Editing River Don, Yorkshire (section)

===Flooding===
On the night of 26 October 1536, a sudden rise in the level of the River Don prevented the forces of the [[Pilgrimage of Grace]] from crossing the river at Doncaster, forcing them to enter into negotiations with Henry VIII's forces.<ref>{{harvnb |Hunter |1819 |p=3}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |year=1855 |title=Antiquarian Researches |journal=The Gentleman's Magazine |volume=199 |page=628 }}</ref> The [[Great Sheffield Flood]], which occurred on 11 March 1864 following the collapse of the [[Dale Dike Reservoir|Dale Dike Dam]] on a tributary of the River Loxley, destroyed 800 houses, destroyed or damaged most of the Don bridges upstream of Lady's Bridge (see "Bridges over River Don" section below) and killed 270 people.<ref>{{harvnb |Harrison |1864}}</ref>

The Don was also one of the rivers that flooded during the [[2007 United Kingdom floods#South Yorkshire|2007 United Kingdom floods]]. Following high levels of rainfall, some 80 million cubic metres of rain fell on [[South Yorkshire]] on 25 June 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/research/library/publications/40551.aspx |publisher=Environment Agency |title=Rotherham 2007 flood assessment |access-date=23 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314024106/http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/research/library/publications/40551.aspx |archive-date=14 March 2012 }}</ref> The river burst its banks in the late afternoon, flooding areas of Sheffield from [[Hillsborough, Sheffield|Hillsborough]] to [[Meadowhall, Sheffield|Meadowhall]], and two people died after being swept away by the water. Parts of Rotherham and Doncaster were flooded for the second time in 10 days.<ref>{{harvnb |Smith |2007 |p=6}}</ref> Two days later, the army were called in to assist at Barnby Dun after the river flooded large areas near [[Thorpe Marsh Power Station]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Disruption continues after floods |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6243926.stm |work=[[BBC News Online]] |publisher=[[BBC]]. |date=27 June 2007 |access-date=23 March 2011}}</ref>

The Don also [[2019 Yorkshire floods|burst its banks]] in November 2019, flooding villages along its course, notably [[Fishlake]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pidd |first1=Helen |last2=Stewart |first2=Heather |title=Boris Johnson to hold emergency Cobra meeting over floods |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/11/corbyn-asks-johnson-to-take-charge-of-response-to-yorkshire-flooding |access-date=11 November 2019 |work=The Guardian |date=11 November 2019}}</ref>