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I remember my Grandfather used real water in his S scale layout. He had a dam in which logs were floated in to a sawmill. The water was kept in a small covered barrel below the layout. He had an old submersibile washing machine pump in it to pump the water to a stream which filled a lake when he wanted to display the layout. He used old newspaper tin to mold the bottom and then tarred the lake to make the bottom look more gradual and waterproof (I'm sure there are easier ways to do this now). To remove the water he opened gates on the dam to drain the lake. The water flowed in a short stream to a 1/2" copper pipe which was used to drain the water back into the barrel. The setup worked great. He did have a dehumidifier nearby to cover any moisture problems but for the amount of time the lake was filled it probably wasn't necessary. <br /> <br />Ron Glatt
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