diff --git a/isometric-park-fna/Engines/Spawners/GameSpawner.cs b/isometric-park-fna/Engines/Spawners/GameSpawner.cs
--- a/isometric-park-fna/Engines/Spawners/GameSpawner.cs
+++ b/isometric-park-fna/Engines/Spawners/GameSpawner.cs
@@ -92,6 +92,13 @@
                 }
             }
 
+            for (int i = 0; i < Simulation.NUM_PONDS; i++) {
+                var water_x = this.random_generator.Next(0, this.simulation.map.MapWidth);
+                var water_y = this.random_generator.Next(0, this.simulation.map.MapHeight);
+                this.simulation.map.WaterCells.Add(new Vector2(water_x, water_y));
+                this.simulation.map.cells[water_x][water_y].AddWater();
+                Logging.Info(String.Format("Adding water at {0},{1}", water_x, water_y));
+            }
 
 
             #endregion
@@ -112,9 +119,6 @@
 
                         cell.AddTree(random_date, (TreeType)random_type);
                     }
-                    // else if (next > 0.625) {
-                    //     cell.AddWater();
-                    // }
                 }
             }
             #endregion
diff --git a/isometric-park-fna/FNAGame.cs b/isometric-park-fna/FNAGame.cs
--- a/isometric-park-fna/FNAGame.cs
+++ b/isometric-park-fna/FNAGame.cs
@@ -894,11 +894,15 @@
             if (MathUtils.BetweenExclusive(this.mouseGrid.X, -1, this.simulation.map.MapWidth)
                     && MathUtils.BetweenExclusive(this.mouseGrid.Y, -1, this.simulation.map.MapHeight))
             {
-                var treeStatus = this.simulation.map.cells[(int)this.mouseGrid.X][(int)this.mouseGrid.Y].Status;
+                var cellStatus = this.simulation.map.cells[(int)this.mouseGrid.X][(int)this.mouseGrid.Y].Status;
                 var treeStatusAdjective = this.simulation.map.cells[(int)this.mouseGrid.X][(int)this.mouseGrid.Y].StatusAdjective;
                 var treeType = this.simulation.map.cells[(int)this.mouseGrid.X][(int)this.mouseGrid.Y].TypeName;
                 var useStatus = this.CurrentStatus();
-                if (treeStatus != CellStatus.Clear)
+                if (cellStatus == CellStatus.Water) {
+
+                    status_left = String.Format("{0:},{1:} Water ({2})", this.mouseGrid.X, this.mouseGrid.Y, useStatus);
+                }
+                else if (cellStatus != CellStatus.Clear)
                 {
                     status_left = String.Format("{0:},{1:} {2} {3} ({4})", this.mouseGrid.X, this.mouseGrid.Y,
                                                 treeStatusAdjective,
diff --git a/isometric-park-fna/Simulation.cs b/isometric-park-fna/Simulation.cs
--- a/isometric-park-fna/Simulation.cs
+++ b/isometric-park-fna/Simulation.cs
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
         public const decimal STARTING_FUNDS = 100_000M;
 
         public const int NUM_WATER_FEATURES = 5;
+        public const int NUM_PONDS = 12;
 
         public SimulationBridgeEngine BridgeEngine { get; private set; }