The paper presents an analysis of the motif of water in A. Platonov's novels Chevengur and Kotlovan from the point of view of dystopian discourse. The motif of water greatly occurs in the entire literary work of Platonov which is confirmed by the analysis of these two novels. The motif of water largely occurs in both novels and appears in various forms: running water, standing water, body fluids and water as weather phenomena. Water in Chevengur functions both on the conceptual and on the textual level of novel. In Kotlovan it has a similar role but most notably it appears as a result of hard work of its heroes. It is also important to point out that in both novels the same motives of water appear, they branch further and unite other motives that appear in the novels. Furthermore, both novels are centralized and focused on one place – the city and the excavation in which communism 'has to happen' and in that way it has to ensure secure and better future. Thereby the motif of water echoes in the efforts of Sasha Dvanov in the form of 'useful' and specific purpose of water but also in his 'watery' past and destiny, and in the efforts of workers which results in sweat and that is guided by 'love' towards the ideology, more precisely by the love towards the girl Nastsia.