Is there any way to create an artificial lake in minecraft? I am familiar with the system of "spring" water blocks and how to create an infinite supply of water with two blocks together, but how do you make an entire lake?
Minecraft – Artificial Lake Minecraft
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Best Answer
Basically, you want to start by digging out the top layer of your soon-to-be-lake. Place water sources every other block (in a checkerboard like fashion), and you will hopefully end up with a non-flowing lake. The reason this happens is because by placing water sources every other block, they flow together and the one in between also turns into a source.
If you still have flowing water, place water where the water seems to be flowing to:
From there, you should be able to dig the bottom layers of the lake out without any annoying currents forming. If they do, follow the instructions in this question.