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Template:Infobox biome A frozen river is an ice topped variant of the Minecraft:river that replaces it in cold regions.

Generation

Frozen rivers generate in the same way as rivers do, forming long valleys below the sea level, cutting through inland terrain, but they only generate in the coldest temperature zones. Like rivers, they can form fjords or dry land depending on the surrounding terrain, and end abruptly far inland. Frozen rivers also replace Minecraft:swamp biomes in the frozen temperature zones.

Sometimes, frozen rivers can generate next to regular Minecraft:taiga biomes, as these are able to generate in the same temperature range as frozen rivers. Frozen rivers often end in frozen oceans, although they can form loops.

Description

In a frozen river biome, the water is completely covered in a layer of Minecraft:ice. Patches of land or river coasts are covered in Minecraft:snow.

Minecraft:Seagrass generates on the riverbed but cannot replace ice, and Minecraft:bushes can generate on land atop Minecraft:grass blocks. The rest of the frozen river biome generates exactly the same as any other biome, however, due to the extended coastlines, Minecraft:firefly bushes and sugar cane are more common, the latter uprooting itself due to the freezing water. When cutting through an ice spikes biome, Minecraft:spruce trees are often placed on land in the frozen river, although the biome itself does not generate them.

Minecraft:Salmon spawn in the water here, as well as Minecraft:rabbits and Minecraft:polar bears in Bedrock Edition. In Bedrock Edition, like some other cold biomes, only Minecraft:strays, skeletons and Minecraft:slimes can spawn at nighttime, as well as Minecraft:drowned underwater.

With Minecraft:Vibrant Visuals, frozen rivers use default atmospherics with a strong cold color grading, making the biome appear colder blue. They use cold sunlight, which appears slightly brighter at dusk and dawn.

Mobs

The following mobs naturally spawn here:

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Sounds

Music

Normal Overworld tracks play in frozen rivers, in addition to the following tracks when the player is underwater.

Filename in Minecraft	Minecraft:Gameplay	Soundtrack title	Soundtrack	Artist	Length	Track preview
axolotl.ogg	Underwater in Minecraft:oceans or Minecraft:rivers	"Axolotl"	Template:Sort	C418	5:03	File:Axolotl.ogg
dragon_fish.ogg	Underwater in Minecraft:oceans or Minecraft:rivers	"Minecraft:Dragon Fish"	Template:Sort	C418	6:13	File:Dragon Fish.ogg
shuniji.ogg	Underwater in Minecraft:oceans or Minecraft:rivers	"Minecraft:Shuniji"	Template:Sort	C418	4:04	File:Shuniji.ogg

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Achievements

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Advancements

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History

Issues

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Gallery

Screenshots

Frozen river carved a fjord through mountainous terrain

Frozen river carved a fjord through mountainous terrain
A frozen river that continued through a Minecraft:taiga, leading to odd-looking generation

A frozen river that continued through a Minecraft:taiga, leading to odd-looking generation
A frozen river Minecraft:single biome world

A frozen river Minecraft:single biome world

Historical screenshots

A frozen river Minecraft:single biome world before Minecraft:1.18

A frozen river Minecraft:single biome world before Minecraft:1.18
A frozen river with Minecraft:ray tracing

A frozen river with Minecraft:ray tracing

In other media

Frosted Fjord, a level in Minecraft:Minecraft Dungeons set on a frozen river

Frosted Fjord, a level in Minecraft:Minecraft Dungeons set on a frozen river
Minecraft:Kai in front of a gingerbread house, in front of a frozen river

Minecraft:Kai in front of a gingerbread house, in front of a frozen river

External links

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 {{Infobox biome
-| title = Frozen River
 | group = Regular
 | 1-1 = Frozen River.png
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 | dryfoliagecolor = #8F7A5A
 | watercolor = {{color|#3938C9}}{{only|java|short=y}}<br>{{color|#185390}}{{only|bedrock|short=y}}
-| features = {{EnvLink|Disk}}<br>{{EnvLink|Oak}}
+| blocks = {{BlockLink|Ice}}<br>{{BlockLink|Seagrass}}<br>{{BlockLink|Snow}}<br>{{BlockLink|Grass Block}}<br>{{BlockLink|Bush}}
-| blocks = {{BlockLink|Ice}}<br>{{BlockLink|Water}}<br>{{BlockLink|Snow}}<br>{{BlockLink|Grass Block}}<br>{{BlockLink|Dirt}}<br>{{BlockLink|Clay}}<br>{{BlockLink|Sand}}<br>{{BlockLink|Gravel}}
-{{BlockLink|Bush}}
 |atmospherics = Default
 |lighting = Cold
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 }}
 A '''frozen river''' is an ice topped variant of the [[Minecraft:river]] that replaces it in cold regions.
+== Generation ==
+Frozen rivers generate in the same way as rivers do, forming long valleys below the sea level, cutting through inland terrain, but they only generate in the coldest temperature zones. Like rivers, they can form fjords or dry land depending on the surrounding terrain, and end abruptly far inland. Frozen rivers also replace [[Minecraft:swamp]] biomes in the frozen temperature zones.
+Sometimes, frozen rivers can generate next to regular [[Minecraft:taiga]] biomes, as these are able to generate in the same temperature range as frozen rivers. Frozen rivers often end in [[Minecraft:Frozen Oceans|frozen oceans]], although they can form loops.
 == Description ==
-In a frozen river biome, the water is completely covered in a layer of [[Minecraft:ice]]. Riverbeds consist of [[Minecraft:dirt]], [[Minecraft:sand]], [[Minecraft:gravel]], and [[Minecraft:clay]], and are one of the few places where clay generates, alongside [[Minecraft:lake]]s, [[Minecraft:swamp]]s, [[Minecraft:lush caves]], and in the shallow variants of [[Minecraft:Frozen Ocean|frozen]], [[Minecraft:Cold Ocean|cold]], and [[Minecraft:Lukewarm Ocean|lukewarm]] oceans, as well as normal [[Minecraft:ocean]]s. [[Minecraft:Seagrass]] does not generate on the riverbed. While [[Minecraft:sugar cane]] can generate alongside a frozen riverbank, it often uproots itself after generation due to the water being frozen. [[Minecraft:Oak tree]]s and grass can still generate here if this biome generates on land. Sometimes, frozen rivers can generate next to regular [[Minecraft:taiga]] biomes, as these are able to generate in the same temperature range as frozen rivers.<ref>{{bug|MC-239444||Frozen rivers can generate in the middle of taiga biomes|WAI}}</ref>
+In a frozen river biome, the water is completely covered in a layer of [[Minecraft:ice]]. Patches of land or river coasts are covered in [[Minecraft:snow]].
+[[Minecraft:Seagrass]] generates on the riverbed but cannot replace ice, and [[Minecraft:bushes]] can generate on land atop [[Minecraft:grass block]]s. The rest of the frozen river biome generates exactly the same as any other biome, however, due to the extended coastlines, [[Minecraft:firefly bushes]] and [[Minecraft:Sugar Cane|sugar cane]] are more common, the latter uprooting itself due to the freezing water. When cutting through an [[Minecraft:Ice Spikes|ice spikes]] biome, [[Minecraft:spruce]] trees are often placed on land in the frozen river, although the biome itself does not generate them.
+[[Minecraft:Salmon]] spawn in the water here, as well as [[Minecraft:rabbits]] and [[Minecraft:polar bears]] in ''Bedrock Edition''. In ''Bedrock Edition'', like some other cold biomes, only [[Minecraft:strays]], skeletons and [[Minecraft:slime]]s can spawn at nighttime, as well as [[Minecraft:drowned]] underwater.
 With [[Minecraft:Vibrant Visuals]], frozen rivers use default atmospherics with a strong cold color grading, making the biome appear colder blue. They use cold sunlight, which appears slightly brighter at dusk and dawn.
 == Mobs ==
-[[Minecraft:Stray|Strays]], a variant of [[Minecraft:Skeleton|skeletons]] can spawn here{{only|be|short=true}}. In ''Bedrock Edition'', like some other cold biomes, only strays, skeletons and [[Minecraft:slime]]s can spawn as well as [[Minecraft:drowned]]. [[Minecraft:Salmon]] spawn in the water here. {{IN|je}}, no land based [[Minecraft:passive mobs]] spawn. {{IN|be}} however, [[Minecraft:rabbit]]s and [[Minecraft:polar bear]]s spawn on land here.
 The following mobs naturally spawn here:
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 {{Spawn row|Salmon|weight=16|size=3-5}}
 }}
+== Sounds ==
+=== Music ===
+Normal Overworld tracks play in frozen rivers, in addition to the following tracks when the player is underwater.
+{|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;text-align:center;font-size:smaller" data-description="Music tracks"
+!Filename<br>in ''Minecraft''
+![[Minecraft:Gameplay]]
+!Soundtrack title
+!Soundtrack
+!Artist
+!Length
+! class="unsortable" |Track preview
+|-
+!axolotl.ogg
+|Underwater in [[Minecraft:ocean]]s or [[Minecraft:river]]s
+|"[[Minecraft:Axolotl (song)|Axolotl]]"
+|{{sort|C3|—}}
+|C418
+|5:03
+|[[File:Axolotl.ogg]]
+|-
+!dragon_fish.ogg
+|Underwater in [[Minecraft:ocean]]s or [[Minecraft:river]]s
+|"[[Minecraft:Dragon Fish]]"
+|{{sort|C2|—}}
+|C418
+|6:13
+|[[File:Dragon Fish.ogg]]
+|-
+!shuniji.ogg
+|Underwater in [[Minecraft:ocean]]s or [[Minecraft:river]]s
+|"[[Minecraft:Shuniji]]"
+|{{sort|C1|—}}
+|C418
+|4:04
+|[[File:Shuniji.ogg]]
+|}
 == Data values ==
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 === Screenshots ===
 <gallery>
-Frozen River.png|A frozen river in a cold biome.
+Frozen fjord.png|Frozen river carved a fjord through mountainous terrain
-Buffet Frozen River.png|A frozen river [[Minecraft:single biome]] world before [[Minecraft:1.18]].
+Frozen-river-taiga.png|A frozen river that continued through a [[Minecraft:taiga]], leading to odd-looking generation
-Frozen fjord.png|Frozen river carved a fjord through mountainous terrain.
+Frozen River single biome.png|A frozen river [[Minecraft:single biome]] world
-Frozen-river-taiga.png|A frozen river that continued through a [[Minecraft:taiga]], leading to odd-looking generation.
+</gallery>
-Bedrock Frozen River.jpg|A frozen river {{in|bedrock}}.
-Frozen River RTX.png|A frozen river with [[Minecraft:ray tracing]].
+==== Historical screenshots ====
+<gallery>
+Buffet Frozen River.png|A frozen river [[Minecraft:single biome]] world before [[Minecraft:1.18]]
+Frozen River RTX.png|A frozen river with [[Minecraft:ray tracing]]
 </gallery>
 === In other media ===
 <gallery>
-Frosted Fjord.png|[[Minecraft:Dungeons:Frosted Fjord|Frosted Fjord]], a level in ''[[Minecraft:Minecraft Dungeons]]'' set on a frozen river.
+Frosted Fjord.png|[[Minecraft:Dungeons:Frosted Fjord|Frosted Fjord]], a level in ''[[Minecraft:Minecraft Dungeons]]'' set on a frozen river
-Pyramid house.jpeg|[[Minecraft:Kai]] in front of a gingerbread house, in front of a frozen river.
+Pyramid house.jpeg|[[Minecraft:Kai]] in front of a gingerbread house, in front of a frozen river
 </gallery>
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 *{{BiomeLink|Snowy beach}}
 *{{BiomeLink|Frozen ocean}}
-== Notes ==
-{{reflist|group=Note|refs=<ref name=Note01>While sugar cane can generate alongside a frozen riverbank, it often uproots itself after generation due to the water being frozen.</ref>}}
-== References ==
-{{reflist}}
 == External links ==