What is River Don, South Yorkshire?
{{Infobox river | name = River Don | image = River_Don_at_Hillsborough_stadium.jpg | image_size = <!--Optional; defaults to 288 px--> | image_caption = The River Don as it flows past [[Hillsborough Stadium]]. | source1_location = [[Pennines]]<br>{{Coord|53.519|-1.762|display=inline|region:GB_scale:10000}} | mouth = [[River Trent]]/[[River Ouse, Yorkshire|River Ouse]]<br>{{Coord|53.697|-0.867|display=inline|region:GB_scale:10000}} | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = England | length = 70 miles (110 km) | source1_elevation = | mouth_elevation = | discharge1_avg = | watershed = }} The '''River Don''' (also called the ''Dun'' in some [[:wikt:sections|sections]]) is a river in [[South Yorkshire]], England. It begins in the [[Pennines]] and flows for {{convert|70|mi|km}} eastwards, through the Don Valley. It originally joined with the [[River Trent|Trent]], but was re-engineered in the 1620s, and now joins the [[River Ouse, Yorkshire|River Ouse]] at [[Goole]] in the [[East Riding of Yorkshire]]. The Don can be divided into sections by the different types of [[:wikt:structures|structures]] built to restrict its passage. The upper section has [[dam]]s built to provide a public water [[:wikt:supply|supply]]. The middle section contains many [[:wikt:weirs|weirs]], which were built to power water wheels. The lower section contains weirs and [[:Lock (water transport)|locks]], designed to allow for river [[navigation]]. The Don's major tributaries are the [[River Loxley|Loxley]], the [[River Rivelin|Rivelin]], the [[River Sheaf|Sheaf]], the [[River Rother, South Yorkshire|Rother]] and the [[River Dearne|Dearne]]. The Don gets its name from Dôn (or Danu), a [[Celtic mythology|Celtic]] mother goddess. The river gave its name to the [[Don River (Ontario)|Don River]] in [[Ontario]], which runs through [[Toronto]], [[Canada]]. {{DEFAULTSORT:Don, River, South Yorkshire}} [[Category:Rivers of Yorkshire]] [[Category:G