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A '''frozen river''' is an ice topped variant of the [[Minecraft:river]] that replaces it in cold regions.
A '''frozen river''' is an ice topped variant of the [[Minecraft:river]] that replaces the river in frozen regions.


== Generation ==
== 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.
Frozen rivers generate in place of [[Minecraft:river]]s in the coldest temperatures. They often cut through biomes like [[Minecraft:snowy plains]], [[Minecraft:snowy taiga]]s, and [[Minecraft:ice spikes]], but sometimes also non-snowy [[Minecraft:taiga]]s where the edges of the river are not frozen.


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.
Like rivers, they can generate in many forms such as deep fjords, wide areas, or sometimes fall dry. They divide higher landmasses, serving as a division between two distinct biomes, and they sometimes end in elevated terrain.
 
Frozen rivers often end in [[Minecraft:frozen ocean]]s, although they can form loops or lakes. They sometimes cut through [[Minecraft:snowy beach]]es or [[Minecraft:stony shore]]s near oceans.


== Description ==
== 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]], which can generate stacked in ''Bedrock Edition'' because of the higher snow accumulation.
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: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.
[[Minecraft:Salmon]] spawn in the water here, as well as [[Minecraft:rabbits]] and [[Minecraft:polar bears]] {{in|be}}. In ''Bedrock Edition'', like some other cold biomes, only [[Minecraft:strays]], skeletons, and [[Minecraft:frostbite]]s{{upcoming|Fourth Drop 2026}} can spawn at nighttime or during thunderstorms, as well as [[Minecraft:drowned]] underwater and [[Minecraft:slime]]s on slime chunks.


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.
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.
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{{Spawn row|Zombie|weight=95|size=4}}
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== Sounds ==
=== Music ===
These music tracks when the player is underwater in a frozen river:
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{{MusicRow|Dragon Fish|1|1}}
{{MusicRow|Shuniji|1|1}}
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These music tracks play while the player is not underwater in a frozen river:
{{MusicTable/game}}
{{MusicTable/creative}}


== Data values ==
== Data values ==
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== Achievements ==
== Achievements ==
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|{{HistoryLine||1.7.2|dev=13w36a|Frozen river is now required for the new "Adventuring Time" [[Minecraft:Achievement/Java Edition|achievement]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.7.2|dev=13w36a|Frozen river is now required for the new "Adventuring Time" [[Minecraft:Achievement/Java Edition|achievement]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=18w16a|Renamed "FrozenRiver" to "Frozen River".}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=18w16a|Renamed "FrozenRiver" to "Frozen River".}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18|dev=21w37a|Prior to the removal of numerical biome IDs, this biome's numerical ID was 11.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.5|dev=25w05a|Added [[Minecraft:bush]]es, which can generate in frozen rivers.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.5|dev=25w05a|Added [[Minecraft:bush]]es, which can generate in frozen rivers.}}
}}
}}
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|{{HistoryLine||1.21.70|exp=Drop 1 2025|dev=Preview 1.21.70.20|Added [[Minecraft:bush]]es, which can generate in frozen rivers.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.70|exp=Drop 1 2025|dev=Preview 1.21.70.20|Added [[Minecraft:bush]]es, which can generate in frozen rivers.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.90|dev=Preview 1.21.90.26|Added cold color grading and lighting to frozen rivers with [[Minecraft:Vibrant Visuals]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.90|dev=Preview 1.21.90.26|Added cold color grading and lighting to frozen rivers with [[Minecraft:Vibrant Visuals]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||26.50|dev=Preview 26.50.22|[[Minecraft:Bat]]s now spawn in frozen rivers.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock upcoming}}
|{{HistoryLine||26.60|dev=Preview 26.60.29|exp=Drop 4 of 2026|Added [[Minecraft:frostbite]]s, which can spawn in frozen rivers.}}
}}
=== Legacy Console Edition ===
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|{{HistoryLine|console}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU31|xbone=CU19|ps3=1.22|psvita=1.22|ps4=1.22|wiiu=Patch 3|switch=1.0.1|Added frozen rivers.}}
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=== Data history ===
=== ''New Nintendo 3DS Edition'' ===
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|{{HistoryLine|new3ds}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18|dev=21w37a|Prior to the removal of numerical biome IDs, this biome's numerical ID was 11.}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.1.0|Added frozen rivers.}}
}}
}}


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=== Screenshots ===
=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
<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>
</gallery>


=== In other media ===
=== In other media ===
<gallery>
<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>
</gallery>


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*{{BiomeLink|Snowy beach}}
*{{BiomeLink|Snowy beach}}
*{{BiomeLink|Frozen ocean}}
*{{BiomeLink|Frozen ocean}}
== References ==
{{reflist}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
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[[Minecraft:de:Vereister Fluss]]
[[Minecraft:de:Vereister Fluss]]
[[Minecraft:pt:Rio congelado]]
[[Minecraft:pt:Rio congelado]]
[[Minecraft:ru:Замёрзшая река]]
[[Minecraft:uk:Замерзла річка]]
[[Minecraft:uk:Замерзла річка]]
[[Minecraft:zh:冻河]]
[[Minecraft:zh:冻河]]

Latest revision as of 11:11, 7 October 2026

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

Generation

Frozen rivers generate in place of Minecraft:rivers in the coldest temperatures. They often cut through biomes like Minecraft:snowy plains, Minecraft:snowy taigas, and Minecraft:ice spikes, but sometimes also non-snowy Minecraft:taigas where the edges of the river are not frozen.

Like rivers, they can generate in many forms such as deep fjords, wide areas, or sometimes fall dry. They divide higher landmasses, serving as a division between two distinct biomes, and they sometimes end in elevated terrain.

Frozen rivers often end in Minecraft:frozen oceans, although they can form loops or lakes. They sometimes cut through Minecraft:snowy beaches or Minecraft:stony shores near oceans.

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 Template:In. In Bedrock Edition, like some other cold biomes, only Minecraft:strays, skeletons, and Minecraft:frostbitesTemplate:Upcoming can spawn at nighttime or during thunderstorms, as well as Minecraft:drowned underwater and Minecraft:slimes on slime chunks.

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

These music tracks when the player is underwater in a frozen river:

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These music tracks play while the player is not underwater in a frozen river:

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Data values

ID

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Biome definition

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Achievements

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Advancements

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History

Java Edition

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Bedrock Edition

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Legacy Console Edition

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New Nintendo 3DS Edition

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Issues

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Gallery

Screenshots

Historical screenshots

In other media

See also

References

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External links

Navigation

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