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	When a river generates land, it is just covered by grass blocks with some patches of [[Minecraft:bushes]]. However, features from bordering biomes often leak into the river biome. This happens most notably with [[Minecraft:Wooded Badlands\|wooded badlands]], where the grass allows many [[Minecraft:oak]] trees and [[Minecraft:Leaf Litter\|leaf litter]] to generate. Due to the extended coastlines, [[Minecraft:firefly bushes]] and [[Minecraft:Sugar Cane\|sugar cane]] are often found near rivers, although they are no more common than in other biomes.		When a river generates land, it is just covered by grass blocks with some patches of [[Minecraft:bushes]]. However, features from bordering biomes often leak into the river biome. This happens most notably with [[Minecraft:Wooded Badlands\|wooded badlands]], where the grass allows many [[Minecraft:oak]] trees and [[Minecraft:Leaf Litter\|leaf litter]] to generate. Due to the extended coastlines, [[Minecraft:firefly bushes]] and [[Minecraft:Sugar Cane\|sugar cane]] are often found near rivers, although they are no more common than in other biomes.

	No fully-passive [[Minecraft:mob]]s spawn within river biomes themselves, but they frequently wander into them from the surrounding biomes if they can spawn there. [[Minecraft:Drowned]] can spawn underwater, as can [[Minecraft:salmon]] and [[Minecraft:squid]].		No fully-passive [[Minecraft:mob]]s spawn within river biomes themselves, but they frequently wander into them from the surrounding biomes if they can spawn there. [[Minecraft:Drowned]] can spawn underwater, as can [[Minecraft:salmon]] and [[Minecraft:squid]]. {{IN\|be}}, no hostile mobs spawn above water.

	== Mobs ==		== Mobs ==

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	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.18\|dev=21w37a\|Prior to the removal of numerical biome IDs, this biome's numerical ID was 7.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.18\|dev=21w37a\|Prior to the removal of numerical biome IDs, this biome's numerical ID was 7.}}
	}}		}}
			<gallery>
			File:Minecraft river testing.jpg\|The first image of a river released by [[Minecraft:Notch]]
			</gallery>

	== Issues ==		== Issues ==
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	== Gallery ==		== Gallery ==
	=== ~~Mojang~~ screenshots ===		=== Screenshots ===
			<gallery>
			Crater Lake.png\|A circular river surrounding a small [[Minecraft:plains]] biome
			Bigriver.png\|A big river
			Weird River.png\|A weird "river" in the middle of badlands
			Winding River.png\|The Winding River [[Minecraft:seed template]] thumbnail
			River single biome.png\|A river [[Minecraft:single biome]] world
			</gallery>

			==== Historical screenshots ====
	<gallery>		<gallery>
	~~File~~:Minecraft river ~~testing~~.~~jpg~~\|~~The first image of~~ a river ~~released by~~ [[Minecraft:~~Notch~~]]		River pre 1.7.png\|A river biome before [[Minecraft:The Update that Changed the World]]
	~~File:Sunny and Makena's swimming horses~~.~~jpg~~\|[[Minecraft:~~Sunny~~]] ~~and~~ [[Minecraft:~~Makena~~]] ~~riding~~ [[Minecraft:~~horses~~]] ~~over a~~ river		River (With Correct Grass Hue).png\|A typical river before 1.18
			Narrow River.png\|A narrow river
			Minecraft River.png\|A river separating a [[Minecraft:desert]] and a [[Minecraft:plains]]
			DoubleRiver.png\|Rivers splitting and cutting through a taiga
			Overwritten River.png\|A river that failed to generate properly due to a nearby [[Minecraft:mountain]]
			River through swamp.png\|A river running through a swamp
			Buffet River.png\|A river [[Minecraft:single biome]] world before [[Minecraft:1.18]]
			Large lake meets river.png\|A river connected to a large lake in a [[Minecraft:jungle]]
			River RTX.png\|A river with [[Minecraft:ray tracing]]
	</gallery>		</gallery>

	=== ~~Screenshots~~ ===		=== Mojang screenshots ===
	<gallery>		<gallery>
	~~River pre 1.7.png\|A river biome before [[Minecraft:The Update that Changed the World]].~~		Worldgeneration-1.png\|A river in [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.18 Experimental Snapshot 1]]
	~~River (With Correct Grass Hue).png\|A river near two forests.~~		Big River 1.jpg\|A big river flowing past a village
	~~Narrow River.png\|A narrow river.~~		Big River 2.jpg\|A big river flowing past a village
	~~Minecraft River.png\|A river separating a [[Minecraft:desert]] and a [[Minecraft:forest]].~~		Dark Forest River.jpg\|A river flowing through a dark forest
	~~DoubleRiver.png\|Rivers splitting and cutting through a taiga.~~		River Boat.jpg\|Traveling by boat through a river
	~~Desert River.png\|A river running through a desert.~~		Kai Stream.jpg\|A river next to a [[Minecraft:cherry grove]]
	~~Sunsetriver.png\|A river running between a [[Minecraft:forest]] and [[Minecraft:windswept hills]], with a sunset in the background.~~		File:Sunny and Makena's swimming horses.jpg\|[[Minecraft:Sunny]] and [[Minecraft:Makena]] riding [[Minecraft:horses]] over a river
	Worldgeneration-1.png\|A river in [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.18 Experimental Snapshot 1]].
	~~Overwritten River.png\|A river that failed to generate properly due to a nearby [[Minecraft:mountain]].~~
	~~Crater Lake.png\|A circular river surrounding a small [[Minecraft:plains]] biome.~~
	~~River through swamp.png\|A river running through a swamp.~~
	~~Bigriver.png\|A big river.~~
	~~Buffet River.png\|A river [[Minecraft:single biome]] world before [[Minecraft:1.18]].~~
	~~Large lake meets river.png\|A river connected to a large lake in a [[Minecraft:jungle]].~~
	Big River 1.jpg\|A big river flowing past a village.
	Big River 2.jpg\|A big river flowing past a village.
	~~Kai Stream~~.jpg\|A river ~~next to~~ a ~~[[Minecraft:cherry grove]].~~
	River Boat.jpg\|Traveling by boat through a river.
	~~Dark Forest River~~.jpg\|A river ~~flowing through~~ a ~~dark forest.~~
	~~Weird River~~.~~png~~\|~~A weird "river" in the middle of a mesa.~~
	~~Winding River.png\|The Winding River~~ [[Minecraft:~~seed template~~]] ~~thumbnail.~~
	~~River RTX.png\|A river with~~ [[Minecraft:~~ray tracing~~]].
	</gallery>		</gallery>

	=== In other media ===		=== In other media ===
	<gallery>		<gallery>
	Snifflet River.png\|A [[Minecraft:snifflet]] approaching a river.		Snifflet River.png\|A [[Minecraft:snifflet]] approaching a river
	</gallery>		</gallery>

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	{{Infobox biome		{{Infobox biome
	~~\| title = River~~
	\| group = Regular		\| group = Regular
	\| 1-1 = River.png		\| 1-1 = River.png
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	\| dryfoliagecolor = #A17448		\| dryfoliagecolor = #A17448
	\| watercolor = {{color\|#3F76E4}}{{only\|java\|short=y}}<br>{{color\|#0084FF}}{{only\|bedrock\|short=y}}		\| watercolor = {{color\|#3F76E4}}{{only\|java\|short=y}}<br>{{color\|#0084FF}}{{only\|bedrock\|short=y}}
	~~\| features = {{EnvLink\|Disk}}<br>{{EnvLink\|Oak}}~~		\| blocks = {{BlockLink\|Grass Block}}<br>{{BlockLink\|Seagrass}}<br>{{BlockLink\|Bush}}
	\| blocks = ~~{{BlockLink\|Water}}<br>~~{{BlockLink\|Grass Block~~}}<br>{{BlockLink\|Dirt}}<br>{{BlockLink\|Clay}}<br>{{BlockLink\|Sand}}<br>{{BlockLink\|Gravel~~}}<br>{{BlockLink\|Seagrass}}<br>{{BlockLink\|Bush}}		\| atmospherics = Default
	\|atmospherics = Default		\| lighting = Default
	\|lighting = Default		\| volumetric = Default
	\|volumetric = Default		\| colorgrading = Default
	\|colorgrading = Default
	}}		}}
	A '''river''' is a common aquatic [[Minecraft:biome]] that cuts through most land biomes. Rivers can serve as borders between various other biomes, and usually lead to [[Minecraft:ocean]]s, although they are also able to form loops.		A '''river''' is a common aquatic [[Minecraft:biome]] that cuts through most land biomes. Rivers can serve as borders between various other biomes, and usually lead to [[Minecraft:ocean]]s, although they are also able to form loops.

			== Generation ==
			Rivers generate in land whenever the PV values are on their lowest; in the deepest part of valleys. River generation does not depend on temperature or humidity, meaning that they can cut through any type of land, but they are replaced by [[Minecraft:Frozen River\|frozen rivers]] in the frozen temperature zones.

			The shape of rivers is determined by the PV noise. They always twist around higher landmasses, sometimes they form loops that can be small enough to have no land inside.

			Rivers do not generate in [[Minecraft:swamps]] or [[Minecraft:mangrove swamps]], but their water bodies are often connected. The depth and width of a river strongly depends on the surrounding terrain; near [[Minecraft:oceans]] they are mostly wide, with some islands and flooded land biomes, further inland they often dry up with barely any water. Around [[Minecraft:mountains]] or elevated terrain, rivers form deep [[Minecraft:Fjord\|fjords]] with tall cliffs, and they abruptly end when the continentalness reaches the highest value. Here, no rivers generate and the valleys consist of elevated land biomes.

			Rivers typically serve as a division between two different biomes, with one biome variant on one side, and a different variant on the other.

	== Description ==		== Description ==
	~~Rivers are thin, lengthy biomes that frequently generate across the [[Minecraft:Overworld]]~~, ~~making up about 6.2%~~ of the ~~Overworld's area. They typically serve as a division between two different~~ biomes~~, but can also split a single biome in two~~. They are filled with [[Minecraft:water]] up to sea level, ~~though rivers may run dry in certain areas due to unusually high elevation. Saddle valleys in~~ [[Minecraft:~~mountains~~]] ~~can generate rivers, but often too high so that there's not any water~~. ~~Rivers can vary a lot in width and depth~~, ~~in generally flat areas rivers are usually around 10 blocks deep but in mountainous regions rivers can reach over 30 blocks in depth which~~ is ~~comparable to deep oceans. Sometimes rivers can also generate as lakes with small islands. Rivers often make giant loops as well, due to a quirk in the terrain generator.~~		A river biome on its own does not have many distinct features, most of its characteristics are created by the terrain generation or surrounding biomes. They are filled with still [[Minecraft:water]] up to the sea level, and the terrain below consists of default lakebed blocks, covered with [[Minecraft:seagrass]]. Specifically, it is separated into patches of [[Minecraft:dirt]], [[Minecraft:clay]], [[Minecraft:sand]], and [[Minecraft:gravel]].
			[[File:River in wooded badlands.png\|thumb\|A river with some dry land in the wooded badlands biome, showing how trees generate on the edge]]
	[[Minecraft:~~Salmon~~]] ~~and~~ [[Minecraft:~~squid~~]] ~~may spawn here. Along the riverbanks~~, ~~occasional~~ [[Minecraft:~~bush~~]]es and [[Minecraft:~~firefly bush~~]]~~es can be found, and~~ [[~~Minecraft~~:~~sugar cane]] grows adjacent to water~~. ~~Exposed grass takes on a bluish-green hue, similar to~~ the ~~meadow and birch forest biomes~~, ~~and oak~~ trees ~~can rarely~~ generate ~~where there~~ is ~~available space. Riverbeds consist~~ of [[Minecraft:~~dirt~~]], [[Minecraft:~~sand~~]], [[Minecraft:~~gravel~~]], and [[Minecraft:~~clay~~]]~~, and are one of~~ the ~~few places where clay generates, alongside lakes~~, [[Minecraft:~~swamp~~]] ~~marshes, ocean hilltops,~~ and [[Minecraft:~~lush caves~~]]~~. Atop the riverbed~~, ~~[[Minecraft:seagrass]] commonly grows~~.		When a river generates land, it is just covered by grass blocks with some patches of [[Minecraft:bushes]]. However, features from bordering biomes often leak into the river biome. This happens most notably with [[Minecraft:Wooded Badlands\|wooded badlands]], where the grass allows many [[Minecraft:oak]] trees and [[Minecraft:Leaf Litter\|leaf litter]] to generate. Due to the extended coastlines, [[Minecraft:firefly bushes]] and [[Minecraft:Sugar Cane\|sugar cane]] are often found near rivers, although they are no more common than in other biomes.

	No fully-passive [[Minecraft:mob]]s spawn within river biomes themselves, but they frequently wander into them from the surrounding biomes if they can spawn there. Drowned can spawn underwater, as can [[Minecraft:salmon]] and [[Minecraft:squid]].		No fully-passive [[Minecraft:mob]]s spawn within river biomes themselves, but they frequently wander into them from the surrounding biomes if they can spawn there. [[Minecraft:Drowned]] can spawn underwater, as can [[Minecraft:salmon]] and [[Minecraft:squid]].

	== Mobs ==		== Mobs ==
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	== See also ==		== See also ==
	*{{BiomeLink\|Frozen River}}		*{{BiomeLink\|Frozen River}}
			*{{BiomeLink\|Mushroom Field Shore}}
	*{{BiomeLink\|Swamp}}		*{{BiomeLink\|Swamp}}
	*{{BiomeLink\|Beach}}		*{{BiomeLink\|Beach}}

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	\| dryfoliagecolor = #A17448		\| dryfoliagecolor = #A17448
	\| watercolor = {{color\|#3F76E4}}{{only\|java\|short=y}}<br>{{color\|#0084FF}}{{only\|bedrock\|short=y}}		\| watercolor = {{color\|#3F76E4}}{{only\|java\|short=y}}<br>{{color\|#0084FF}}{{only\|bedrock\|short=y}}
	\| features = {{EnvLink\|Disk}}		\| features = {{EnvLink\|Disk}}<br>{{EnvLink\|Oak}}
	\| blocks = {{BlockLink\|Water}}<br>{{BlockLink\|Grass Block}}<br>{{BlockLink\|Dirt}}<br>{{BlockLink\|Clay}}<br>{{BlockLink\|Sand}}<br>{{BlockLink\|Gravel~~}}<br>{{BlockLink\|Sugar cane~~}}<br>{{BlockLink\|Seagrass}}<br>{{BlockLink\|~~Bush}}<br> {{BlockLink\|Firefly~~ Bush}}		\| blocks = {{BlockLink\|Water}}<br>{{BlockLink\|Grass Block}}<br>{{BlockLink\|Dirt}}<br>{{BlockLink\|Clay}}<br>{{BlockLink\|Sand}}<br>{{BlockLink\|Gravel}}<br>{{BlockLink\|Seagrass}}<br>{{BlockLink\|Bush}}
	\|atmospherics = Default		\|atmospherics = Default
	\|lighting = Default		\|lighting = Default
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	Dark Forest River.jpg\|A river flowing through a dark forest.		Dark Forest River.jpg\|A river flowing through a dark forest.
	Weird River.png\|A weird "river" in the middle of a mesa.		Weird River.png\|A weird "river" in the middle of a mesa.
	~~Weird River Proof.png\|Ditto, but with f3 screen for proof.~~
	Winding River.png\|The Winding River [[Minecraft:seed template]] thumbnail.		Winding River.png\|The Winding River [[Minecraft:seed template]] thumbnail.
	River RTX.png\|A river with [[Minecraft:ray tracing]].		River RTX.png\|A river with [[Minecraft:ray tracing]].

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	~~{{about\|the regular variant of the river\|the frozen river\|Frozen River}}~~
	{{Infobox biome		{{Infobox biome
	\| title = River		\| title = River

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{{about|the regular variant of the river|the frozen river|Frozen River}}
{{Infobox biome
| title = River
| group = Regular
| 1-1 = River.png
| 1-1size = 500px
| group2 = Vibrant Visuals
| 2-1 = River Vibrant Visuals.png
| 2-1size = 500px
| downfall = 0.5
| temperature = 0.5
| precipitation = Yes
| grasscolor = #8EB971
| foliagecolor = #71A74D
| dryfoliagecolor = #A17448
| watercolor = {{color|#3F76E4}}{{only|java|short=y}} {{color|#0084FF}}{{only|bedrock|short=y}}
| features = {{EnvLink|Disk}}
| blocks = {{BlockLink|Water}} {{BlockLink|Grass Block}} {{BlockLink|Dirt}} {{BlockLink|Clay}} {{BlockLink|Sand}} {{BlockLink|Gravel}} {{BlockLink|Sugar cane}} {{BlockLink|Seagrass}} {{BlockLink|Bush}} {{BlockLink|Firefly Bush}}
|atmospherics = Default
|lighting = Default
|volumetric = Default
|colorgrading = Default
}}
A '''river''' is a common aquatic [[Minecraft:biome]] that cuts through most land biomes. Rivers can serve as borders between various other biomes, and usually lead to [[Minecraft:ocean]]s, although they are also able to form loops.

== Description ==
Rivers are thin, lengthy biomes that frequently generate across the [[Minecraft:Overworld]], making up about 6.2% of the Overworld's area. They typically serve as a division between two different biomes, but can also split a single biome in two. They are filled with [[Minecraft:water]] up to sea level, though rivers may run dry in certain areas due to unusually high elevation. Saddle valleys in [[Minecraft:mountains]] can generate rivers, but often too high so that there's not any water. Rivers can vary a lot in width and depth, in generally flat areas rivers are usually around 10 blocks deep but in mountainous regions rivers can reach over 30 blocks in depth which is comparable to deep oceans. Sometimes rivers can also generate as lakes with small islands. Rivers often make giant loops as well, due to a quirk in the terrain generator.

[[Minecraft:Salmon]] and [[Minecraft:squid]] may spawn here. Along the riverbanks, occasional [[Minecraft:bush]]es and [[Minecraft:firefly bush]]es can be found, and [[Minecraft:sugar cane]] grows adjacent to water. Exposed grass takes on a bluish-green hue, similar to the meadow and birch forest biomes, and oak trees can rarely generate where there is available space. Riverbeds consist of [[Minecraft:dirt]], [[Minecraft:sand]], [[Minecraft:gravel]], and [[Minecraft:clay]], and are one of the few places where clay generates, alongside lakes, [[Minecraft:swamp]] marshes, ocean hilltops, and [[Minecraft:lush caves]]. Atop the riverbed, [[Minecraft:seagrass]] commonly grows.

No fully-passive [[Minecraft:mob]]s spawn within river biomes themselves, but they frequently wander into them from the surrounding biomes if they can spawn there. Drowned can spawn underwater, as can [[Minecraft:salmon]] and [[Minecraft:squid]].

== Mobs ==
The following mobs naturally spawn here:

{{Spawn table
|edition=java
|monster=
{{Spawn row|Creeper|weight=100|size=4}}
{{Spawn row|Drowned|weight=100|size=1}}
{{Spawn row|Skeleton|weight=100|size=4}}
{{Spawn row|Slime|weight=100|size=4|note=Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.}}
{{Spawn row|Spider|weight=100|size=4}}
{{Spawn row|Zombie|weight=95|size=4}}
{{Spawn row|Enderman|weight=10|size=1-4}}
{{Spawn row|Witch|weight=5|size=1}}
{{Spawn row|Zombie Villager|weight=5|size=1}}
|ambient=
{{Spawn row|Bat|weight=10|size=8}}
|watercreature=
{{Spawn row|Squid|weight=2|size=1-4}}
|waterambient=
{{Spawn row|Salmon|weight=5|size=1-5}}
|underground=
{{Spawn row|Glow Squid|weight=10|size=4-6}}
}}

{{Spawn table
|edition=bedrock
|monster=
{{Spawn row|Drowned|weight=100|size=1}}
{{Spawn row|Slime|weight=100|size=1|note=Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.}}
|creature=
{{Spawn row|Glow Squid|weight=10|size=2-4}}
{{Spawn row|Squid|weight=8|size=2}}
|watercreature=
{{Spawn row|Salmon|weight=16|size=3-5}}
}}
{{-}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=River
|spritetype=biome
|nameid=river
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|shownumericids=y
|displayname=[No displayed name]
|spritetype=biome
|spritename=river
|nameid=river
|id=7
|foot=1}}

== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|Adventuring Time}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Adventuring Time}}

== History ==
{{Info needed section|Legacy Console Edition}}

=== Development ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine||August 18, 2011|link={{tweet|notch|104187327949176833}}|Notch tweeted a screenshot of a river biome.}}
}}

=== ''Java Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java beta}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=Pre-release|Added rivers as a separate biome. Previously, river-like water bodies could generate as part of the terrain generation algorithm.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.7.2|dev=13w36a|River is now required for the new "Adventuring Time" [[Minecraft:Achievement/Java Edition|achievement]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=18w08b|Added [[Minecraft:salmon]], which spawn in rivers.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w11a|Added [[Minecraft:drowned]], which spawn in rivers.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w14a|[[Minecraft:Seagrass]] now generates in rivers.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13.1|dev=18w31a|[[Minecraft:Squid]] now [[Minecraft:Mob spawning|spawn]] only in [[Minecraft:ocean]]s and rivers, making them slightly more common in rivers, as there are fewer places elsewhere for them to spawn.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18|dev=experimental snapshot 4|River biomes are less likely to form a steep, dry river gorge in mountainous terrain. Instead, they either carve a fjord through it, or they raise the terrain to form a valley.
|Rivers that go through [[Minecraft:swamp]]s tend to be more shallow.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=experimental snapshot 5|Rivers are less likely to be super deep or get choked off in flat areas.
|Rivers tend to get shallow and merge with swamps instead of carving through them.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.5|dev=25w05a|Added [[Minecraft:bush]]es and [[Minecraft:firefly bush]]es, which can generate in rivers.}}
}}

=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.1.0|Added biomes, including rivers.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2.13|dev=beta 1.2.13.8|Added [[Minecraft:drowned]], which spawn in river biomes.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4.0|dev=beta 1.2.14.2|Added [[Minecraft:salmon]], which spawn in rivers.
|Rivers now generate with [[Minecraft:seagrass]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13.0|dev=beta 1.13.0.9|Squid can now spawn in rivers.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.70|exp=Drop 1 2025|dev=Preview 1.21.70.20|Added [[Minecraft:bush]]es and [[Minecraft:firefly bush]]es, which can generate in rivers.}}
}}

=== Data history ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18|dev=21w37a|Prior to the removal of numerical biome IDs, this biome's numerical ID was 7.}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list|River}}

== Trivia ==
* Rivers override [[Minecraft:canyon]]s at or close to the surface level, causing the canyon to be abruptly cut off by a wall of stone. However, if the canyon is long enough, it may continue on the other side of the river.
** Canyons can generate underground in river biomes without being cut off.

== Gallery ==
=== Mojang screenshots ===
<gallery>
File:Minecraft river testing.jpg|The first image of a river released by [[Minecraft:Notch]]
File:Sunny and Makena's swimming horses.jpg|[[Minecraft:Sunny]] and [[Minecraft:Makena]] riding [[Minecraft:horses]] over a river
</gallery>

=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
River pre 1.7.png|A river biome before [[Minecraft:The Update that Changed the World]].
River (With Correct Grass Hue).png|A river near two forests.
Narrow River.png|A narrow river.
Minecraft River.png|A river separating a [[Minecraft:desert]] and a [[Minecraft:forest]].
DoubleRiver.png|Rivers splitting and cutting through a taiga.
Desert River.png|A river running through a desert.
Sunsetriver.png|A river running between a [[Minecraft:forest]] and [[Minecraft:windswept hills]], with a sunset in the background.
Worldgeneration-1.png|A river in [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.18 Experimental Snapshot 1]].
Overwritten River.png|A river that failed to generate properly due to a nearby [[Minecraft:mountain]].
Crater Lake.png|A circular river surrounding a small [[Minecraft:plains]] biome.
River through swamp.png|A river running through a swamp.
Bigriver.png|A big river.
Buffet River.png|A river [[Minecraft:single biome]] world before [[Minecraft:1.18]].
Large lake meets river.png|A river connected to a large lake in a [[Minecraft:jungle]].
Big River 1.jpg|A big river flowing past a village.
Big River 2.jpg|A big river flowing past a village.
Kai Stream.jpg|A river next to a [[Minecraft:cherry grove]].
River Boat.jpg|Traveling by boat through a river.
Dark Forest River.jpg|A river flowing through a dark forest.
Weird River.png|A weird "river" in the middle of a mesa.
Weird River Proof.png|Ditto, but with f3 screen for proof.
Winding River.png|The Winding River [[Minecraft:seed template]] thumbnail.
River RTX.png|A river with [[Minecraft:ray tracing]].
</gallery>

=== In other media ===
<gallery>
Snifflet River.png|A [[Minecraft:snifflet]] approaching a river.
</gallery>

== See also ==
*{{BiomeLink|Frozen River}}
*{{BiomeLink|Swamp}}
*{{BiomeLink|Beach}}
*{{BiomeLink|Ocean}}

== External links ==
* {{Mcnet|around-block--river|Around the Block: River|Oct 22, 2020|Duncan Geere}}

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[[Minecraft:de:Fluss]]
[[Minecraft:es:Río]]
[[Minecraft:fr:Rivière]]
[[Minecraft:ja:河川]]
[[Minecraft:ko:강]]
[[Minecraft:lzh:川]]
[[Minecraft:pl:Rzeka]]
[[Minecraft:pt:Rio]]
[[Minecraft:ru:Река]]
[[Minecraft:uk:Річка]]
[[Minecraft:zh:河流]]