According to Rekov (see http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=164136.msg8306462#msg8306462) world_region_feature.unk_30 (in df.world-data.xml) may be a field controlling cavern lakes. The thread post should cover the info in all details except the field referenced (which is provided here).
I haven't looked into it further, but add it as an issue here to reduce the risk of it being forgotten.