River Biome Wiki Guide

This Minecraft tutorial explains the River biome with screenshots.

In Minecraft, you will spawn into worlds with unique weather, animals, and plants. These regions are known as biomes. Let’s explore the River biome in Minecraft.

Background

In Minecraft, the River is a biome in the Overworld. It is a winding stream of water that usually separates other biomes. Rivers are very common and can be found quite easily in the game.

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Let’s explore the characteristics of the River biome.

Weather

The weather in the River biome has average precipitation.

Trees

There are no trees in the River biome.

Vegetation

The vegetation found in the River biome consists of seagrass growing in the water:

Item Description
River Biome - Wiki Guide 2 Seagrass

Blocks

In this biome, you will find blocks such as sand, dirt, gravel and clay:

Item Description
River Biome - Wiki Guide 3 Sand
River Biome - Wiki Guide 4 Dirt
River Biome - Wiki Guide 5 Gravel
River Biome - Wiki Guide 6 Clay

Other Standard Blocks

If you dig down far enough in the River biome, you will find the standard Minecraft building blocks such as stone, coal ore, iron ore, gold ore, diamond ore, redstone ore, copper ore:

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Mobs

In the River biome, you can find wildlife such as salmon and squid swimming in the water:

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Overworld Mobs that Spawn at Night

You will still find the usual Overworld mobs that spawn at night in the River biome, such as creepers, endermen, skeletons, spiders, witches and zombies:

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Biome ID for River

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft, the River biome has the following Minecraft ID values:

Minecraft ID Version
minecraft:river 1.16 – 1.19.2

See a complete list of Biome IDs that is interactive and searchable.

  • Minecraft ID is the biome’s Internal ID that is used in game commands such as /locatebiome command.
  • Dimension is the dimension that the biome can be found (such as the Overworld, Nether, or End).
  • Platform is the platform that applies.
  • Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers that the Minecraft ID is valid for.

River Seeds

You can use a seed to create a world where you spawn in a River biome:

River Biome - Wiki Guide 23 River Seeds (Java Edition)

River Biome - Wiki Guide 24 River Seeds (Bedrock Edition)

Other Biome Tutorials

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