General   (General discussion, talk about anything.)

Busybee,
I would think that the water levels involved in the storage of water at the dam would be such that levels higher up the water course ie Brock Mill area would not be dangerous!
The dam is designed to cope and store with a controlled release.

" In the event of a major flood, water would be held behind the dam to reduce the chance of flood defences in Wigan being overtopped. The excess water would then be stored in the valley upstream from the dam. After a flood, the stored water would be slowly released back into the river until normal river levels are achieved."

That is the aim, and well done if it has worked!

It really looks that the authorities need to sort the situation out in Springfield,it is terrible what those poor people have to put up with