Watermill placement question

[keroba]

OK, so I've never tried to build a WM on a waterfall or angled shore. Is this what's preventing me from construction? It is on a river that leads to a Headwater, has been leveled to the level of shoreline that I was allowed to dig, and paved with stone. What am I not doing right?

[Reiber]

way to big of an hight difference. also. there is shallow water. you cant build it there, and you haven paved up to the waterline.

there are only very select few places where you can actually build one realistically, and you have to know what to look for, and settle there in advance.

[keroba]

I am thinking to just put it on the other side of river ( bottom of pic) where it is square and has deep spot. It is a bit lower and I can cross on land right there too