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[The-Moon]

I managed to hit a underground water source. I drained it for 3 months into a stream area, and its still going strong.

Do they ever run out or do they just keep re-generating water?

[Silveron]

Underground rivers seem to be limitless, at least the ones fed by waterfall. Cave lakes I've never tried to drain.

[Run Comrades]

Do you have numbers displaying depth?

If so, and if it is a lake and not a river, the numbers should be getting lower and lower on the top level if it is a finite amount.  At least thats what happens with my magma source.  It is definitely a finite source there, and as I drain it, the top level gets lower and lower.

[The-Moon]

Is there anyway to turn that off so they can be drained out.

Ive tried 3 different maps now, to build a fort with a river that freez's so that i can divert it, and every time i get down like 2 or 3 tiles from the frozen river, and all it is is underground water all over the place. I cant even dig my fortress. Its pretty damn annoying  

[Pyro93735]

Sounds like you're embarking onto a map with an aquifer. There are methods to deal with aquifers, as outlined in the wiki.

[Jreengus]

If your on a map which freezes you can just expose the aquifer and it will freeze then you can dig past it (dont forget to wall it up for when it unfreezes)