Water is only 4 blocks diagonally (including source)
I checked old minecraft farms and they have 8 (including source)
Steps:
Start any world
Place water
Check size
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This is likely correct, but it is difficult to determine just from your description. In general, water will flow a total of 8 blocks from the source (including the source block). Each step in any direction counts as one block.
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