River Don: water levels along the river

13 gauges report along the River Don. 11 of them read below normal for the date, and none is running high.

The gauges are in South Yorkshire. Reading the gauges in order shows how a rise or a dry spell travels downstream, usually over a day or more on a big river. Autumn is often a low point for rivers after the summer, until steady rain returns.

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13 gauges

River Don: water levels along the river
Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Updated
FishlakeRiver gauge, River Don	1.13 m	Very low	−0.61 m	2 hours ago
Kirk BramwithRiver gauge, River Don	1.45 m	Low	−0.45 m	2 hours ago
DoncasterRiver gauge, River Don	0.23 m	Low	−0.12 m	1 hour ago
PenistoneRiver gauge, River Don	0.32 m	Low	±0	1 hour ago
Oxspring Bower HillRiver gauge, River Don	0.02 m	Normal	±0	1 hour ago
SprotbroughRiver gauge, River Don	0.46 m	Normal	−0.08 m	2 hours ago
Mexborough LockRiver gauge, River Don	0.55 m	Very low	−0.10 m	1 hour ago
Kilnhurst LowerRiver gauge, River Don	0.45 m	Very low	−0.11 m	1 hour ago
Wharncliffe SideRiver gauge, River Don	0.84 m	Low	±0	1 hour ago
Rotherham Forge IslandRiver gauge, River Don	0.20 m	Very low	−0.04 m	1 hour ago
RotherhamRiver gauge, River Don	0.01 m	Low	−0.04 m	1 hour ago
HadfieldsRiver gauge, River Don	0.33 m	Very low	−0.01 m	1 hour ago
Sheffield Lady's BridgeRiver gauge, River Don	0.39 m	Very low	−0.01 m	1 hour ago

Gauges are listed from upstream to downstream where the agency publishes river kilometres.

About the River Don

The River Don is a river in north-east Scotland. At 135 kilometres (84 mi) in length, it drains a catchment of 1,312 square kilometres (507 sq mi). It rises in the Grampians and flows eastwards, through Aberdeenshire, to the North Sea at Aberdeen. The Don passes through Alford, Kemnay, Inverurie, Kintore, and Dyce. Its main tributary, the River Ury, joins at Inverurie.