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Upper River Don catchment

River Don and its tributaries from Penistone to Kelham Island in Sheffield

Flood alert area River Don, River Loxley, River Rivelin Barnsley, Sheffield Yorkshire

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Nearby Monitoring Stations

Wharncliffe Side in this area
River Don • Sheffield • 3.1 km (upstream)
Steady · normal
0.84 m
29min ago
Loxley Rowell Bridge on the boundary
River Loxley • Loxley • 6.5 km (upstream)
Steady · normal
0.09 m
29min ago
Oxspring Bower Hill on the boundary
River Don • Oxspring Bower Hill • 6.8 km (upstream)
Steady · normal
0.03 m
29min ago
Malinbridge in this area
River Loxley • 8.6 km (upstream)
Steady · below normal
0.24 m
29min ago
Penistone on the boundary
River Don • Penistone • 8.9 km (upstream)
Steady · normal
0.36 m
29min ago
Sheffield Lady's Bridge
River Don • Sheffield • 11.5 km (downstream)
Steady · normal
0.44 m
29min ago
Hadfields
River Don • Tinsley • 12.6 km (downstream)
Steady · normal
0.35 m
29min ago
Rotherham
River Don • Rotherham • 15.5 km (downstream)
Steady · normal
0.05 m
29min ago
Rotherham Forge Island
River Don • Rotherham • 15.7 km (downstream)
Steady · normal
0.23 m
29min ago
Kilnhurst Lower
River Don • Kilnhurst Lower • 19.6 km (downstream)
structure gauge
0.57 m
29min ago

Flood Event History (31)

27 Aug 2026 at 6:50pm Flood Alert
There is no longer a threat of flooding, though standing water and debris may still remain.  Further rainfall is forecast but no further flooding is expected.   We will continue to monitor the situation and will issue further alerts or warnings if necessary.   Never drive through flood water, jus...
27 Aug 2026 at 10:49am Flood Alert
Rising river levels today may lead to flooding.  Flooding is possible on 27 August 2026 due to the heavy and thundery downpours expected today.  Locations most affected will be low lying land and roads near rivers.  We are closely monitoring the situation as river levels may rise suddenly and cause ...
14 Nov 2025 at 12:09pm Flood Alert
31 Dec 2024 at 3:26pm Flood Alert
23 Nov 2024 at 3:41pm Flood Alert
30 Sep 2024 at 6:25pm Flood Alert
2 Jan 2024 at 6:30pm Flood Alert
9 Dec 2023 at 3:55pm Flood Alert
19 Oct 2023 at 8:54pm Flood Alert
23 Jul 2023 at 8:41pm Flood Alert
31 Oct 2022 at 5:12pm Flood Alert
19 Feb 2022 at 8:43pm Flood Alert
18 Jan 2021 at 7:42pm Flood Alert
15 Feb 2020 at 1:41pm Flood Alert
9 Feb 2020 at 12:28pm Flood Alert
7 Nov 2019 at 10:44am Flood Alert
27 Jul 2019 at 9:02pm Flood Alert
16 Mar 2019 at 3:47pm Flood Alert
21 Nov 2016 at 1:12pm Flood Alert
8 Feb 2016 at 7:51pm Flood Alert
12 Dec 2015 at 6:56pm Flood Alert
14 Nov 2015 at 12:17pm Flood Alert
26 Jan 2013 at 5:48pm Flood Alert
25 Nov 2012 at 5:42am Flood Alert
23 Sep 2012 at 7:42pm Flood Alert
5 Jul 2012 at 6:57pm Flood Alert
22 Jun 2012 at 11:03am Flood Alert
26 Apr 2012 at 9:20pm Flood Alert
25 Apr 2012 at 6:01pm Flood Alert
4 Jan 2012 at 12:46pm Flood Alert
5 Feb 2011 at 6:38pm Flood Alert

Related Flood Areas

River Don at Ewden Water Treatment Works and Wharncliffe Side
River Don • Barnsley, Sheffield

Official sources for this area

This area on the Environment Agency’s flood service →
Floodline quick dial: 138462 — call 0345 988 1188 and give that code for a recorded update on this area.
Area code: 123WAF970

Live warnings and area boundaries are the Environment Agency’s and the EA is the authority on them. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. This area in the EA’s own data.