Giant canal in Civ3?!!?

[Prince David]

So did you place those cities there knowing they would form your canal, or did you just luck out? Personally, I would never have thought that 1 tile lakes could be used to connect like that.

 

[cidknee]

ok maybey im just like half asleep ( it is christmas eve and I m at work) but why how and whats the reasoning behind this.