How can I clear the water out of this area?
I've sectioned of this area in the sea near my base, and I need to get rid of all the water from it.
From what I've tried the only way I can see to clear it is fully cover one layer, delete the blocks, then go down to the next layer. Is that the only way I can clear the area or is there a better approach?
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 :)
Best Answer
Caleb pretty much covered it all. I just wanted to add that when using WorldEdit, I find it often easier to use the //drain <radius> command.
To use it in the situation shown in the picture, all you have to do is stand inside the box with the water you want to remove and do something like //drain 100. As long as the radius is larger than the distance from you to the farthest block of water you want to remove it will only change all the water in the box to air.
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Using Gravity and Gravel Get access to the area you want to clear so that you can stand above the surface of the water and fill it with gravel. This isn't difficult because every time you lay a block on the surface, it sinks until that column is full. Repeat this for every block's worth of water you want to remove.How do you clear out water?
If you want to drain the oceans, you need to clean the oceans with lots of gravel and then have to dig it with your hands when the water of the oceans will be gone. But for this process, you need a lot of gravel as well as shovels. And this is the best way for vanilla Minecraft to drain the water of the ocean.Sound To Remove Water From Phone Speaker ( GUARANTEED )
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Answer 2
I had the same problem or at least a similar one. Some water had somehow leaked onto a structure and it seemed that everything I did made it worse.
So I placed about three sponges in there and deleted them, then presto, all the water was gone. It's much less destructive than fire, faster than filling the area with blocks and much easier than using Worldedit.
Answer 3
If you put the sponges in a row very quickly, it will prevent the water from refilling.
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