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	A '''water lake''' was a small body of [[Minecraft:water]] source blocks in the [[Minecraft:Overworld]]. It could generate both on the surface and underground, in the latter case an air pocket would generate above it.		A '''water lake''' was a small body of [[Minecraft:water]] source blocks in the [[Minecraft:Overworld]]. It could generate both on the surface and underground; in the latter case an air pocket would generate above it.

	== Description ==		== Description ==
	Water lakes, which were bodies of water source blocks, could generate at any [[Minecraft:altitude]]. They could generate underground connected to [[Minecraft:cave]]s, or isolated, connected to no other structures whatsoever. When in a snowy biome, these small lakes were never initially frozen but turned to ice if exposed to the sky.		Water lakes, which were bodies of water source blocks, could generate at any [[Minecraft:altitude]]. They could generate underground connected to [[Minecraft:cave]]s, or isolated, connected to no other structures whatsoever. When in a snowy biome, these small lakes were never initially frozen but turned to ice if exposed to the sky.

	If a water lake ~~generates~~ with a small air pocket above it, there may be floating sand, floating snow cover, or even floating trees above the lake.		If a water lake generated with a small air pocket above it, there may have been floating sand, floating snow cover, or even floating trees above the lake.

	== Generation ==		== Generation ==

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	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=21w40a\|Water lakes no longer generate, as [[Minecraft:aquifer]]s provide an effective substitute.<ref>{{snap\|21w40a}}</ref>}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=21w40a\|Water lakes no longer generate and was removed, as [[Minecraft:aquifer]]s provide an effective substitute.<ref>{{snap\|21w40a}}</ref>}}
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{{about|a discontinued feature|information about liquid body generation|Aquifer|the in-game lava variant|Lava Lake|ice patches|Ice Patch}}
{{outdated}}
{{Infobox structure
| title = Water Lake
| image = PlainsLake.png
| imagesize = 290px
| biome = All Overworld biomes except {{BiomeLink|desert}} and {{BiomeLink|desert hills}}
| blocks =
* {{BlockLink|Cave Air}}{{only|java}}
* {{BlockLink|Air}}{{only|bedrock}}
* {{BlockLink|Water}}
}}

A '''water lake''' was a small body of [[Minecraft:water]] source blocks in the [[Minecraft:Overworld]]. It could generate both on the surface and underground, in the latter case an air pocket would generate above it.

== Description ==
Water lakes, which were bodies of water source blocks, could generate at any [[Minecraft:altitude]]. They could generate underground connected to [[Minecraft:cave]]s, or isolated, connected to no other structures whatsoever. When in a snowy biome, these small lakes were never initially frozen but turned to ice if exposed to the sky.

If a water lake generates with a small air pocket above it, there may be floating sand, floating snow cover, or even floating trees above the lake.

== Generation ==
Water lakes were common, generating in almost all Overworld biomes excluding the [[Minecraft:desert]] and [[Minecraft:Desert Hills|desert hills]] biomes. If they selected an altitude above the surface to generate, they would generate on the surface instead, leading to more water lakes present on the surface in biomes with lower altitude.

{{IN|java}}, the air pockets above water lakes were generated with [[Minecraft:Air|cave air]] instead of normal air. This was true even for lakes that were exposed to the open sky.

[[Minecraft:Monster room]]s were able to generate attached to water lakes.

== Data values ==
{{section needed|dv=true}}

== History ==
=== ''Java Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v1.2.6|Added water lakes.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.6.1|dev=13w17a|Water lakes no longer generate in deserts; they generate only on the edge of desert and desert hills biomes.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18|dev=experimental snapshot 5|Water lakes are now less common.
|Water lakes no longer generate in any dry/hot biomes, such as [[Minecraft:savanna]]s and [[Minecraft:badlands]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w40a|Water lakes no longer generate, as [[Minecraft:aquifer]]s provide an effective substitute.<ref>{{snap|21w40a}}</ref>}}
}}

=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.9.0|dev=build 1|Added water lakes.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.12.3|Water lakes are no longer generated independently of the [[Minecraft:Seed (world generation)|world seed]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18.0|dev=beta 1.18.0.21|Water lakes are removed, as [[Minecraft:aquifer]]s provide an effective substitute.<ref>{{cite|url=https://feedback.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/articles/4411290325901|title=Minecraft Beta - 1.18.0.21 (Xbox One/Windows 10/Android)|website=feedback.minecraft.net|date=October 14, 2021}}</ref>}}
}}

=== Legacy Console Edition ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|console}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|Added water lakes.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU60|xbone=CU51|ps3=1.64|psvita=1.64|ps4=1.64|wiiu=Patch 30|switch=1.0.11|Lake generation has changed.}}
}}

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
ColdTaigaLake.png|A water lake in a snowy taiga biome.
Lakes.png|Multiple water lakes in a plains biome.
BedrockLake.png|A water lake that generated at bedrock level.
Floating-tree.png|A water lake that cut off the bottom of a tree.
Floating large oak.png|A large oak tree with its bottom cut off by a water lake.
FloatingJungleTree.png|A jungle tree with its bottom cut off by a water lake.
Floating Snow.png|Snow floating above a water lake.
Floatingsnowbottom.png|Floating snow above a water lake from beneath.
Lake2.png|A water lake in a windswept hills biome.
Large and small lakes.png|A water lake terrain feature next to a larger lake formed naturally by the land dipping below sea level.
Lake in mansion.png|A water lake inside a woodland mansion.
Undergroundreed.png|A sugar cane plant that generated in an underground water lake.
Cave Sugar.png|Another example.
Water lake under a monster room.png|A monster room intersecting with an underground water lake.
Monster room replaced by water lake.jpg|Another monster room intersecting with an underground water lake.
Underground Lake.png|An underground water lake.
Too Many Lakes.jpg|Lots of water lakes in a plains biome.
</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

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