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Doncaster Lock
A navigation closure on the Sheffield & South Yorkshire Nav, 16 December 2025 to 5 January 2026 — 20 days.
Source: this notice on canalrivertrust.org.uk
- Waterway
- Sheffield & South Yorkshire Nav
- Region
- Yorkshire and North East
- Started
- 16 December 2025
- Status
- Reopened 5 January 2026
- Days shut
- 20
- CRT reason
- High Water Levels
- Cause
- Weather
- Asset
- Canal or river
Cause and asset are read from the notice prose, not CRT fields; the reason above is CRT's own.
What CRT said it was for
lock now open
Where
- Sheffield & South Yorkshire Nav: Doncaster Lock to Doncaster Lock
Updates · 2
18 days with no update after the last one.
18 December 2025 · 2 days since the previous
Due to rising water levels Doncaster Lock is temporarily closed. Water levels will continue to reviewed over the coming days and this notice will be updated accordingly
16 December 2025 · 0 days since the previous
Due to rising water levels caused by recent rainfall, Doncaster Lock is temporarily closed. We expect conditions to stabilise in the next few days. Water levels will be reviewed in the week and this notice will be updated accordingly.
Cite this: Canal closures, “Doncaster Lock”, https://crt-stoppages.pages.dev/notice/019b2688-4629-70a2-9dcf-55789819cb09.
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