Quote Originally Posted by Curmudgeon View Post
A 050a No. All you can accomplish with a single drop of water is to raise a column of water of the same width as the starting drop; the spell does not cause any horizontal increase in the amount of surface covered by water beyond what was there at the time of casting.
But the spell description says, "If the area affected by the spell includes riverbanks, a beach, or other land nearby, the water can spill over onto dry land." That seems to directly contradict your assertion that it does not cause any horizontal increase.