I am playing vanilla Dwarf Fortress and although I have selected an area to have a river, I can't seem to find it. I am ~30 floors deep into the cavern now and there was only a couple tiny murky pools of water, but no river. How do I find it? Do I need to actually strike it with one of my dwarfs when mining? Do I just need to be on the same level as the river to be notified of its existence?
How to find a river in Dwarf Fortress
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Best Answer
As far as I know, rivers are on 'ground' level, most of the time. So it has to be visible without digging. Are you sure you selected the right area while embarking?
EDIT: I think you used the search while embarking and were looking for regions with a river in it. These rivers are visible on the region map. If you moved the embark area in such a way, the river isn't covered anymore, then there is no river on the playfield.