Waterlogging

Waterlogging is a mechanic that allows water to occupy the same space as all blocks that do not occupy a full block. This can be caused by using a water bucket on waterloggable blocks (blocks that have air, such as slabs). This can also be caused without a water bucket with a debug stick^{[Java Edition only]}.

Mechanism

In Java Edition, certain blocks have a waterlogged = true/false tag.

In Bedrock Edition, waterlogging is handled by the game's layers system.^{[more information needed]} Through editing, any block can be waterlogged, as well as other things such as placing multiple slabs into a single block.

Behavior

Section may be incomplete.

Change:	Can be in water in Java Edition	Can be in water in Bedrock Edition	Additional notes
Item Frame	(Flowing and source)	Source	Handled as a block only in Bedrock Edition.
Acacia Fence	Source
Acacia Slab	Source
Acacia Stairs	Source
Acacia Trapdoor	Source
Birch Fence	Source
Birch Slab	Source
Birch Stairs	Source
Birch Trapdoor	Source
Black Stained Glass Pane	Source
Blue Stained Glass Pane	Source
Brain Coral Fan	Source		Destroyed by flowing water in Bedrock Edition
Brick Slab	Source
Brick Stairs	Source
Brown Stained Glass Pane	Source
Bubble Coral Fan	Source		Destroyed by flowing water in Bedrock Edition
Chest	Source
Cobblestone Slab	Source
Cobblestone Stairs	Source
Cobblestone Wall	Source
Cyan Stained Glass Pane	Source
Dark Oak Fence	Source
Dark Oak Slab	Source
Dark Oak Stairs	Source
Dark Oak Trapdoor	Source
Dark Prismarine Slab	Source
Dark Prismarine Stairs	Source
Dead Brain Coral	Source	----
Dead Brain Coral Fan	Source		Destroyed by flowing water in Bedrock Edition
Dead Bubble Coral	Source	----
Dead Bubble Coral Fan	Source		Destroyed by flowing water in Bedrock Edition
Dead Fire Coral	Source	----
Dead Fire Coral Fan	Source		Destroyed by flowing water in Bedrock Edition
Dead Horn Coral	Source	----
Dead Horn Coral Fan	Source		Destroyed by flowing water in Bedrock Edition
Dead Tube Coral	Source	----
Dead Tube Coral Fan	Source		Destroyed by flowing water in Bedrock Edition
Ender Chest	Source
Fire Coral Fan	Source		Destroyed by flowing water in Bedrock Edition
Glass Pane	Source
Gray Stained Glass Pane	Source
Green Stained Glass Pane	Source
Horn Coral Fan	Source		Destroyed by flowing water in Bedrock Edition
Iron Bars	Source
Iron Trapdoor	Source
Jungle Fence	Source
Jungle Slab	Source
Jungle Stairs	Source
Jungle Trapdoor	Source
Ladder	Source		Cannot be climbed in Java Edition and Legacy Console editions: MC-133188
Light Blue Stained Glass Pane	Source
Light Gray Stained Glass Pane	Source
Lime Stained Glass Pane	Source
Magenta Stained Glass Pane	Source
Mossy Cobblestone Wall	Source
Nether Brick Fence	Source
Nether Brick Slab	Source
Nether Brick Stairs	Source
Oak Fence	Source
Oak Slab	Source
Oak Stairs	Source
Oak Trapdoor	Source
Orange Stained Glass Pane	Source
Pink Stained Glass Pane	Source
Prismarine Brick Slab	Source
Prismarine Brick Stairs	Source
Prismarine Slab	Source
Prismarine Brick Stairs	Source
Purple Stained Glass Pane	Source
Purpur Slab	Source
Purpur Stairs	Source
Quartz Slab	Source
Quartz Stairs	Source
Red Sandstone Slab	Source
Red Sandstone Stairs	Source
Red Stained Glass Pane	Source
Sandstone Slab	Source
Sandstone Stairs	Source
Sea Pickle	Source		Destroyed by flowing water. Only waterlogged sea pickles emit light.
Sign	Source
Spruce Fence	Source
Spruce Slab	Source
Spruce Stairs	Source
Spruce Trapdoor	Source
Stone Slab	Source
Trapped Chest	Source
Tube Coral Fan	Source		Destroyed by flowing water in Bedrock Edition
White Stained Glass Pane	Source
Yellow Stained Glass Pane	Source
Brain Coral	Source	Inherent	Removed by sponges: MC-127111 Requires two high water in Bedrock.
Bubble Column	Inherent		Removed by sponges in Java Edition: MC-130463
Bubble Coral	Source	Inherent	Removed by sponges: MC-127111 Requires two high water in Bedrock.
Fire Coral	Source	Inherent	Removed by sponges: MC-127111 Requires two high water in Bedrock.
Horn Coral	Source	Inherent	Removed by sponges: MC-127111 Requires two high water in Bedrock.
Kelp	Inherent		Removed by sponges: MC-127111
Seagrass	Inherent		Removed by sponges: MC-127111
Tall Seagrass	Inherent		Removed by sponges: MC-127111
Tube Coral	Source	Inherent	Removed by sponges: MC-127111 Requires two high water in Bedrock.
Conduit	Source
Activator Rail	Pops off	Flowing and source	Will remove flowing water it is placed in, see MCPE-33345
Cocoa	Pops off	Flowing and source	Attempting to place a cocoa pod in flowing water in Bedrock will completely fail; see MCPE-33360
Detector Rail	Pops off	Flowing and source	Will remove flowing water it is placed in, see MCPE-33345
End Rod	Pops off	Flowing and source	Will remove flowing water it is placed in, see MCPE-33345
Lever	Pops off	Flowing and source	Will remove flowing water it is placed in, see MCPE-33345
Powered Rail	Pops off	Flowing and source	Will remove flowing water it is placed in, see MCPE-33345
Rail	Pops off	Flowing and source	Will remove flowing water it is placed in, see MCPE-33345
Redstone Repeater	Pops off	Flowing and source	Will remove flowing water it is placed in, see MCPE-33345
Redstone Comparator	Pops off	Flowing and source	Will remove flowing water it is placed in, see MCPE-33345
Tripwire	Pops off	Flowing and source	Will remove flowing water it is placed in, see MCPE-33345
Tripwire Hook	Pops off	Flowing and source	Will remove flowing water it is placed in, see MCPE-33345
Acacia Door	No	Source
Acacia Fence Gate	No	Source
Acacia Leaves	No	Source
Acacia Pressure Plate	No	Source
Anvil	No	Source
Barrier	No	Source
Beacon	No	Source
Birch Door	No	Source
Birch Fence Gate	No	Source
Birch Leaves	No	Source
Birch Pressure Plate	No	Source
Black Banner	No	Source
Black Bed	No	Source	Water Breathing is required to sleep in waterlogged beds.
Black Shulker Box	No	Source
Blue Banner	No	Source
Blue Bed	No	Source	Water Breathing is required to sleep in waterlogged beds.
Blue Shulker Box	No	Source
Brewing Stand	No	Source
Brown Banner	No	Source
Brown Bed	No	Source	Water Breathing is required to sleep in waterlogged beds.
Brown Shulker Box	No	Source
Cake	No	Source
Cauldron	No	Source	Cauldrons placed in water in Bedrock fill up.
Chipped Anvil	No	Source
Cyan Banner	No	Source
Cyan Bed	No	Source	Water Breathing is required to sleep in waterlogged beds.
Cyan Shulker Box	No	Source
Damaged Anvil	No	Source
Dark Oak Door	No	Source
Dark Oak Fence Gate	No	Source
Dark Oak Leaves	No	Source
Dark Oak Pressure Plate	No	Source
Daylight Detector	No	Source
Dragon Egg	No	Source
Enchanting Table	No	Source
End Portal Frame	No	Source
Gray Banner	No	Source
Gray Bed	No	Source	Water Breathing is required to sleep in waterlogged beds.
Gray Shulker Box	No	Source
Green Banner	No	Source
Green Bed	No	Source	Water Breathing is required to sleep in waterlogged beds.
Green Shulker Box	No	Source
Hopper	No	Source
Inverted Daylight Detector	No	Source
Iron Door	No	Source
Jungle Door	No	Source
Jungle Fence Gate	No	Source
Jungle Leaves	No	Source
Jungle Pressure Plate	No	Source
Light Blue Banner	No	Source
Light Blue Bed	No	Source	Water Breathing is required to sleep in waterlogged beds.
Light Blue Shulker Box	No	Source
Light Gray Banner	No	Source
Light Gray Bed	No	Source	Water Breathing is required to sleep in waterlogged beds.
Light Gray Shulker Box	No	Source
Lime Banner	No	Source
Lime Bed	No	Source	Water Breathing is required to sleep in waterlogged beds.
Lime Shulker Box	No	Source
Magenta Banner	No	Source
Magenta Bed	No	Source	Water Breathing is required to sleep in waterlogged beds.
Magenta Shulker Box	No	Source
Oak Door	No	Source
Oak Fence Gate	No	Source
Oak Leaves	No	Source
Oak Pressure Plate	No	Source
Orange Banner	No	Source
Orange Bed	No	Source	Water Breathing is required to sleep in waterlogged beds.
Orange Shulker Box	No	Source
Pink Banner	No	Source
Pink Bed	No	Source	Water Breathing is required to sleep in waterlogged beds.
Pink Shulker Box	No	Source
Piston	No	Source	In Bedrock, piston heads extending into water will not become waterlogged through this, but can be waterlogged manually.
Purple Banner	No	Source
Purple Bed	No	Source	Water Breathing is required to sleep in waterlogged beds.
Purple Shulker Box	No	Source
Red Banner	No	Source
Red Bed	No	Source	Water Breathing is required to sleep in waterlogged beds.
Red Shulker Box	No	Source
Shulker Box	No	Source
Spawner	No	Source
Spruce Door	No	Source
Spruce Fence Gate	No	Source
Spruce Leaves	No	Source
Spruce Pressure Plate	No	Source
Sticky Piston	No	Source	In Bedrock, piston heads extending into water will not become waterlogged through this, but can be waterlogged manually.
Stone Pressure Plate	No	Source
Turtle Egg	No	Source
White Banner	No	Source
White Bed	No	Source	Water Breathing is required to sleep in waterlogged beds.
White Shulker Box	No	Source
Yellow Banner	No	Source
Yellow Bed	No	Source	Water Breathing is required to sleep in waterlogged beds.
Yellow Shulker Box	No	Source
Acacia Button	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water in Java Edition
Acacia Sapling	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Allium	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Azure Bluet	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Birch Button	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water in Java Edition
Birch Sapling	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Black Carpet	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Blue Carpet	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Blue Orchid	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Brown Carpet	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Cactus	Pops off	Source	Cannot be placed inside water in Bedrock, despite being waterloggable
Cobweb	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Creeper Head	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Cyan Carpet	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Dandelion	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Dark Oak Button	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water in Java Edition
Dark Oak Sapling	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Dead Bush	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Dragon Head	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Fern	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Flower Pot	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Grass	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Gray Carpet	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Green Carpet	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Jungle Button	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water in Java Edition
Jungle Sapling	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Large Fern	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Light Blue Carpet	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Light Gray Carpet	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Lilac	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Lime Carpet	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Magenta Carpet	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Oak Button	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water in Java Edition
Oak Sapling	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Orange Carpet	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Orange Tulip	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Oxeye Daisy	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Peony	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Pink Carpet	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Player Head	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Poppy	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Potted Acacia Sapling	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Potted Allium	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Potted Azure Bluet	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Potted Birch Sapling	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Potted Blue Orchid	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Potted Brown Mushroom	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Potted Cactus	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Potted Dandelion	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Potted Dark Oak Sapling	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Potted Dead Bush	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Potted Fern	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Potted Jungle Sapling	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Potted Oak Sapling	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Potted Orange Tulip	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Potted Oxeye Daisy	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Potted Pink Tulip	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Potted Poppy	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Potted Red Mushroom	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Potted Red Tulip	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Potted Spruce Sapling	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Potted White Tulip	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Purple Carpet	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Red Carpet	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Red Tulip	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Rose Bush	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Skeleton Skull	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Spruce Button	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water in Java Edition
Spruce Sapling	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Stone Button	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water in Java Edition
Sunflower	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Tall Grass	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Vines	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
White Carpet	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
White Tulip	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Wither Skeleton Skull	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Yellow Carpet	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Zombie Head	Pops off	Source	Destroyed by flowing water.
Sugar Cane	No	Pops off	Placement in water completely fails in Bedrock.
Beetroots	Pops off		Placement in water completely fails in Bedrock.
Brown Mushroom	Pops off		Placement in water completely fails in Bedrock.
Carrots	Pops off		Placement in water completely fails in Bedrock.
Chorus Plant	Pops off		Placement in water completely fails in Bedrock.
Chorus Flower	Pops off		Placement in water completely fails in Bedrock.
Wheat	Pops off		Placement in water completely fails in Bedrock.
Lily Pad	Pops off		Placement in water completely fails in Bedrock.
Nether Wart	Pops off		Placement in water completely fails in Bedrock.
Potatoes	Pops off		Placement in water completely fails in Bedrock.
Red Mushroom	Pops off		Placement in water completely fails in Bedrock.
Redstone Dust	Pops off		Placement in water completely fails in Bedrock.
Redstone Torch	Pops off		Placement in water completely fails in Bedrock.
Snow	Pops off		Placement in water completely fails in Bedrock.
Torch	Pops off		Placement in water completely fails in Bedrock.
Glass	No		Listed due to beacons being waterloggable in Bedrock.
Compound Creator	----	Flowing and source	Will remove flowing water it is placed in, see MCPE-33345
Element Constructor	----	Flowing and source	Will remove flowing water it is placed in, see MCPE-33345
Lab Table	----	Flowing and source	Will remove flowing water it is placed in, see MCPE-33345
Material Reducer	----	Flowing and source	Will remove flowing water it is placed in, see MCPE-33345
Hardened Black Stained Glass Pane	----	Source
Hardened Blue Stained Glass Pane	----	Source
Hardened Brown Stained Glass Pane	----	Source
Hardened Cyan Stained Glass Pane	----	Source
Hardened Glass Pane	----	Source
Hardened Gray Stained Glass Pane	----	Source
Hardened Green Stained Glass Pane	----	Source
Hardened Light Blue Stained Glass Pane	----	Source
Hardened Light Gray Stained Glass Pane	----	Source
Hardened Lime Stained Glass Pane	----	Source
Hardened Magenta Stained Glass Pane	----	Source
Hardened Orange Stained Glass Pane	----	Source
Hardened Pink Stained Glass Pane	----	Source
Hardened Purple Stained Glass Pane	----	Source
Hardened Red Stained Glass Pane	----	Source
Hardened White Stained Glass Pane	----	Source
Hardened Yellow Stained Glass Pane	----	Source
Underwater Torch	----	Source
All other blocks	No

See report MC-125351 for more info.

History

Java Edition Classic
May 22, 2009					Notch pointed out that "odd-shaped" blocks would appear as if in air, and proposes potential fixes.
Java Edition
1.13			18w10c		Chests, trapped chests, stairs, slabs, fences, walls, iron bars, and glass panes are now waterloggable.
			18w10d		Ender chests, trapdoors, ladders, and signs are now waterloggable.
			18w14b		Waterlogged blocks now no longer remove the water they are inside when broken.
Bedrock Edition
November 18, 2017					Flowing water was shown to intersect oak fences and grass, a feature that never actually made it into the game.
1.2.13			beta 1.2.13.5		Water now can be placed in the same blocks as slabs and stairs.
1.4			beta 1.2.14.2		Water now can placed in same the block as most transparent block (what change exact?), instead of slab and the stair only.

References

Gameplay

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