Can you drain lakes in minecraft

This is important, if there's no block under, the new water spring won't form. The top are in fact water springs, the rest is water coming from those.

Now you are done! Enjoy your lake! Notice that the schemas only represents the pattern you need to replicate, the size of the pool doesn't matter. As demonstrated in the schema, you don't need the side of your lake to be even, you just need to make sure every row you make is surrounded by at least two springs of water. This new version is a mash up of the two techniques above. The two versions are viable, however some may find this one more simple. First, dig your lake just like before.

Make sure there's no hole without a water source above it directly and you're set to go. Now, add a layer of blocks dirt is best. The purpose of this layer is to receive a pool easily filled. It doesn't need to must not be thicker than one block, you're just making your life harder if you do. Notice the placement of the layer of. It is in only to stand out from the walls.

This layer must cover all of your lake. Finally, fill the one block deep pool you're supposed to have at the top with water, make sure it's all smooth and currents-less, then destroy the layer supporting it.

If all was done right, you should be done! Notice the that have turned into , this is your layer of springs, all that is left is to eliminate the layer under it.

The lake will fill itself afterward. Note that this schema is only an example, the size of your pool doesn't matter except for the work you'll need to do. So you want a lake filled with springs for whatever reasons? As always, I'm here to help.

This is the best way I figured myself, if you believe you can share a better technique I invite you to do so in the discussion page.

Note; you should never apply any technique to the bottom of your lake if it's flat and full, just fill it with buckets, the self-replicating nature of the water make it easier on a flat surface.

Alright, as you probably know, we can't stack water springs on top of each other—they float. They need to be placed against a solid block first. First step is, as always, dig your hole the way you want your lake. As always, make sure it's perfect and ready to receive water. Next, fill the bottom of this hole with water, this should be the easy part. Now the harder part, which really is only time taking.

Make a grid above your first level of water. It must surround one big square made of at most 4 squares of planned water. When your grid is perfect, you can start filling up. Start by placing water on the inside of the square where the is on the schema above. When you're done with that part, replace every block in your grid by a spring of water. If you want to get rid of a deep pool of water, the methods above could take a very long time.

Instead, collect as much sand as you possibly can. Once this is done, step onto the column and repeat the process for every water tile. There are several different ways to remove water in Minecraft. Which is the best depends on your situation, as well as the materials you are able to find in your surroundings.

Samuel is GamingScan's editor-in-chief. He describes himself as a dedicated gamer and programmer. Ideally I'd like a survival method if there is a better one , but any commands what could be used I'd like to hear just so I can learn more commands :. Both have been tested in this 8 x 8 area in a shallow river to compare the two:. Use a block affected by gravity either sand or gravel and fill up the area.

Do this by quickly placing the blocks in the same spot, while letting them fall to the bottom:. This method will only work if the outside barrier of the area is not flammable, otherwise it will make a huge mess. Firstly, use flammable blocks to fill the area. I used wool to demonstrate, but a more cost effective option would be to use either wooden planks, or harvest leaves from trees with shears.

After looking at the final results you can see that the Gravity Method required me to dig deeper than the Fire Method, therefore taking more time. The Fire Method was quicker overall; it took longer to fill the area with blocks, but burnt all of the wool out in about 30 seconds.

The Fire Method was my personal favorite. If you don't want to get wet, The Gravity Method doesn't require you to go in the water, otherwise the Fire Method should dry you out after a refreshing swim. Note: screenshots were taken in Snapshot 14w28b.

The upcoming 1. Wet sponges can be obtained in Ocean Monuments or by defeating the Elder Guardian , then be dried out in a furnace to get dry sponge.

Dry sponge will soak up water and turn back into a wet sponge, and can be dried out and reused indefinitely. To test the usability of sponge I created another closed off area, much deeper this time, to test the performance of sponges compared to the other methods stated earlier:. The first thing you will notice about the new sponges is that once they are placed, the area they soaked up will fill back up instantly if enough water source blocks are around:. I found that the only way for the sponges to work somewhat effectively was to split the area into sections, using a sponge in each section.

The problem with this is that you must do this for each level, which would be very time consuming:. It is apparent that sponges are not very good at removing large quantities of water. However they are helpful for emptying small ponds or draining a small room.

I would still recommend using either the Gravity Method or the Fire Method for larger or deeper areas, as they are quicker and easier than using sponges.

Caleb pretty much covered it all. You just have to kill the source Blocks edit: i took a closer look and there are alot of them xD so Pumps would be a Good choice. Reactions: yorgaraz. Jul 29, 18 0 0. My suggestion would be to skim over it with a couple of layers of blocks, Say cobble stone then dirt on top? If there are any voids light them up as you cover. This will maintain a good water supply as the water is still there to use also you have reclaimed land to expand on.

Well, when Redpower comes out you can use their pumps. They take the actual source blocks and will drain the lake. The problems comes when you have to place the water source block at the other end. Darlock Ahe New Member. Jul 29, 63 0 0. Reactions: Mero and yorgaraz. I had this happen to me in the world before the magic pack world. Normally it wouldn't bother me, but because I was going to build my house inside the quarry hole I needed to remove it.

I used a turtle to fill it in with gravel and sand then activated the quarry again to dig it out. I can see that being quite a tricky thing for you to do, though, your quarry is bigger and the water is at the top, mine was only 21x21 and the water was only about 30 blocks deep. Golrith Over-Achiever Trusted User. Nov 11, 3, 2, There might not be as many water source blocks there as it seems.