Desert Lakes

This article is about the removed desert lakes variant. For related articles, see Desert (disambiguation).
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This feature was present in earlier versions of Java Edition, but has since been removed.
This article describes content that has been officially made unobtainable in Bedrock Edition.
 
It can still be obtained using third-party software. However, this can cause unexpected behavior such as bugs and crashes.
Desert Lakes
Desert Lakes.png: Infobox image for Desert Lakes the biome in Minecraft
Features

Fossil
Desert Well

Blocks

Sand
Sandstone
Cactus
Dead Bush
Sugar cane

Climate

Temperature

2.0

Downfall

0.0

Precipitation

No

Colors

Grass color


 #BFB755

Foliage color


 #AEA42A

Dry foliage color


 #A38046

Water color


 #3F76E4‌[JE only]

 #44AFF5‌[BE only] 

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The desert lakes or desert mutated were a rare variant of deserts that no longer generate since Caves & Cliffs: Part II, and were removed in Java Edition.

Description

The desert lakes featured slightly rougher and hillier terrain than the base desert biome, though not as much as the desert hills. This made them more likely to have oases of water across its landscape. These lakes were often surrounded by large amounts of sugar cane. Like regular deserts, the ground was completely covered with sand and no rain occurred here. Cacti, dead bushes, fossils, and desert wells generated here, but villages and desert pyramids did not.

Mobs

Desert lakes used the same mob spawning chances as deserts.

The following mobs naturally spawned here:

In Java Edition
MobSpawn weightGroup size
Creature category
Rabbit[note 1]12–3
Monster category
Spider100⁄5154
Skeleton100⁄5154
Creeper100⁄5154
Slime[note 2]100⁄5154
Husk80⁄5154
Zombie19⁄5154
Enderman10⁄5151–4
Witch5⁄5151
Zombie Villager1⁄5151
Ambient category
Bat18
  1. ↑ All spawned rabbits are gold.
  2. ↑ Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks. 
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In Bedrock Edition
MobSpawn weightGroup size
Creature category
Rabbit[note 1]12–3
Monster category
Spider1001
Zombie952–4
Zombie Villager52–4
Husk2402–4
Skeleton801–2
Creeper1001
Slime[note 2]1001
Enderman101–2
Witch51
  1. ↑ All spawned rabbits are gold.
  2. ↑ Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks. 
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Data values

ID

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID
BiomeSprite desert-lakes.png: Sprite image for desert-lakes in Minecraft [No displayed name]desert_mutated130

History

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.7.213w36aDesert M variant has been added, along with many other biomes.
1.1016w20aAdded husks, which replace most zombies in deserts.
Added fossils, which may generate in deserts.
1.1318w16a"Desert M" has been renamed to "Mutated Desert".
18w19a"Mutated Desert" has been renamed to "Desert Lakes".
1.18Experimental Snapshot 1The desert lakes biome no longer generates naturally.
21w40aThe desert lakes biome has been removed, any remaining desert lakes are converted into deserts.

Bedrock Edition

Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.9.0build 1Added Desert M variant, along with many other biomes.
v0.11.0build 1Added desert wells to deserts.
v0.13.0build 1Added rabbits, which can spawn in deserts.
v0.15.0build 1Added husks, which replace most zombies in deserts.
Pocket Edition
1.1.3alpha 1.1.3.0Added fossils, which may generate in deserts.
Bedrock Edition
1.18.0beta 1.18.0.20The desert lakes biome no longer generates naturally.

Data history

Java Edition
1.13pre5The ID mutated_desert has been changed to desert_lakes.
1.1821w37aPrior to the removal of numerical biome IDs, this biome's numerical ID was 130.

Gallery

  • A desert lakes biome in Bedrock Edition.
    A desert lakes biome in Bedrock Edition.
  • Desert lakes next to badlands.
    Desert lakes next to badlands.
  • Shattered savannas often border desert lakes.
    Shattered savannas often border desert lakes.
  • A desert lakes single biome world.
    A desert lakes single biome world.
  • Desert lakes with ray tracing.
    Desert lakes with ray tracing.

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