diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 4df5a7c1..33c29a5a 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -1358,10 +1358,21 @@
             <input id="renderOcean" class="checkbox" type="checkbox">
             <label for="renderOcean" class="checkbox-label">Render ocean cells</label>
           </div>
-          <div id="allowErosionBox" data-tip="Regenerate rivers and allow water flow to change heights and form lakes">
+          <div id="allowErosionBox" data-tip="Regenerate rivers and allow water flow to change heights and form new lakes. Better to keep checked">
             <input id="allowErosion" class="checkbox" type="checkbox" checked>
             <label for="allowErosion" class="checkbox-label">Allow water erosion</label>
           </div>
+          <div data-tip="Maximum number of iterations taken to resolve depressions. Increase if you have rivers ending nowhere">
+            Depressions filling max iterations:
+            <input id="resolveDepressionsStepsInput" data-stored="resolveDepressionsSteps" type="range" min=0 max=500 value=250 oninput="resolveDepressionsStepsOutput.value = this.value">
+            <input id="resolveDepressionsStepsOutput" data-stored="resolveDepressionsSteps" type="number" min=0 max=1000 value=250 oninput="resolveDepressionsStepsInput.value = this.value">
+          </div>
+
+          <div data-tip="Depression depth to form a new lake. Increase to reduce number of lakes added by system">
+            Depression depth threshold:
+            <input id="lakeElevationLimitInput" data-stored="lakeElevationLimit" type="range" min=0 max=80 value=20 oninput="lakeElevationLimitOutput.value = this.value">
+            <input id="lakeElevationLimitOutput" data-stored="lakeElevationLimit" type="number" min=0 max=80 value=20 oninput="lakeElevationLimitInput.value = this.value">
+          </div>
         </div>
 
         <div>
diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index 23617a39..0abcf164 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -774,9 +774,10 @@ function markup(cells, start, increment, limit) {
 
 function addLakesInDeepDepressions() {
   console.time("addLakesInDeepDepressions");
-  const {cells, features, points} = grid;
+  const {cells, features} = grid;
   const {c, h, b} = cells;
-  const ELEVATION_LIMIT = 10;
+  const ELEVATION_LIMIT = +document.getElementById("lakeElevationLimitOutput").value;
+  if (ELEVATION_LIMIT === 80) return;
 
   for (const i of cells.i) {
     if (b[i] || h[i] < 20) continue;
@@ -785,7 +786,7 @@ function addLakesInDeepDepressions() {
     if (h[i] > minHeight) continue;
 
     let deep = true;
-    const treshold = h[i] + ELEVATION_LIMIT;
+    const threshold = h[i] + ELEVATION_LIMIT;
     const queue = [i];
     const checked = [];
     checked[i] = true;
@@ -796,7 +797,7 @@ function addLakesInDeepDepressions() {
 
       for (const n of c[q]) {
         if (checked[n]) continue;
-        if (h[n] >= treshold) continue;
+        if (h[n] >= threshold) continue;
         if (h[n] < 20) {
           deep = false;
           break;
@@ -830,7 +831,7 @@ function addLakesInDeepDepressions() {
   console.timeEnd("addLakesInDeepDepressions");
 }
 
-// near sea lakes usually get a lot of water inflow, most of them should brake treshold and flow out to sea (see Ancylus Lake)
+// near sea lakes usually get a lot of water inflow, most of them should brake threshold and flow out to sea (see Ancylus Lake)
 function openNearSeaLakes() {
   if (templateInput.value === "Atoll") return; // no need for Atolls
 
@@ -856,11 +857,11 @@ function openNearSeaLakes() {
     }
   }
 
-  function removeLake(treshold, lake, ocean) {
-    cells.h[treshold] = 19;
-    cells.t[treshold] = -1;
-    cells.f[treshold] = ocean;
-    cells.c[treshold].forEach(function (c) {
+  function removeLake(threshold, lake, ocean) {
+    cells.h[threshold] = 19;
+    cells.t[threshold] = -1;
+    cells.f[threshold] = ocean;
+    cells.c[threshold].forEach(function (c) {
       if (cells.h[c] >= 20) cells.t[c] = 1; // mark as coastline
     });
     features[lake].type = "ocean"; // mark former lake as ocean
diff --git a/modules/lakes.js b/modules/lakes.js
index 261fd485..d127c2cf 100644
--- a/modules/lakes.js
+++ b/modules/lakes.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 
   const prepareLakeData = h => {
     const cells = pack.cells;
-    const ELEVATION_LIMIT = 10;
+    const ELEVATION_LIMIT = +document.getElementById("lakeElevationLimitOutput").value;
 
     pack.features.forEach(f => {
       if (f.type !== "lake") return;
@@ -55,8 +55,13 @@
       f.height = h[min] - 0.1;
 
       // check if lake can be open (not in deep depression)
+      if (ELEVATION_LIMIT === 80) {
+        f.closed = false;
+        return;
+      }
+
       let deep = true;
-      const treshold = f.height + ELEVATION_LIMIT;
+      const threshold = f.height + ELEVATION_LIMIT;
       const queue = [min];
       const checked = [];
       checked[min] = true;
@@ -67,7 +72,7 @@
 
         for (const n of cells.c[q]) {
           if (checked[n]) continue;
-          if (h[n] >= treshold) continue;
+          if (h[n] >= threshold) continue;
 
           if (h[n] < 20) {
             const nFeature = pack.features[cells.f[n]];
diff --git a/modules/river-generator.js b/modules/river-generator.js
index 81f3457f..d34c0a0e 100644
--- a/modules/river-generator.js
+++ b/modules/river-generator.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
     const h = alterHeights();
     Lakes.prepareLakeData(h);
-    resolveDepressions(h, 200);
+    resolveDepressions(h);
     drainWater();
     defineRivers();
     Lakes.cleanupLakeData();
@@ -184,8 +184,12 @@
   };
 
   // depression filling algorithm (for a correct water flux modeling)
-  const resolveDepressions = function (h, maxIterations) {
+  const resolveDepressions = function (h) {
     const {cells, features} = pack;
+    const maxIterations = +document.getElementById("resolveDepressionsStepsOutput").value;
+    const checkLakeMaxIteration = maxIterations * 0.8;
+    const elevateLakeMaxIteration = (maxIterations - checkLakeMaxIteration) / 2;
+
     const height = i => features[cells.f[i]].height || h[i]; // height of lake or specific cell
 
     const lakes = features.filter(f => f.type === "lake");
@@ -195,8 +199,7 @@
     const progress = [];
     let depressions = Infinity;
     let prevDepressions = null;
-    let iteration = 0;
-    for (; depressions && iteration < maxIterations; iteration++) {
+    for (let iteration = 0; depressions && iteration < maxIterations; iteration++) {
       if (progress.length > 5 && d3.sum(progress) > 0) {
         // bad progress, abort and set heights back
         h = alterHeights();
@@ -206,13 +209,13 @@
 
       depressions = 0;
 
-      if (iteration < 180) {
+      if (iteration < checkLakeMaxIteration) {
         for (const l of lakes) {
           if (l.closed) continue;
           const minHeight = d3.min(l.shoreline.map(s => h[s]));
           if (minHeight >= 100 || l.height > minHeight) continue;
 
-          if (iteration > 150) {
+          if (iteration < elevateLakeMaxIteration) {
             l.shoreline.forEach(i => (h[i] = cells.h[i]));
             l.height = d3.min(l.shoreline.map(s => h[s])) - 1;
             l.closed = true;
@@ -342,8 +345,8 @@
     const rivers = pack.rivers;
     if (!rivers.length) return;
     Math.random = aleaPRNG(seed);
-    const tresholdElement = Math.ceil(rivers.length * 0.15);
-    const smallLength = rivers.map(r => r.length || 0).sort((a, b) => a - b)[tresholdElement];
+    const thresholdElement = Math.ceil(rivers.length * 0.15);
+    const smallLength = rivers.map(r => r.length || 0).sort((a, b) => a - b)[thresholdElement];
     const smallType = {Creek: 9, River: 3, Brook: 3, Stream: 1}; // weighted small river types
 
     for (const r of rivers) {
diff --git a/modules/ui/tools.js b/modules/ui/tools.js
index 1a5dd1a1..4cc390bc 100644
--- a/modules/ui/tools.js
+++ b/modules/ui/tools.js
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ function addRiverOnClick() {
 
   const h = Rivers.alterHeights();
   Lakes.prepareLakeData(h);
-  Rivers.resolveDepressions(h, 200);
+  Rivers.resolveDepressions(h);
 
   while (i) {
     cells.r[i] = river;