 Recrimination against foreign settlers was encouraged by those who had lost their fishing and other livelihood.The flooding of Fishlake and Sykehouse resulted from there being insufficient washlands to hold the flow of the Don while the sluice at Turnbridgedike was closed by high water levels in the Aire.A navigable sluice was constructed at Turnbridgedike, including a lock chamber which was and 17 discharge gates, each .