood warning issued: Pearl Brook at Horwich, area close to the river from Bridge Street and Old Station Park to the M61; Property flooding is possible above this level
0.70m: Top of normal range. Low-lying land flooding possible above this level
0.64m: Latest level

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

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