Text and photographs copyright of Jim Shead.

River Don

Description: Runs from Bramwith Aqueduct to Goole where it joins the River Ouse. Very fast tidal flows and the river can be dangerous for pleasure craft.

History: Much of the navigation is the "Dutch River" constructed by Vermuyden of the Netherlands. The river at Fishlake was diverted in 1943.
For more details see the History page.

Subordinate Waterways:

• River Don (Upper Section)

Navigation Authority: Region: North East Region, Area: Ridings Area, Olympia House, Gelderd Lane, Gelderd Road, Leeds LS12 6DD: Telephone 0113 244 0191 : Fax 0113 231 2116 :

Related Books

• The Canals of Yorkshire and North East England (2) by Charles Hadfield, Edition: volume 2, ISBN: 0 7153 5975 4, 252 pages, Published by David & Charles, in 1973, Order now from .
• The Canals of Yorkshire and North East England (1) by Charles Hadfield, Edition: Volume 1, ISBN: 0 7153 5719 0, 254 pages, Published by David & Charles, in 1972, Order now from .
• Early History of Don Navigation by T S Willan, Published by Manchester University Press, in 1962,
• The River Don by Mike Taylor, ISBN: 1 900138 00 X, 32 pages, Published by Pictures of a Bygone Age, in 1996, Softback A5 book containing about 60 postcards from the first part of the 20th century.. Order now from .

River Don: Table of distances			Miles	Locks	Navigable (N)	Grid ref	OS Map No
Bramwith Aqueduct			0	0	D	SE614113	111
Fishlake Junction	Junction with River Don (Upper Section) Junction with River Don		3	0	D	SE651127	111
New Bridge	Start of Dutch River		6.8	0	D	SE668203	106
Rawcliffe Bridge			8.9	0	D	SE701210	112
Goole	Junction with River Ouse (Yorkshire) Junction with River Ouse		12.3	0	D	SE749228	106

NOTE: N and U in the Navigable column above indicates that the node is navigable or unnavigable. If a D appears here it means that navigation is difficult or restricted to smaller craft.

 

Text and photographs copyright of Jim Shead.