Frozen River

Frozen River

Features	Disk
Blocks	Ice Water Grass Block Dirt Clay Sand Gravel
Climate
Temperature	0.0
Downfall	0.5
Precipitation	Yes
Colors
Grass color	#80B497
Foliage color	#60A17B
Water color	#3938C9‌[JE only]  #185390‌[BE only]

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A frozen river is a variant of the river biome that replaces it in snowy regions.

Description[edit | edit source]

In a frozen river biome, the water is completely covered in a layer of ice. Riverbeds consist of dirt, sand, gravel, and clay, and are one of the few places where clay generates, alongside lakes, swamp marshes, ocean hilltops, and lush caves. Seagrass does not generate on the riverbed. While sugar cane can generate alongside a frozen riverbank, it often uproots itself after generation due to the water being frozen. Oak trees and grass can still generate here if this biome generates on land. Sometimes, frozen rivers can generate next to regular taiga biomes, as these are able to generate in the same temperature range as frozen rivers. This results in weird, albeit intentional^[1], generation.

Mobs[edit | edit source]

The following mobs are naturally spawned here:

In Java Edition

Mob	Spawn weight	Group size
Monster category
Creeper	100⁄516	4
Skeleton	100⁄516	4
Slime[note 1]	100⁄516	4
Spider	100⁄516	4
Zombie	95⁄516	4
Enderman	10⁄516	1–4
Witch	5⁄516	1
Zombie Villager	5⁄516	1
Drowned	1⁄516	1
Water ambient category
Salmon	1	1–5
Water creature category
Squid	1	1–4
Ambient category
Bat	1	8
Underground water creature category
Glow Squid	1	4–6

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In Bedrock Edition

Mob	Spawn weight	Group size
Monster category
Slime[note 1]	100⁄225	1
Stray	96⁄225	1–2
Skeleton	24⁄225	1–2
Drowned	5⁄225	2–4
Creature category
Glow Squid	10⁄23	2–4
Squid	8⁄23	2–4
Rabbit	4⁄23	2–3
Polar Bear	1⁄23	1–2
Water creature category
Salmon	1	3–5

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Data values[edit | edit source]

ID[edit | edit source]

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Translation key
Frozen River	frozen_river	biome.minecraft.frozen_river

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID
[No displayed name]	frozen_river	11

History[edit | edit source]

Issues[edit | edit source]

Issues relating to "Frozen River" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Screenshots[edit | edit source]

• 

  A frozen river in a cold biome.

• 

  A frozen river buffet world.

• 

  Frozen river carved a fjord through mountainous terrain.

See also[edit | edit source]

• River
• Snowy beach
• Frozen ocean

References[edit | edit source]

External links[edit | edit source]

• Around the Block: Frozen River – Minecraft.net on November 28, 2023

Navigation[edit | edit source]

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