Uploaded October 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago

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This video shows how to use machinery to divert water from a stream to an underground well chamber. This is important for safety and because water freezes above ground. Wishlist on Steam: bit.ly/2PY0P0w

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0:00 show fort and river

0:09 follow tunnel from river to underground chamber

0:15 dig a tunnel to easily access the water holding chamber

0:28 dig out the well chamber

0:39 build floodgate and hatch cover

0:54 assign more dedicated miners

1:09 build some levers while they are digging the room

1:39 place the floodgate

1:54 dig the well deeper

2:10 go up to the river

2:23 check unit screen to see what they are working on

2:53 dig a hole from the well room into the chamber where the water will go

3:10 install the well and bucket

3:23 link lever to floodgate

3:50 install hatch

4:07 link other lever to hatch

4:27 build wall to seal off water chamber

4:52 dig trench to divert water underground

5:02 water fills up tunnel to floodgate

5:07 pull lever to flood chamber

5:37 once chamber is flooded, pull lever to seal off river

5:51 pull lever to open hatch and flood well

6:52 turn well room into meeting area

7:06 dogs arrive at well followed by dwarves