The Source of the River Don

A few views of the Pennine moors above Sheffield at the location of the source of the River Don.
The river emerges from the peat in the gulley to the right of the image.

Within two kilometres of the River Don’s source, the river is dammed to create what you see here—Winscar Reservoir, which provides water for the city of Sheffield. Winscar is the first of many interruptions to the flow of the Don even before it reaches Sheffield. There are many ancient weirs dotted along the river where the energetic flow of the river was harnessed to power water wheels for the fledgeling cutlery industry during the 17th and 18th centuries.