Minecraft River Finder
Highlight every River patch on your Minecraft seed — Java 26.2 & Bedrock 1.26.40, any seed, free, no sign-up.
Quick answer: Rivers are the winding waterways that thread between biomes, home to squid, salmon and beds of clay. This finder highlights every River on your seed, free, Java & Bedrock.
Where do Rivers generate?
Rivers generate in the Overworld as long, winding channels of water that cut across the land and run between other biomes, usually connecting inland areas to the oceans. They follow the terrain rather than forming blobs, so a river can snake for a very long way and often marks the border between two biomes. The water is shallow, with beds of sand, gravel, dirt and clay along the bottom.
How do I find a River on my seed?
Enter your seed and the map highlights every River - click any highlighted patch to read its coordinates, then follow the channel on the ground or by boat. Because it runs the same world-generation maths Minecraft uses, the winding shapes on the map match the real waterways in your world. Rivers are everywhere, so the nearest is normally only a short trip from spawn.
What can I get from a River?
Rivers are the easiest early source of clay, which lines the shallow riverbed and bakes into bricks and terracotta. You will also find sand and gravel along the bottom, squid for ink sacs, and salmon and other fish to catch, while the open water makes rivers natural travel routes by boat. They are a handy place to set up a base, since a river usually borders two or three different biomes at once.
Does the River finder work on Bedrock?
Yes - both editions, Minecraft 26.2 on Java and 1.26.40 on Bedrock. Rivers are one of the original biomes and generate the same way on Java and Bedrock. The map highlights every patch on your seed, free and with no sign-up.
River at a glance
| Generates in | Climate | How common | Version added |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overworld, winding water channels cutting through and between other biomes | Temperature 0.5 Precipitation Rain | Very common - rivers thread through almost every landmass, so the nearest is usually close | Java 1.0 · Bedrock 1.0 |
Notable for: Squid for ink sacs, salmon, clay for bricks and pottery, sand and gravel, and easy water access between biomes
What spawns here
Higher weight means a mob is more likely to spawn. Weights only compare within the same category.
