The River Don (also called Dun in some stretches) is a river in South Yorkshire, England. It rises in the Pennines and flows for 112 km (70 miles) eastwards, through the Don Valley, via Penistone, Sheffield, Rotherham, Mexborough, Conisbrough, Doncaster and Stainforth. This bridge across the Danube River links Hungary with Slovakia. ... South Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber Government Office Region of England, in the United Kingdom. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the Queen England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 967 AD  Area  -  Total 130,395 km²  50,346 sq mi  Population  -  2007 estimate 50... Typical Pennine scenery. ... Penistone is a small market town in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley, in South Yorkshire, England, with a population of 8,727 inhabitants (according to 2001 Census). ... This article is about the city in England. ... Rotherham is a town in South Yorkshire, England, built upon the River Don near the confluence of the Don and the Rother. ... Mexborough is a town on the north bank of the River Don west of its confluence with the River Dearne, in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. ... Conisbrough (frequently misspelled Conisborough) is a small town located roughly midway between Doncaster and Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England. ... Doncaster is a town in the English county of South Yorkshire, and the principal settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in South Yorkshire. ... Map sources for Stainforth, South Yorkshire at grid reference SE6411 Stainforth is a small town located roughly north-east of Doncaster, close in locality to Hatfield, South Yorkshire and Thorne. ...

It originally joined the Trent, but (re-engineered by Vermuyden as the Dutch River), now joins the River Ouse at Goole in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Don Valley is the local UK parliamentary constituency near the Doncaster stretch of the river. The River Ouse in York The River Ouse (pronounced ooze) in North Yorkshire, England flows through York and Selby. ... The Goole skyline showing the docks and the salt and pepper pots - the twin water towers Goole is a town and port located on the River Ouse in the East Riding of Yorkshire, in northeast England. ... The East Riding of Yorkshire is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. ... Don Valley is a parliamentary constituency, created in 1915, it was long a coal mining stronghold. ...

The Don's major tributaries are the Loxley, the Rivelin, the Sheaf, the Rother and the Dearne. The River Loxley is a river in South Yorkshire, England. ... The River Rivelin is a river in South Yorkshire, England. ... The River Sheaf is a river in South Yorkshire, England. ... The River Rother is a river in the northern midlands of England, after which the town of Rotherham and the Rother Valley parliamentary constituency are named. ... The River Dearne is a river in South Yorkshire, England. ...

Along the Sheffield–Rotherham stretch of the river are five weirs that punctuate a local walking and cycling route: the Five Weirs Walk. A further walk, the Upper Don Walk is being developed that will make it possible to walk or cycle from Sheffield city centre up to Oughtibridge The bridge and weir mechanism at Sturminster Newton on the River Stour, Dorset. ... The 8 km long Five Weirs Walk runs alongside the River Don in Sheffield, England. ... Stocksbridge and Upper Don ward—which includes the districts of Deepcar, Oughtibridge, Stocksbridge, and Wharncliffe Side, and also the villages of Bolsterstone, Ewden, and Midhopestones—is one of the 28 electoral wards in City of Sheffield, England. ...

The industrial nature of the region has led to a severe pollution problem for the river, although this has abated somewhat over recent years, with salmon reported in the river near Doncaster. It has been suggested that Pollutant be merged into this article or section. ... Illustration of a male Coho Salmon The Chinook or King Salmon is the largest salmon in North America and can grow to 1. ...

Fig trees grow on a stretch of the river bank in Sheffield; the seeds having germinated successfully thanks to the increased warmth of the water near factory outfalls. Species About 800, including: Ficus altissima Ficus americana Ficus aurea Ficus benghalensis- Indian Banyan Ficus benjamina- Weeping Fig Ficus broadwayi Ficus carica- Common Fig Ficus citrifolia Ficus coronata Ficus drupacea Ficus elastica Ficus godeffroyi Ficus grenadensis Ficus hartii Ficus lyrata Ficus macbrideii Ficus macrophylla- Moreton Bay Fig Ficus microcarpa- Chinese...

The Don derives its name from Dôn (or Danu), a Celtic mother goddess. Dôn was a Welsh mother goddess, equivalent of the Irish Danu. ... In Irish mythology, Danu or Dana was the mother goddess of the Tuatha Dé Danann (peoples of the goddess Danu), although little is recorded about her as a character. ... Template:Buttface mythology Celtic mythology is the mythology of Celtic polytheism annas hippo butt, apparently the religion of the Iron Age Celts. ...

Navigation

Navigation to Sheffield was made possible by using canal cuttings to avoid circuitous and unnavigable sections of the Don. The cuts and navigable river sections (with two canals connecting the Don to the Aire and Calder Navigation and the River Trent respectively) constitute the Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation. The Canal du Midi, Toulouse, France Canals are man-made channels for water. ... The Aire and Calder Navigation is a river and canal system of the River Aire and the River Calder in the county of West Yorkshire, England. ... For other uses see Trent River. ... The Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation is a system of navigable inland waterways (canals and canalised rivers) in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, England. ...

History

The lower Don originally meandered in a north-easterly direction across the marshland of Hatfield Chase to enter the Trent near just above the its junction with the Ouse. It formed the boundary between Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.

In the marshland drainage project of 1627, the civil engineer Cornelius Vermuyden from The Netherlands diverted the Don northwards and then eastwards to enter the Ouse at the site of Goole, 15km upstream of the Trent. The "Dutch River" so formed had the advantage of being navigable by small coal barges which transferred their cargo to sea-going vessels at the Ouse. Sir Cornelius Vermuyden (born Tholen, Netherlands, 1595; died London, c. ... Motto: Je Maintiendrai (Dutch: Ik zal handhaven, English: I Shall Uphold) Anthem: Wilhelmus van Nassouwe Capital Amsterdam1 Largest city Amsterdam Official language(s) Dutch2 Government Parliamentary democracy Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Beatrix  - Prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende Independence Eighty Years War   - Declared July 26, 1581   - Recognised January 30, 1648 (by Spain...

The construction of the railway from Doncaster to Goole in 1870 greatly reduced this traffic and when the cut-off New Junction Canal from Stainforth to the Aire and Calder Navigation (Knottingley and Goole Canal) west of Goole was completed in 1897, the Dutch River reverted almost entirely to its original drainage function.

The Stainforth and Keadby Canal allows navigation from the Don at Stainforth to the Trent at Keadby.

See also

• Rivers of the United Kingdom