River

minecraft:river

Explore River for its dirt below surface. Follow the material links to plan a building palette, or check the mob conditions before making a resource trip.

Surfacegrass block
Belowdirt
Basestone
Surface material guide

Find the exact biome

/locate biome minecraft:river

Requires cheats. Searches the current dimension; legacy definitions may not generate in your world.

Materials to plan around

Plan around these terrain materials. Check each block's acquisition details before expecting a particular mining drop.

Mobs to investigate here

These definitions satisfy a complete biome filter. Follow a mob to check its drops, required light, blocks, height and runtime conditions. A matching biome alone does not guarantee a spawn.

  • Bat

    Check drops and spawn requirements

  • Drowned

    Check drops and spawn requirements

  • Salmon

    Check drops and spawn requirements

  • Squid

    Check drops and spawn requirements

Compare another destination

Frozen River

Same river family; grass block is its surface material.

Technical biome reference

Tags

overworldspawns_more_frequent_drownedspawns_reduced_water_ambient_mobsspawns_river_mobsriver

Climate

Temp
0.5
Downfall
0.5
Snow0 – 0.125

Surface Materials

The surface is composed of grass block, with dirt below, built on a foundation of stone. Water bodies use water. The sea floor uses gravel at a configured depth of 7.

Top
grass_block
Mid
dirt
Foundation
stone
Sea
water
Sea floor
gravel
Floor depth
7

Noise Type

river

Generation

River uses "river" terrain noise.