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Acutally, it's not the best method for LARGE bodies of water, because it's expensive and unwieldy. Typically, you pour it in layers no deeper than 1/8", so smaller creeks are a better choice for it. For something like a harbor, you might want to look into painted plywood (or other, better, smoother surface) topped with gloss medium or some kind of varnish. Another option is frosted glass, like what is sold for shower doors or the plastic lenses for office flourescent light fixtures. These can be laid flat over either a painted surface or a deep modeled lake bed, although you won't have the opportunity to add color to the water like you can with epoxy (you can mix in minor amounts of latex or acrylic paints), since there will really just be air. <br /> <br />Epoxy comes in two equal-sized tubes, and to use it you mix them together at a 1:1 ratio, and you must mix them thoroughly. Once mixed, you have an hour or so to get it poured, and then it starts setting; it cures to become effectively one giant molecule, so there's no going back. It will also find any leaks in your streambed, so be ready to catch drips in something expendable if you're not absolutely certain of the water-tightness. <br /> <br />I prefer epoxy myself, since I can add in pigments (I mix in tans to represent suspended sediment) and still see through it to the bottom, plus the process of creating the stream rquires that you first model an entire dry riverbed. The "water" finds its own level, realistically forming its own shoreline. However, the epoxy will creep up the shoreline a bit, so you might need to come back later and place some scenic materials over this edge, to get a crisp barrier between wet and dry. As for where to get it, I usually go the hobby shop; I've never looked for it in a hardware store or home center, though I bet they'd have it amongst other glues and sealers.
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