diff --git a/data/levels/Level1.xml b/data/levels/Level1.xml
index 162fab6..52e2ac3 100644
--- a/data/levels/Level1.xml
+++ b/data/levels/Level1.xml
@@ -12152,6 +12152,11 @@
     <nightTexture>nightskydome.png</nightTexture>
 </skydome>
 
+<waterPlane>
+    <yPosition>15</yPosition>
+    <texture>skydomeNew.png</texture>
+</waterPlane>
+
 <physics>
     <friction>0.9</friction>
     <strength>200.0</strength>
diff --git a/loader.cc b/loader.cc
index 25e5728..965232d 100644
--- a/loader.cc
+++ b/loader.cc
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "loader.hh"
+#include <ACGL/OpenGL/Objects/VertexArrayObject.hh>
 using namespace tinyxml2;
 
 Loader::Loader() {
@@ -94,6 +95,41 @@ void Loader::load(std::string filePath, Level* level, std::string compositionsPa
     Skydome skydomeObject = Skydome(skydomeModel, skydomeMaterial, nightMaterial);
     level->setSkydomeObject(skydomeObject);
     
+    //load the waterPlane
+    XMLElement* waterElement = doc->FirstChildElement("waterPlane");
+    if (waterElement != NULL){
+        float waterHeight = queryFloat(waterElement, "yPosition");
+        std::string waterTexture = queryString(waterElement, "texture");
+        std::string waterTexturePath = "../" + globalTexturePath + waterTexture;
+        if(stat(waterTexturePath.c_str(), &buf) != 0){
+            std::cout << "The texture file " << waterTexturePath << " does not exist." << std::endl;
+            exit(-1);
+        }
+        float heightmapHeight = level->getTerrain()->getHeightmapHeight();
+        float heightmapWidth = level->getTerrain()->getHeightmapWidth();
+        float planeData[] = {
+            -heightmapWidth/2.0f, waterHeight, -heightmapHeight/2.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f,   0.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f,
+            -heightmapWidth/2.0f, waterHeight, heightmapHeight/2.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f,   0.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f,
+            heightmapWidth/2.0f, waterHeight, -heightmapHeight/2.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f,   0.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f, 
+            
+            heightmapWidth/2.0f, waterHeight, heightmapHeight/2.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f,  0.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f,
+            -heightmapWidth/2.0f, waterHeight, heightmapHeight/2.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f,  0.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f,
+            heightmapWidth/2.0f, waterHeight, -heightmapHeight/2.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f,  0.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f
+        };
+        ACGL::OpenGL::SharedArrayBuffer water_ab = ACGL::OpenGL::SharedArrayBuffer(new ACGL::OpenGL::ArrayBuffer());
+        water_ab->defineAttribute("aPosition", GL_FLOAT, 3);
+        water_ab->defineAttribute("aTexCoord", GL_FLOAT, 2);
+        water_ab->defineAttribute("aNormal", GL_FLOAT, 3);
+        water_ab->setDataElements(6, planeData);
+        ACGL::OpenGL::SharedVertexArrayObject water_vao = ACGL::OpenGL::SharedVertexArrayObject(new ACGL::OpenGL::VertexArrayObject());
+        water_vao->bind();
+        water_vao->setMode(GL_TRIANGLES);
+        water_vao->attachAllAttributes(water_ab);
+        Material water_material = Material(waterTexture, 0.1f, 0.2f, 0.8f, 5.0f, true);
+        Object* water_object = new Object(water_vao, water_material, glm::vec3(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f), glm::vec3(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f), true);
+        level->addObject(water_object);
+    }
+    
     //load lighting parameters
     float rColour, gColour, bColour, alpha, xOffset, yOffset, zOffset, intensity;
     XMLElement* ambientElement = doc->FirstChildElement("ambientLight");
diff --git a/material.cc b/material.cc
index d084f5e..37fc338 100644
--- a/material.cc
+++ b/material.cc
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 #include "material.hh"
 
 Material::Material(std::string filePath, float ambientFactor, float diffuseFactor,
-        float specularFactor, float shininess) {
+        float specularFactor, float shininess, bool movingTexture) {
     reference = ACGL::OpenGL::Texture2DFileManager::the()->get(ACGL::OpenGL::Texture2DCreator(filePath));
     reference->generateMipmaps();
     this->ambientFactor = ambientFactor;
     this->diffuseFactor = diffuseFactor;
     this->specularFactor = specularFactor;
     this->shininess = shininess;
+    this->movingTexture = movingTexture;
 }
 
 Material::Material() {
@@ -35,3 +36,7 @@ float Material::getSpecularFactor() {
 float Material::getShininess() {
     return shininess;
 }
+
+bool Material::isMoving(){
+    return movingTexture;
+}
diff --git a/material.hh b/material.hh
index c151568..4789ca8 100644
--- a/material.hh
+++ b/material.hh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 class Material{
     public:
         Material(std::string filePath, float ambientFactor,
-            float diffuseFactor, float specularFactor, float shininess);
+            float diffuseFactor, float specularFactor, float shininess, bool movingTexture = false);
         Material();
         ACGL::OpenGL::SharedTexture2D getReference();
         ~Material();
@@ -17,12 +17,15 @@ class Material{
         float getDiffuseFactor();
         float getSpecularFactor();
         float getShininess();
+        bool isMoving();
+
     private:
         ACGL::OpenGL::SharedTexture2D reference;
         float ambientFactor;
         float diffuseFactor;
         float specularFactor;
         float shininess;
+        bool movingTexture;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/object.cc b/object.cc
index d5daa34..ea09ddf 100644
--- a/object.cc
+++ b/object.cc
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ void Object::render(ACGL::OpenGL::SharedShaderProgram shader, bool lightingPass,
     }
     glm::mat4 modelMatrix = glm::translate(getPosition()) * getRotation() * glm::scale<float>(glm::vec3(model.getScale()));
     if(texturePass) {
+        if (material.isMoving()) {
+            shader->setUniform("movingTexture", true);
+        }
+        else {
+            shader->setUniform("movingTexture", false);
+        }
         shader->setTexture("uTexture", material.getReference(), 0);
         shader->setUniform("modelMatrix", modelMatrix);
     }