Fill an Area with Water
Create a pool or lake by filling a region with water
✅ Verified for Java 26.2 · Bedrock 26.32 — checked June 2026Fills an 11×1×11 flat area at your position with water source blocks. Increase the Y offset (~2, ~3, etc.) for deeper pools. Water will flow naturally once placed, creating realistic lakes and waterfalls.
/fill ~ ~ ~ ~10 ~ ~10 water27 characters
- Java: yes
- Bedrock: yes
- Command block: yes
- Needs cheats / OP: yes
How to use
- Stand at a corner of the area you want flooded.
- Open chat (T on Java, / on Bedrock) and paste the command.
- Adjust the middle number to increase depth (use ~2 for 2 blocks deep, etc.).
- Press Enter — water fills the region.
Related commands
Create a hollow room or box out of any block
/fill ~ ~ ~ ~10 ~6 ~10 stone hollow
Swap every block of one type for another in a region
/fill ~ ~ ~ ~10 ~10 ~10 stone replace dirt
Copy a region of blocks and paste it somewhere else
/clone ~-5 ~-5 ~-5 ~5 ~5 ~5 ~15 ~-5 ~-5
Delete all blocks in a large area quickly
/fill ~-10 ~-2 ~-10 ~10 ~10 ~10 air
Quickly fill a region with water
/fill ~-5 ~ ~-5 ~5 ~3 ~5 water
Build a hollow rectangular frame without solid interior
/fill ~-5 ~ ~-5 ~5 ~4 ~5 stone hollow