Tutorials Water gate


Info

A water gate, or flood gate, is used to stop a flow of water. Water gates are adjustable gates used to control water flow by either shrinking the stream, or by stopping it altogether. They can be made quite easily with redstone and pistons.

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Construction

Basic Structure

First start out with the basic structure. Start making the wall. Only have it 1 block high for now, wait until later to build it higher. Leave 4 or 9 blocks high, and 2 or 5 blocks wide depending on how big you want your Actual Gate to be.⃂

The Canal

Now for the canal. Dig 1 block down where you want the water path. This can be used for a boat system, farm system, irrigation system, etc.

(Optional Step: Where you left room for the gates, dig down one more block and then into the canal and place the soul sand Soul Sand Transparency No Luminance No Blast resistance 2.5 Tool Renewable No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops Itself Data value dec: 88 hex: 58 bin: 1011000 Name soul_sand “ Only in the fiery caverns of the Nether, minecraft there for boats. Soul Sand does not hurt boats unlike other materials. You can also place it around the edges at normal height to minimize boat crash damage.)⃂

Logic Now to build the actual logic part. Make a control panel (can be on a wall, or 1-2 Block high control stand. I recommend A control panel. For 1 block high, place the lever on top, for 2 blocks high put the lever or button on the side on he top block.) Now where you left space for the doors, place your steel door where you left space.

Uses

There are a few things you can do with a floodgate. One of the most useful ways to use a floodgate is to harvest crops by channeling the flow of water over your mature crop and it will automatically pick your crops for you. By channeling the water you can also designate a pickup area for the already harvested crops. More uses for floodgates are mob traps, the all known watervator, a safe passage up and down a cliff side.

Requirements

Floodgates are made using 4 types of items.

Gates

Switches

Activators

Walls

  • Cactus (Not the best, needs sand under it, but is good for hurting invaders or mobs)
  • Sugar Cane (Requires dirt underneath, and is a good blocker. Also able to see through as a window)
  • Cobblestone (Sucks, but if you are low on materials it works.)
  • Glass (Allows goods to go through, moderate choice, but requires lots of Smelting and sand.)

Optional

  • Soul Sand (Can be used as a dock for boats when placed directly below 1 block of water, but comes from the Nether, and isn`t obtainable in some SMP servers.)