Ivy Street, Ashton-In-Makerfield water level

Name: Ivy Street, Ashton-In-Makerfield water level (Environment Agency)
Creator: Environment Agency
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

River gauge, Millingford Brook, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.27m Up 0.04 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 21 Oct 2026, 08:45 BST (29 min ago)

History

7 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Millingford Brook at Ivy Street, Ashton-In-Makerfield is at 0.27 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 0.25 m to 1.76 m.

It has risen 0.04 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.21 m and 0.29 m.

Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.

Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge. How to read levels

Key numbers

Normal range: 0.25 m – 1.76 m
Highest on record: 2.01 mDecember 26, 2015
Lowest on record: 0.12 mJuly 12, 2015

Fishing and paddling

Paddlers and anglers can expect the river much as they know it, though a heavy shower upstream can change that within hours.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 11 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

21 Wed 11° 8° 6.0 mm, 100% Wind 34 km/h

22 Thu 11° 7° 11 mm, 98% Wind 18 km/h

23 Fri 12° 7° 24 mm, 98% Wind 40 km/h

24 Sat 12° 8° 16 mm, 93% Wind 36 km/h

25 Sun 11° 9° 4.7 mm, 90% Wind 47 km/h

26 Mon 14° 6° 2.5 mm, 82% Wind 21 km/h

27 Tue 15° 9° 5.6 mm, 78% Wind 26 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:49 AM Sunset 06:03 PM Daylight 10 hr, 14 min Waxing gibbous 75%

Map

Other gauges on Millingford Brook

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Lincoln DriveRiver gauge, Millingford Brook	0.30 m	No reference yet	−0.03 m	0.9 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
First AvenueRiver gauge, Borsdane Brook	0.21 m	Normal	+0.06 m	6.5 km
WiganRiver gauge, River Douglas	0.17 m	Normal	+0.03 m	6.9 km
Causey BridgeRiver gauge, Sankey Brook	0.36 m	Normal	+0.11 m	7.0 km
Sportsman Street, LeighRiver gauge, Westleigh Brook	0.19 m	Normal	+0.02 m	7.1 km
Ellamsbridge Road, St HelensRiver gauge, Sutton Mill Brook	0.15 m	Normal	+0.07 m	7.2 km
Lilford Park, LeighRiver gauge, Atherton Lake Brook	0.23 m	Normal	+0.08 m	8.8 km
Higham AvenueRiver gauge, Sankey Brook	0.55 m	High	+0.20 m	9.2 km
Red RockRiver gauge, River Douglas	0.17 m	Normal	+0.03 m	11 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for Millingford Brook at Ivy Street, Ashton-In-Makerfield?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.25 m to 1.76 m for this gauge.

Is the river level the same as the depth of the water?

No. The reading is measured from a fixed zero mark at the gauge, so 0.27 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Ivy Street, Ashton-In-Makerfield today?

On 21 Oct 2026, 08:45 BST, the water level was 0.27 m. Up 0.04 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Ivy Street, Ashton-In-Makerfield rising or falling?

Up 0.04 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.02 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Ivy Street, Ashton-In-Makerfield normal?

Within the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Ivy Street, Ashton-In-Makerfield?

The highest level on record is 2.01 m on December 26, 2015. The lowest is 0.12 m on July 12, 2015.

How often is this data updated?

The Environment Agency publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment Agency
Station code: ea:694020 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.48791, -2.63717 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: station datum
Update interval: every 15 minutes
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Environment Agency data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	0.27 m	2026-10-21 07:45	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Ivy Street, Ashton-In-Makerfield (ea:694020). Accessed October 21, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/greater-manchester/ivy-street-ashton-in-makerfield

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.

Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer