Frozen River in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains the Frozen 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 Frozen River biome in Minecraft.

Background

In Minecraft, the Frozen River is a biome in the Overworld. It is known for its winding rivers that are mostly covered in ice. This biome is usually found on the edge of a Snowy Plains biome.

frozen river biome

Let's explore the characteristics of the Frozen River biome.

Weather

The weather in the Frozen River biome has average precipitation (but instead of rain drops, this biome has snow flakes).

Trees

There are no trees in the Frozen River biome.

Vegetation

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

Item Description
seagrass Seagrass

Blocks

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

Item Description
ice Ice
sand Sand
dirt Dirt

Other Standard Blocks

If you dig down far enough in the Frozen 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:

stone coal ore iron ore gold ore diamond ore redstone ore copper ore

Mobs

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

salmon

Overworld Mobs that Spawn at Night

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

creeper enderman skeleton spider witch zombie

Biome ID for Frozen River

Frozen River Seeds

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