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[Dveduu]

Is there any way to store water? I lost an injured military squad because they couldn't get out of bed to get a drink, and the other dwarfs kept trying to get frozen water from the lake.

[tryrar]

http://df.magmawiki.com/index.php/Cistern

[Kromgar]

Channel a reservoir and drain the lake into it and block off the drain after it drains so it can refill. The water will now be in a usable reservoir

[tommy521]

Don't forget to make sure your cistern/reservoir is covered so it won't freeze over!

[Sphalerite]

Don't forget to make sure your cistern/reservoir is covered so it won't freeze over!

And not just 'covered with a constructed roof', but 'covered with natural terrain so it has never been exposed to the sky'. Water in any tile marked Light/Aboveground will freeze, and once a tile has been marked Light/Aboveground it will always be Light/Aboveground.

[Gizogin]

If all you have is a lake, then it might make sense to check the caverns.  The water there will never freeze (barring extreme circumstances, like channeling all the way down to them straight from the surface).

[Girlinhat]

Also, you cannot store water in barrels, but you can sometimes get lucky and have water in buckets.  Not reliably though.  So a cistern and well are your only real options.

[zombie urist]

Also, you cannot store water in barrels, but you can sometimes get lucky and have water in buckets.  Not reliably though.  So a cistern and well are your only real options.

buckets of water can turn into buckets of ice if left outside.

[jamesadelong]

Build underground water towers, made of iron, with dozens filling up a vast chamber, fight for your water, fight!