Aqueduct not being allowed

[J.arnold642]

Had a stellar start that looked great for a double quarry, aqueduct high-performance Industrial Zone.

I play on marathon, 5 hours in, get to that tech, and it won't let me build an aqueduct right across the river from my city.

Is there a glitch currently? My understanding is the aqueduct can go anywhere one hex outside a city, so long as that hex is adjacent to a mountain, or is a river hex itself (meaning has a river along one of it's hexsides), and of course is adjacent to the city.

Has anyone else experienced this? I could provide a pic if someone could walk me through that. (I've never done that on this forum). Thanks all.

 

[smvalentine]

I thought the aqueduct tile has to have a river edge that is not shared with the City Center. (Assuming it doesn't meet one of the other criteria.)

 

[J.arnold642]

I thought the aqueduct tile has to have a river edge that is not shared with the City Center. (Assuming it doesn't meet one of the other criteria.)

It certainly doesn't specify to that detail in the Civilopedia. In fact, there's other cities (I've got a nice sprawl going on) that can place Aqueducts, and it seems to be the same circumstance.

It's just annoying the ONE spot that I'd planned on my aqueduct from turn 0, and it won't allow it... And I can't determine why that is. (There's no mountains around, but I'm right on a river, and I just want to build the aqueduct on the opposite side. Hopefully other people will reply, and maybe this is just something that I've never had come up, and wasn't aware on it.... Or... It's the game not working right.

 

[Tech Osen]

just want to build the aqueduct on the opposite side

Pretty sure that is the issue. Don't think you can build it on the other side of a river.

 

[BrotherInJah]

If this is the only river section you can attach aqueduct to, and it shared with city ten building is not allowed. Mentioned many times on the forum.

 

[Chefofrats]

It makes sense from a realism perspective - if there is a river directly between the city and the tile you want an aqueduct to be on, what would the aqueduct be actually doing? Where would it be getting its water from? It would need to be a U-shape, taking water from the river and turning back on itself to deliver it across the river into the city. It would be completely ridiculous.

 

[Bangau]

Aqueduct can only be placed in a straight or curved line between the city center and a source of water (incl mountains). So the tile you want to place it on needs an edge bordering water other than the edge that borders the city center. Reading OP's post, unfortunately that is a situation in which you can't place it. (To understand better: visualize the aqueduct you build, is it straight or curved, it's ok, if it would go 'u shape' it's not.)

 

[WillowBrook]

To clarify: the problem is not the aqueduct being placed on the other side of the river. That's fine. The problem is that there's no river edge next to the hex that is not already next to the city.

 

[MrRadar]

Mentioned many times on the forum.

It has been indeed. Veteran players know this by heart already, but they've probably forgotten, where they know that from. Because:

It certainly doesn't specify to that detail in the Civilopedia.

Yes, it doesn't.
So how a new player or a player who never encountered such a situation before should know? Using only in-game information, without going to browse online?

 

[J.arnold642]

Yup. That solved it. Amazing. In 1300 hours I don’t think that situation ever came up!

It has been indeed. Veteran players know this by heart already, but they've probably forgotten, where they know that from. Because:


Yes, it doesn't.
So how a new player or a player who never encountered such a situation before should know? Using only in-game information, without going to browse online?

 

[Browd]

From the Housing Guide, posted many moons ago:

Why can't Antium build an aqueduct (Bath) on the circled tile?

That tile is an unremarkable grassland hill tile, adjacent to a river, with no strategic or luxury resource or pre-existing district that would block placement of an aqueduct/Bath, so an aqueduct/Bath should be perfect for that location ... but it's not -- why?

Answer: That tile's only source of fresh water is the same river segment that the city center already has access to. The two tiles to the north of the city are adjacent to the city center tile and also adjacent to a river segment that the city center does not already have access to, while the tundra tile southeast of the city has access to the mountain. (Note that the tile southwest of the city also has access to the mountain, but it has a luxury resource (silver) on it, which blocks all district placement.)

 

[criZp]

You can't put the aqueduct like that simply because you're not allowed to build U-shaped aqueducts

 

[Victoria]

You can't put the aqueduct like that simply because you're not allowed to build U-shaped aqueducts

You are taking water from a river edge and depositing it back at that same edge... I think that’s called a water park.

 

[qadams]

To clarify: the problem is not the aqueduct being placed on the other side of the river. That's fine. The problem is that there's no river edge next to the hex that is not already next to the city.

The real problem is that the Civilopedia does NOT make it clear precisely where aqueducts will be allowed and will not be allowed. Same thing with dams, and often highly frustrating!

 

[criZp]

You are taking water from a river edge and depositing it back at that same edge... I think that’s called a water park.

Exactly.

 

[Beaver79]

These engineering quirks are why the engineer's dream achievement (Build the Golden Gate Bridge, a dam, a canal, and an aqueduct in the same city with a mountain tunnel and a railroad) is such a pain. You not only have to get the perfect city for that, but then also dodge the coal, iron, niter, horses bullets that can pop on your canal, dam, or aqueduct spots. Also I guess the Roman bath doesn't count for your aqueduct.

 

[Victoria]

I am OK with Aqueducts, dams are another level of pleasure reduction.

 

[Pure24]

I am OK with Aqueducts, dams are another level of pleasure reduction.

Out of curiosity, what do you have against Dams?

 

[Victoria]

Out of curiosity, what do you have against Dams?

I Have water running down a river and I want to dam it. The sensible cost effective place to dam it would be in the mountains... but no.
Ok I want to dam it up in the plains... but if the plains are not flood plains I cannot either
So the only place I can dam is where the river banks are lowest
But wait... I need the river to pass through two tile sides as well... why
And I am being flooded in the ancient age but getting no fertility off these friggin rivers so am desperate to get them to flood more... but I am to build a dam then? Even if I wanted to someone else has built one upnriver... why can’t I then?
I just want them to bring back 2/1 3/0 flood plains. Starting as less is just grrr
you know what... each tile can only be assigned to one river and I do not even know if I can until I have researched it.
Maybe some of this mess s fixed now.
Wan as dam mess Fixed by using a custom map. (You cannot build dams on them)