diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/settingswindow.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/settingswindow.cpp
index ac25b5984a..2c405dcbd3 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/settingswindow.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/settingswindow.cpp
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ namespace MWGui
         const std::string& tmip = Settings::general().mTextureMipmap;
         mTextureFilteringButton->setCaptionWithReplacing(textureMipmappingToStr(tmip));
 
-        int waterTextureSize = Settings::Manager::getInt("rtt size", "Water");
+        int waterTextureSize = Settings::water().mRttSize;
         if (waterTextureSize >= 512)
             mWaterTextureSize->setIndexSelected(0);
         if (waterTextureSize >= 1024)
@@ -388,10 +388,10 @@ namespace MWGui
         if (waterTextureSize >= 2048)
             mWaterTextureSize->setIndexSelected(2);
 
-        int waterReflectionDetail = std::clamp(Settings::Manager::getInt("reflection detail", "Water"), 0, 5);
+        const int waterReflectionDetail = Settings::water().mReflectionDetail;
         mWaterReflectionDetail->setIndexSelected(waterReflectionDetail);
 
-        int waterRainRippleDetail = std::clamp(Settings::Manager::getInt("rain ripple detail", "Water"), 0, 2);
+        const int waterRainRippleDetail = Settings::water().mRainRippleDetail;
         mWaterRainRippleDetail->setIndexSelected(waterRainRippleDetail);
 
         updateMaxLightsComboBox(mMaxLights);
@@ -531,21 +531,19 @@ namespace MWGui
             size = 1024;
         else if (pos == 2)
             size = 2048;
-        Settings::Manager::setInt("rtt size", "Water", size);
+        Settings::water().mRttSize.set(size);
         apply();
     }
 
     void SettingsWindow::onWaterReflectionDetailChanged(MyGUI::ComboBox* _sender, size_t pos)
     {
-        unsigned int level = static_cast<unsigned int>(std::min<size_t>(pos, 5));
-        Settings::Manager::setInt("reflection detail", "Water", level);
+        Settings::water().mReflectionDetail.set(static_cast<int>(pos));
         apply();
     }
 
     void SettingsWindow::onWaterRainRippleDetailChanged(MyGUI::ComboBox* _sender, size_t pos)
     {
-        unsigned int level = static_cast<unsigned int>(std::min<size_t>(pos, 2));
-        Settings::Manager::setInt("rain ripple detail", "Water", level);
+        Settings::water().mRainRippleDetail.set(static_cast<int>(pos));
         apply();
     }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/water.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/water.cpp
index f823378e46..091ab99821 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/water.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/water.cpp
@@ -247,8 +247,7 @@ namespace MWRender
         void setDefaults(osg::Camera* camera) override
         {
             camera->setReferenceFrame(osg::Camera::RELATIVE_RF);
-            camera->setSmallFeatureCullingPixelSize(
-                Settings::Manager::getInt("small feature culling pixel size", "Water"));
+            camera->setSmallFeatureCullingPixelSize(Settings::water().mSmallFeatureCullingPixelSize);
             camera->setName("RefractionCamera");
             camera->addCullCallback(new InheritViewPointCallback);
             camera->setComputeNearFarMode(osg::CullSettings::DO_NOT_COMPUTE_NEAR_FAR);
@@ -265,7 +264,7 @@ namespace MWRender
             camera->addChild(mClipCullNode);
             camera->setNodeMask(Mask_RenderToTexture);
 
-            if (Settings::Manager::getFloat("refraction scale", "Water") != 1) // TODO: to be removed with issue #5709
+            if (Settings::water().mRefractionScale != 1) // TODO: to be removed with issue #5709
                 SceneUtil::ShadowManager::disableShadowsForStateSet(camera->getOrCreateStateSet());
         }
 
@@ -285,8 +284,7 @@ namespace MWRender
 
         void setWaterLevel(float waterLevel)
         {
-            const float refractionScale
-                = std::clamp(Settings::Manager::getFloat("refraction scale", "Water"), 0.f, 1.f);
+            const float refractionScale = Settings::water().mRefractionScale;
 
             mViewMatrix = osg::Matrix::scale(1, 1, refractionScale)
                 * osg::Matrix::translate(0, 0, (1.0 - refractionScale) * waterLevel);
@@ -328,8 +326,7 @@ namespace MWRender
         void setDefaults(osg::Camera* camera) override
         {
             camera->setReferenceFrame(osg::Camera::RELATIVE_RF);
-            camera->setSmallFeatureCullingPixelSize(
-                Settings::Manager::getInt("small feature culling pixel size", "Water"));
+            camera->setSmallFeatureCullingPixelSize(Settings::water().mSmallFeatureCullingPixelSize);
             camera->setName("ReflectionCamera");
             camera->addCullCallback(new InheritViewPointCallback);
 
@@ -384,7 +381,7 @@ namespace MWRender
     private:
         unsigned int calcNodeMask()
         {
-            int reflectionDetail = Settings::Manager::getInt("reflection detail", "Water");
+            int reflectionDetail = Settings::water().mReflectionDetail;
             reflectionDetail = std::clamp(reflectionDetail, mInterior ? 2 : 0, 5);
             unsigned int extraMask = 0;
             if (reflectionDetail >= 1)
@@ -525,9 +522,9 @@ namespace MWRender
         mWaterGeom->setStateSet(nullptr);
         mWaterGeom->setUpdateCallback(nullptr);
 
-        if (Settings::Manager::getBool("shader", "Water"))
+        if (Settings::water().mShader)
         {
-            unsigned int rttSize = Settings::Manager::getInt("rtt size", "Water");
+            const unsigned int rttSize = Settings::water().mRttSize;
 
             mReflection = new Reflection(rttSize, mInterior);
             mReflection->setWaterLevel(mTop);
@@ -536,7 +533,7 @@ namespace MWRender
                 mReflection->addCullCallback(mCullCallback);
             mParent->addChild(mReflection);
 
-            if (Settings::Manager::getBool("refraction", "Water"))
+            if (Settings::water().mRefraction)
             {
                 mRefraction = new Refraction(rttSize);
                 mRefraction->setWaterLevel(mTop);
@@ -693,7 +690,7 @@ namespace MWRender
         // use a define map to conditionally compile the shader
         std::map<std::string, std::string> defineMap;
         defineMap["refraction_enabled"] = std::string(mRefraction ? "1" : "0");
-        const auto rippleDetail = std::clamp(Settings::Manager::getInt("rain ripple detail", "Water"), 0, 2);
+        const int rippleDetail = Settings::water().mRainRippleDetail;
         defineMap["rain_ripple_detail"] = std::to_string(rippleDetail);
         defineMap["ripple_map_world_scale"] = std::to_string(RipplesSurface::mWorldScaleFactor);
         defineMap["ripple_map_size"] = std::to_string(RipplesSurface::mRTTSize) + ".0";
diff --git a/components/settings/categories/water.hpp b/components/settings/categories/water.hpp
index 02b5f0c5dd..b88d38b023 100644
--- a/components/settings/categories/water.hpp
+++ b/components/settings/categories/water.hpp
@@ -21,9 +21,8 @@ namespace Settings
         SettingValue<bool> mShader{ mIndex, "Water", "shader" };
         SettingValue<int> mRttSize{ mIndex, "Water", "rtt size", makeMaxSanitizerInt(1) };
         SettingValue<bool> mRefraction{ mIndex, "Water", "refraction" };
-        SettingValue<int> mReflectionDetail{ mIndex, "Water", "reflection detail",
-            makeEnumSanitizerInt({ 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 }) };
-        SettingValue<int> mRainRippleDetail{ mIndex, "Water", "rain ripple detail", makeEnumSanitizerInt({ 0, 1, 2 }) };
+        SettingValue<int> mReflectionDetail{ mIndex, "Water", "reflection detail", makeClampSanitizerInt(0, 5) };
+        SettingValue<int> mRainRippleDetail{ mIndex, "Water", "rain ripple detail", makeClampSanitizerInt(0, 2) };
         SettingValue<float> mSmallFeatureCullingPixelSize{ mIndex, "Water", "small feature culling pixel size",
             makeMaxStrictSanitizerFloat(0) };
         SettingValue<float> mRefractionScale{ mIndex, "Water", "refraction scale", makeClampSanitizerFloat(0, 1) };