Does the "Daedalus" actually land on the water?

Question

When the Daedalus lands at Atlantis it appears to land on the water, is there anything that's considered to be canon that proves whether the Daedalus is actually landing on water (and floating on the water) or whether it's landing on a submerged platform?

Answer 1

It floats. Not only can you see the Daedelus submerged in water up to the second or third deck in SGA: Lost Boys next to the pier (but not on it), we also have this quote from SGA: Critical Mass

CADMAN: Flight just confirmed that the Daedalus has landed alongside the east pier.

Since we can see that there's nothing between the piers when the Atlantis is in space, it stands to reason that there's nothing between them when it's on water.