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Goodwin

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No water source?
« on: August 11, 2011, 01:05:39 pm »
SO its winter and all surface water has been frozen, but I havean underground lake that i have tapped into, and is currently dammed behind a door, which is passable. i have a wounded carpenter in bed, but whenever they try to feed him, it gets canceled because they have no water source. How can I get my dwarves to use the lake?
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Mushroo

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Re: No water source?
« Reply #1 on: August 11, 2011, 01:11:00 pm »
One method is to build a well on/over the lake.
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alesia

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Re: No water source?
« Reply #2 on: August 11, 2011, 01:19:41 pm »
Channel in from above the lake so you have access to the water without opening the door.  Then use 'i' to put a water collection zone on the empty space and at least one square next to it.  That should do it.
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