Spring

Spring

Biomes	Overworld The Nether
Consists of	Water or Lava

{
    "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 block of liquid that flows out into spaces level with or lower than the source.

From a practical standpoint, there are three main categories of fluid springs:

Normal springs can generate as either water or lava in the walls of underground surfaces. These are commonly encountered on the sides of cliffs, as well as inside caves. Lava springs are a common source of forest fires. Additionally, water springs can only generate below Y=192.

Ceiling springs are exclusive to the Nether, and only generate with lava. They generate on ceilings, and the lava flows directly downwards from them.

In the Nether, lava springs can generate without any exposed faces buried in terrain, potentially becoming hazardous when blocks around them are mined.

Java Edition:

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

Bedrock Edition:

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]

Java Edition:

{
  "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"
    ]
  }
}

Feature is hardcoded to check if the block above it belongs to [NBT List / JSON Array] valid_blocks and does not place if the block is not there.

Issues relating to "Spring" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

• 
  2 lava springs that appear to have caused a small forest fire
• 
  Numerous water springs and lava springs that have generated together in a windswept hills biome
• 
  Lava spring flowing to the ocean.
• 
  2 water springs that have generated in a birch forest biome.
• 
  A lava spring in a deep dark biome, being 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 touching the lava.

v t e World features
Terrain features Overworld Terrain Canyon Carver cave Cliff Floating island Hill Mountains Noise cave Surface Surface layers Erosion Slopes Strip Terracotta Marshland Hoodoo Iceberg Water bodies Aquifer Sea level Ocean River Others Ore vein The Nether Carver cave Erosion Lava sea The End Central island Erosion Outer islands Removed Beach Gravel Far Lands Underwater cave Underwater ravine Java Edition only Monolith
Structures Overworld Ruined Portal Surface Desert Pyramid Igloo Jungle Pyramid Pillager Outpost Swamp Hut Village Farm Woodland Mansion Abandoned Camp​[upcoming: Third Drop 2026] Underwater Ocean Monument Ocean Ruins Cold Warm Shipwreck Underground Ancient City Buried Treasure Mineshaft Stronghold Trail Ruins Trial Chambers The Nether Bastion Remnant Nether Fortress Nether Fossil Ruined Portal The End End City Utility Jigsaw Joke 9x9.nbt Bonus barrel Bridge Colosseum command.com.nbt content.nbt desire.nbt house_of_bob.nbt library.nbt llama.nbt Lunar Base Potato Mineshaft Potato Village Ruined Portatol Shapes Removed Village (old) Java Edition only Brick Pyramid Glass Pillars Obsidian Wall Starting House
Features Overworld Lava Lake Spring Surface Bonus Chest Desert Well Disk Iceberg Blue Ice Ice Patch Ice Spike Freeze Top Layer Forest Rock Pile Sulfur Spring Underground Amethyst Geode Pointed Dripstone Dripstone cluster Large dripstone Monster Room Fossil Ore Underwater Magma Sulfur Pool Sulfur Spike Vegetation Patched vegetations Bamboo Coral Reef Kelp​[until: JE 26.3] Sea Pickle​[until: JE 26.3] Seagrass​[until: JE 26.3] Glow Lichen Sculk Vein Sculk Patch Huge Mushroom Root System Tree Oak Spruce Birch Jungle Bush Acacia Dark Oak Azalea Mangrove Cherry Pale Oak Poplar​[upcoming: Third Drop 2026] Fallen Tree Vines Cave Vegetation Patch Pale Moss Patch Bedrock Edition only Tree with Vines Superflat only Void Start Platform Java Edition only Fill Layer The Nether Basalt Columns Basalt Pillar Blob Glowstone Delta Lava spring Fire patch Vegetation Nether Forest Vegetation​[until: JE 26.3] Twisting Vines​[until: JE 26.3] Weeping Vines​[until: JE 26.3] Huge Crimson Fungus Huge Warped Fungus The End Chorus Plant End Gateway End Platform End Podium End Spike End Island Removed Clay Blob Water Lake Utility Java Edition only no_op Overlay​[upcoming: JE 26.3] Projected Random Patchy Square​[upcoming: JE 26.3] Random Boolean Selector Random Selector Replace Single Block Simple Block Simple Random Selector Joke Hash Well Potato Geode Potato Tree