Water depth puts some restrictions on various actions:
* Over water table: (>=1), can plant, can meditate, can plan house* Water table: moist tile (+/- 0) no drink option available, no plant [[Sprout]] ("The ground is too moist here, so the bouquet of orange-red flowers would rot."), no build house meditate ("You can't build on waternot meditate here. It is too wet."), no meditate plan house ("You can not meditate here. It is too wet't build on water.")
* [[Water tile]]: below water level (<= -1) drink, refill options available
* Passable by shallow draft boats: Five below water level (<= -5) ([[Crude canoe]]s, [[Rowing boat]]s, [[Small sailing boat]]s, [[Knarr]]s)