Minecraft:Lake

Template:Set index Lakes are bodies of Minecraft:liquids that are limited in size. Lake-like formations can be generated by a variety of Minecraft:biomes, Minecraft:features and Minecraft:terrain features, that are often mistakenly called "lakes", despite that there is no single cause for their generation.

The following biomes, features or terrain features are commonly referred to as "lakes":

Minecraft

Biomes

• A small Template:EnvLink biome surrounded by land on all sides.
• A wide section of a Template:EnvLink biome.

• A small ocean biome resembling a lake.
  A small ocean biome resembling a lake.
• A wide river biome resembling a lake.
  A wide river biome resembling a lake.

Features

• Template:EnvLink, small pools of lava that generate in the Overworld above Y=0.
• Template:EnvLink, one-block-deep sheets of constrained lava found in Template:BiomeLink biomes in the Nether.
• Template:EnvLink, shallow water pools surrounded by Minecraft:clay found in Template:BiomeLink biomes.

• A lava lake.
  A lava lake.
• Deltas in a basalt deltas biome.
  Deltas in a basalt deltas biome.
• The "Lush Caves" Minecraft:seed template, featuring clay pools with an axolotl.
  The "Lush Caves" Minecraft:seed template, featuring clay pools with an axolotl.

Terrain features

• A Template:EnvLink, where the terrain generates below the local water level in a non-aquatic biome.
• An Template:EnvLink, which fills caves with water at different levels, creating underground lakes.
• A Template:EnvLink, which fills certain caves with lava below Y=0, creating underground lava lakes.
• Template:EnvLink, which fills everywhere below Y=32 with lava in Minecraft:the Nether.

• A large lake in a flower forest biome.
  A large lake in a flower forest biome.
• A water aquifer on the surface, resembling a lake.
  A water aquifer on the surface, resembling a lake.
• A water aquifer and a lava aquifer.
  A water aquifer and a lava aquifer.
• The lava sea in the Nether.
  The lava sea in the Nether.

Removed features

• Template:EnvLink, a small body of water that abundantly generated at any altitude in the Overworld.
• Template:BiomeLink, a variant of the Template:BiomeLink biome where large lakes are generated more frequently.

• An old underground water lake.
  An old underground water lake.
• The removed desert lakes biome, featuring many large lakes.
  The removed desert lakes biome, featuring many large lakes.

See also

• Minecraft:Ocean (disambiguation)