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Don doors and Doncaster Lock - NOW OPEN

A navigation closure on the New Junction Canal, Sheffield & South Yorkshire Nav, 22 January 2026 to 26 January 2026 — 4 days.

Source: this notice on canalrivertrust.org.uk

Waterway
New Junction Canal, Sheffield & South Yorkshire Nav
Region
Yorkshire and North East
Started
22 January 2026
Status
Reopened 26 January 2026
Days shut
4
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

now reopened

Where

Updates · 3

0 days with no update after the last one.

26 January 2026 · 3 days since the previous

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.

23 January 2026 · 1 days since the previous

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.

22 January 2026 · 0 days since the previous

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.

Cite this: Canal closures, “Don doors and Doncaster Lock - NOW OPEN”, https://crt-stoppages.pages.dev/notice/019be66a-7f66-76ce-858e-20b2fa05e883.

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