Nilometer (Civ6)

The Nilometer is an early infrastructure building from the Gifts of the Nile scenario in Civilization VI. It can be built in the City Center.

Effects:
- +2 Science
- +1 Food and Production on all Floodplains tiles
Restrictions:
- City must be adjacent to a Nile River tile.

Strategy[]

The Nilometer allows Egypt and Nubia to build large, productive cities along the banks of the Nile River. The Science bonus is nice, and the extra Food and Production from nearby Floodplains make this terrain much more desirable to a city with a Nilometer.

Civilopedia entry[]

The people of the Nile Valley depended upon its annual floods (or “inundations”) for their very survival. The ingenious nilometers measured the height of the floodwaters: too high, and people could expect dangerous floods. Too low, and they would see famine. Anything between those marks indicated a relatively prosperous season.

See also[]

Nilometer in other games

Civilization VI Buildings [edit]
City Center Buildings	Palace • Granary • Monument (Old God Obelisk³) • Water Mill (Palgum¹) • Ancient Walls • Medieval Walls • Renaissance Walls (Tsikhe ) • Sewer • Flood Barrier • Fortress² • Headquarters² • Nilometer²
Campus Buildings	Library • University (Alchemical Society³ • Madrasa • Navigation School¹) • Research Lab
Theater Square Buildings	Amphitheater (Marae ) • Archaeological Museum • Art Museum • Broadcast Center (Film Studio)
Holy Site Buildings	Shrine (Gifts of the Nile Shrine²) • Temple (Prasat¹ • Stave Church) • Cathedral • Dar-e Mehr • Gurdwara • Meeting House • Mosque • Pagoda • Stupa • Synagogue • Wat • Obelisk² • Temple to Amun² • Orthodox Church²
Encampment Buildings	Barracks (Basilikoi Paides¹) • Stable (Ordu ) • Armory • Military Academy
Commercial Hub Buildings	Market (Sukiennice¹) • Bank (Gilded Vault³ • Grand Bazaar ) • Stock Exchange • Guildhall²
Harbor Buildings	Lighthouse • Shipyard • Seaport
Industrial Zone Buildings	Workshop • Factory (Electronics Factory) • Power Plant • Coal Power Plant • Oil Power Plant • Nuclear Power Plant
Preserve¹ Buildings	Grove¹ • Sanctuary¹
Entertainment Complex Buildings	Arena (Tlachtli¹) • Zoo (Thermal Bath ) • Stadium
Water Park Buildings	Ferris Wheel • Aquarium • Aquatics Center
Neighborhood Buildings	Food Market • Shopping Mall
Dam Building	Hydroelectric Dam
Aerodrome Buildings	Hangar • Airport
Government Plaza Buildings	Ancestral Hall • Audience Chamber • Warlord's Throne • Foreign Ministry • Grand Master's Chapel • Intelligence Agency • Queen's Bibliotheque • National History Museum • Royal Society • War Department
Diplomatic Quarter¹ Buildings	Consulate¹ • Chancery¹
Walled Quarter² Buildings	Keep² • Mass Grave² • Plague Hospital²
¹ Requires DLC • ² Specific scenarios only • ³ Secret Societies mode only Added in the Rise and Fall expansion pack. Added in the Gathering Storm expansion pack.