Draining Tips Guide includes how to drain water in Story of Seasons Pioneers of Olive Town (PoOT)! The guide includes how to drain water, use suction pumps for lakes & More!!!
What Is Draining
Draining Information

Draining is where you drain water using the bucket as given to you by Victor as one the tools you'll need for farming.
Click Here For Tools Guide!How To Drain Lakes, Pond & Puddles
Draining Puddles

To drain puddles you'll need to equip the bucket. By pressing Y you'll instantly scoop up the puddle of water with ease.
Getting Clay From Draining Puddles

Once you successfully scooped up a puddle of water, you'll be instantly getting a Clay which can be used for a crafting material.
Draining Water & Big Puddles

Draining big puddles are a chore & usually decreases your stamina. We highly recommend to upgraded your bucket first before draining away these big puddles.
Click Here For Bucket Upgrade Guide!Getting Treasure Chest From Big Puddles

After draining large bodies of water, a Treasure Chest will appear. It contains Objects of different rarity that can be appraised for random items at the museum by Reina.
Clearing A Sinkhole After Draining

To remove these sinkholes, equip your Hammer then start pounding away and the ground should return back to its original state.
Drain Lakes Using Suction Pumps
Draining Lakes With Ease

For Draining Lakes, you won't be able to drain it with the bucket, instead you'll need the Suction Pump. Just place it on one of the edges and make sure you have Refined Coal to start this up.
Usually the Draining takes a couple of days, so make sure you have a lot of Suction Pump to clear out the water.
Click Here For Suction Pump Guide!Rewards For Draining Lakes
Objects | Appears In |
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![]() | Usually spawns after draining the Area 2 & Area 3 Lake |
![]() | Usually spawns after draining the Area 2 & Area 3 Lake |
![]() | Usually spawns after draining Ancient Lake |
Unlocking The Ancient Lake

The Ancient Lake becomes unlocked once you drain the lake in Area 3. It features a huge lake where you can drain for top tier rewards & also do fishing.
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