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[CaptainBadwheel]

I sank a dam into this frozen creek in the winter and the water just flows right through the blocks and floodgates.

[BackgroundGuy]

'sank'.  I assume you caved it in on the river?  That isn't how you dam a river.  You'd have to wait until winter, then build all the blocks and floodgates in their proper spots

[CaptainBadwheel]

Which is what I did, I channeled out the ice and put in blocks and floodgates protected by fortifications.

[CaptainBadwheel]

Er by blocks I mean block walls.
I've managed to bend magma to my will but this little brook has confounded me. 

[antymattar]

The universe is becoming one and the walls ARE the river.

[Mechanoid]

Brook tiles are unique in that they act like fortifications letting water pass through them, but also have a special animated tile on top that's walkable. Building constructions on the level with the animated surface will do NOTHING to stop the water. You must go down a zlevel, and build your dam there when the river freezes in the winter (if it freezes) and do not think you can cave-in some constructions to block the river; constructions destroy themselves back to their base material when caved-in.

[Wannazzaki]

Yeah brooks, IE the tile above them can be channelled out to form a regular little river. They are covered with irritating little animated pre built floors to fuck with you! At least the carp can't get you. Though those gobbos have no trouble.

[NightlinerSGS]

Just drop magma on it, but be careful not to dam the edge of the map by accident.