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Don doors and Doncaster Lock - NOW OPEN

Type: Navigation Closure

Waterway(s): New Junction Canal, Sheffield & South Yorkshire Nav

From: 22 January 2026, 3:54pm

To: 26 January 2026, noon inclusive

Region: Yorkshire and North East

Reason: High Water Levels

Subject to review on: 26 January 2026

Locations

Closest waterwaySheffield & South Yorkshire Nav
Starts atDoncaster Lock
Ends atDoncaster Lock
Closest waterwayNew Junction Canal
Starts atDon Aqueduct
Ends atRiver Don D/S Flood Doors

Descriptions

Update 26 January 2026, 11:59am

Water levels have now dropped sufficiently to allow Doncaster Lock on the Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation and the Don Doors on the New Junction Canal to reopen.

Update 23 January 2026, 3:06pm

Due to high water levels, Doncaster Lock on the Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation and the Don Doors on the New Junction Canal are still currently closed. Water levels will be monitored over the weekend, and this notice will be updated once conditions allow the Don Doors and Doncaster Lock to reopen.

Original 22 January 2026, 3:59pm

Due to rising water levels, Doncaster Lock on the Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation and Don Doors on the New junction Canal are closed. We will review the water levels in the morning and update the notice when the Don Doors and Doncaster Lock can be reopened.

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