diff --git a/level.cc b/level.cc
index 574d5cd..f9abdcb 100644
--- a/level.cc
+++ b/level.cc
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ Level::~Level() {
     }
     for(unsigned int i = 0; i<objects.size(); i++) {
         delete(objects.at(i));
+        delete(waterPlane);
     }
 }
 
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ void Level::render(ACGL::OpenGL::SharedShaderProgram shader, bool lightingPass,
     for(unsigned int i = 0; i<objects.size(); i++) {
         if (lightingPass) {
             objects.at(i)->render(shader, lightingPass, true, viewProjectionMatrix, shadowVPs);
+            waterPlane->render(shader, lightingPass, true, viewProjectionMatrix, shadowVPs);
         }
         else {
             objects.at(i)->render(shader, lightingPass, false, viewProjectionMatrix, shadowVPs);
@@ -319,3 +321,7 @@ void Level::forceMove(float x, float y, float z, unsigned indice){
 void Level::activateEndgame(){
     physics.activateEndgame();
 }
+
+void Level::setWaterPlane(Object* water) {
+    this->waterPlane = water;
+}
diff --git a/level.hh b/level.hh
index 7d55e9d..5811b9e 100644
--- a/level.hh
+++ b/level.hh
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class Level {
         glm::vec4 getFogColourNight();
         void setSkydomeSize(float size);
         float getSkydomeSize();
+        void setWaterPlane(Object* water);
         Skydome* getSkydome();
         std::vector<Object*>* getObjects();
         std::vector<Object*>* getPhysicsObjects();
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ class Level {
         std::vector<Object*> physicsObjects;
         std::vector<Light> lights;
         std::vector<Trigger> triggers;
+        Object* waterPlane;
         glm::vec3 ambientLight;
         glm::vec4 fogColourDay;
         glm::vec4 fogColourRise;
diff --git a/loader.cc b/loader.cc
index b9b588c..e2a3bf6 100644
--- a/loader.cc
+++ b/loader.cc
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ void Loader::load(std::string filePath, Level* level, std::string compositionsPa
         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);
+        level->setWaterPlane(water_object);
     }
     
     //load lighting parameters