Spring
This article is about generated waterfalls and lavafalls. For the Dungeons item, see Dungeons: Spring Platform. For the game drop released in 2025, see Spring to Life. For the single released to promote said game drop, see Minecraft: Spring to Life.
Spring
| Biomes | |
|---|---|
| Consists of |
{
"title": "Spring",
"rows": [
{
"field": "\n* <span class=\"nowrap\"><span class=\"sprite-file\" style=\"\">(link to File:EnvSprite overworld.png article, displayed as 16x16px|link=Overworld|alt=|class=pixel-image|)</span>(link to Overworld article, displayed as <span class=\"sprite-text\">Overworld</span>)</span>\n* <span class=\"nowrap\"><span class=\"sprite-file\" style=\"\">(link to File:EnvSprite the-nether.png article, displayed as 16x16px|link=The Nether|alt=|class=pixel-image|)</span>(link to The Nether article, displayed as <span class=\"sprite-text\">The Nether</span>)</span>",
"label": "(link to Biome article, displayed as Biomes)"
},
{
"field": "<span class=\"nowrap\"><span class=\"sprite-file\" style=\"\">(link to File:BlockSprite water.png article, displayed as 16x16px|link=Water|alt=|class=pixel-image|)</span>(link to Water article, displayed as <span class=\"sprite-text\">Water</span>)</span> or <span class=\"nowrap\"><span class=\"sprite-file\" style=\"\">(link to File:BlockSprite lava.png article, displayed as 16x16px|link=Lava|alt=|class=pixel-image|)</span>(link to Lava article, displayed as <span class=\"sprite-text\">Lava</span>)</span>",
"label": "Consists of"
}
],
"invimages": [],
"images": [
"Water.gif",
"Lava.gif"
]
}
A spring is a feature consisting of a single unit of liquid that flows out into spaces level with or lower than the source.
Types of springs
There are three main categories of fluid springs.
Normal springs
Normal springs can generate as either water or lava in the sides of stone surfaces. These are commonly encountered on the sides of cliffs, as well as inside caves. Lava springs are a common source of forest fires.
Ceiling springs
Ceiling springs are exclusive to the Nether and only generate with lava. They generate on ceilings, and the lava flows directly downwards from them.
Hidden springs
Unlike other types of springs, these are hidden from generation, requiring all adjacent blocks to be solid. Currently, these only generate with lava in the Nether. They are particularly dangerous since they can be exposed at any depth in any biome while mining.
Data values
ID
| Feature type | Identifier |
|---|---|
 [No displayed name] | spring_feature |
| Configured feature | Identifier |
|---|---|
| [No displayed name] | spring_water |
 [No displayed name] | spring_lava_overworld |
| [No displayed name] | spring_lava_frozen |
| [No displayed name] | spring_lava_nether |
| [No displayed name] | spring_nether_closed |
| [No displayed name] | spring_nether_open |
| Feature | Identifier |
|---|---|
| [No displayed name] | lava_spring_feature |
| [No displayed name] | water_spring_feature |
| [No displayed name] | minecraft:legacy:springs_feature |
| [No displayed name][a] | [No ID] |
Config
Main article: Configured feature
- [NBT Compound / JSON Object] config
- [NBT Compound / JSON Object] state The fluid to use.
- Block state see Template:Nbt inherit/block state/template
- [Int] rock_count (optional, defaults to 4) The required number of blocks adjacent to the spring that belong to
valid_blocks. - [Int] hole_count (optional, defaults to 1) The required number of air blocks adjacent to the spring.
- [Boolean] requires_block_below (optional, defaults to true) Whether the spring feature requires a block in [NBT List / JSON Array] valid_blocks below the fluid.
- [String][NBT List / JSON Array] valid_blocks Can be a block ID or a block tag, or a list of block IDs.
- [NBT Compound / JSON Object] state The fluid to use.
An example
{
"type": "minecraft:spring_feature",
"config": {
"hole_count": 1,
"requires_block_below": true,
"rock_count": 4,
"state": {
"Name": "minecraft:water",
"Properties": {
"falling": "true"
}
},
"valid_blocks": [
"minecraft:stone",
"minecraft:granite",
"minecraft:diorite",
"minecraft:andesite",
"minecraft:deepslate",
"minecraft:tuff",
"minecraft:calcite",
"minecraft:dirt",
"minecraft:snow_block",
"minecraft:powder_snow",
"minecraft:packed_ice"
]
}
}
History
| Java Edition Infdev | |||||||
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| 20100616-1808 | Added springs. | ||||||
| Java Edition Alpha | |||||||
| v1.2.0 | preview | Added the Nether, which contains open nether springs. | |||||
| Java Edition | |||||||
| 1.5 | 13w02a | Added closed nether springs in the Nether. | |||||
| 1.17 | 21w08a | Normal springs are now able to generate below Y=0. | |||||
| 21w15a | Normal springs are no longer able to generate below Y=0. | ||||||
| 1.18 | Experimental Snapshot 1 | Springs are now able to generate in meadow, lofty peaks, snowcapped peaks, snowy slopes, and groves. | |||||
| Normal springs are able to generate below Y=0 once again. | |||||||
| experimental snapshot 5 | Water springs are now able to replace dirt and snow blocks. | ||||||
| Springs are now able to generate in lush caves. | |||||||
| experimental snapshot 6 | Water springs are slightly less common. | ||||||
| 21w42a | The maximum Y-level of water spring generation has been changed to Y=192. | ||||||
| Water springs have been made slightly less common again. | |||||||
| Lava springs are now able to replace calcite, dirt, powder snow, and packed ice. | |||||||
| 21w43a | Lava springs are no longer able to replace snow block, powder snow, packed ice.[1] | ||||||
| Added frozen lava springs that can replace snow block, powder snow, packed ice, which generate in jagged peaks, frozen peaks, snowy slopes, and groves. | |||||||
| 1.18-pre1 | Regular lava springs are able to replace snow block, powder snow, packed ice again. | ||||||
| 1.18-pre3 | Regular lava springs are no longer able to replace snow block, powder snow, packed ice again.[1] | ||||||
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||||
| v0.1.0 | Added springs. | ||||||
| v0.12.1 | build 1 | Added the Nether, which contains open and closed nether springs. | |||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Spring" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
Gallery
Screenshots
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A water spring in which two squid have spawned. -
Another three water-spring squids. -
2 lava springs, with the wildfire in the foreground. -
Numerous water springs and lava spring generated together in a windswept hills biome. -
Lava spring flowing to the ocean. -
2 water springs generated in birch forest biome. -
A lava spring in a deep dark biome, directed by sculk veins. -
A closed nether spring near a quartz ore blob. -
A lava spring generated next to a water spring, with the water actually touching the lava.
Notes
- ↑ Lava spring in the Nether
References
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