Moderator Note
Flowing water was never intended to make items float to the surface.
Some blocks glitch and don't float, rather they stay at the bottom block of a floor in water.
Linked issues
is duplicated by
MC-125559
Putting full blocks next to flowing water causes items to not rise
MC-132611
Items don't float in closed corners
MC-137771
Items do not float to the surface and instead sink
MC-150125
Items not floating when underwater
MC-150537
Dropped entities not floating in water
MC-152055
some items don't float
MC-201860
Breaking blocks underwater sometimes doesn't float and/or delayed
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qwerty23495
Dig up some sand under water, and try not to collect them. Some will stay at the bottom
qwerty23495
Wouldn't that be because items can't flow up the falling water that replaces it?
Yup, there's no water source blocks at those locations, so the items can't float up (as the water is flowing downward).
But the water probably would've gotten filled in to make a water source. In the image, it looks like there's probably a source there.
"Falling water"
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Any way to reproduce this consistently?