WaterLakesAreBack

WaterLakesAreBack

Brings back water lakes after their 1.18 removal

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fabricworldgen
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Screenshots

Plains water lake
Desert water lake
Deepslate water lake
Dark forest water lake
Another cave water lake
Cave water lake next to lush caves

About this Mod

WaterLakesAreBack

A small Fabric Minecraft mod that returns water lakes after their removal in Minecraft 1.18.
They were removed because cave aquifers were doing good enough of a job at replacing them, but what if you have noise caves disabled by another mod?

  • This mod also returns water lakes to deserts (they were removed from them in 1.6), although they are less likely to generate on the surface of them, even compared to lava lakes.
  • Unfortunately water lakes don't generate exactly where they used to generate before, a lot of lake generation logic has changed.
  • The mod is compatible with modded biomes, it also adds water lakes to them as well. It won't recognize modded deserts though.
  • Unlike lava lakes, water lakes also generate within deepslate! Sorry, I just liked it this way, you can disable it, see Configuration below.

I made this mod because I really liked the Moderner Beta mod with its early release world generation, but it doesn't bring back water lakes, so I had to do it to complete the scenery.

Installation

Requires Minecraft 1.20.1, Fabric Loader >=0.14.25 and Fabric API.

Configuration

The mod cannot be configured, but technically you can modify properties like chance of occurrence (the less, the more common) if you unpack .json files from the data folder, modify them yourself and pack them back in.

License

WaterLakesAreBack is licensed under MIT.

Available Versions

WaterLakesAreBack 1.20.1-1.0release
MC 1.20.1fabric
January 22, 2026

How to Install WaterLakesAreBack on Your Server

1

Order Server

Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 4 GB RAM (6 GB recommended).

2

Set fabric Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (1.20.1).

3

Install Mod

Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "WaterLakesAreBack". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

fabric

Minecraft Versions

1.20.1

Server-side

Required

Recommended RAM

6 GB(min. 4 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

WaterLakesAreBack server crashes on startup – what to do?

Most common cause: wrong fabric version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 4 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.20.1). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is WaterLakesAreBack compatible with fabric?

WaterLakesAreBack officially supports fabric for Minecraft 1.20.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with WaterLakesAreBack – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 6 GB (per 5 players). Use /spark profiler to check if WaterLakesAreBack consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.

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Details

License
MIT License
Server-side
Required

Supported Versions

1.20.1