River
The playerfishing in a river inAnimal Crossing: New Horizons
Type		Water
Generation probability		Always

The river on a townmap inAnimal Crossing

Ariver is a body of water in theAnimal Crossing series that begins on one side of the town or island and empties into the sea at the other side. Some towns and islands have a river that splits in two, creating an islet. Abridge can be used to cross rivers easily, and inAnimal Crossing: New Horizons, thevaulting pole can be used to cross rivers before theplayer receives access to construct bridges. Some species offish can be caught in the river with afishing rod.

InNew Leaf andNew Horizons, rivers can be shaped differently. They always begin at the east or west of a town, instead of the north. InNew Horizons, rivers can be altered or created by the player with thewaterscaping permit.

The river mouth is the area where the river meets the sea. Some fish can be caught only in this particular spot. In some towns, there may be two or more of these, increasing the chances of catching these fish.

Islet[edit]

Anislet, orriver island, is a rare geographical feature consisting of a small island in the middle of ariver. Islets havebridges connecting them to each riverbank. The islet's length differs in each game. InAnimal Crossing, they are tiny and are not displayed on the town's map. There is also the possibility of two of them being right next to each other. Bridges connecting them to the mainland can be either north–south or northwest–southeast.

InAnimal Crossing: Wild World andAnimal Crossing: City Folk, islets are larger than in previous games and each one has asignpost, allowing for avillager or player's house to spawn there. Islets are absent inAnimal Crossing: New Leaf due to the changes in the river and town's geography, but make a return inAnimal Crossing: New Horizons, and can be created with the Island Designer Construction Permit. InAnimal Crossing: Happy Home Designer, islets occur on the map. Due to the size of houses, they have to sit on the islet. This can be good for things like castles with moats.

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  An islet inAnimal Crossing

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  An islet on the town map inAnimal Crossing: Wild World

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  An islet on the town map inAnimal Crossing: City Folk

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  An islet on the town map inAnimal Crossing: New Horizons

Fish[edit]

InAnimal Crossing[edit]

River fish inAnimal Crossing

#	Name	Icon	Sell price	Shadow size	Location	Time	Months[nb 1]
1	Crucian carp		120Bells	Small	River	All day	JFMAMJJASOND
3	Carp		300Bells	Large	River	All day	JFMAMJJASOND
4	Koi		2,000Bells	Large	River	4 PM – 9 AM	JFMAMJJASOND
5	Barbel steed		200Bells	Large	River	All day	JFMAMJJASOND
6	Dace		200Bells	Medium	River	4 PM – 9 AM	JFMAMJJASOND
7	Catfish		200Bells	Large	River	4 PM – 9 AM	JFMAMJJASOND
9	Pale chub		200Bells	Small	River	9 AM – 4 PM	JFMAMJJASOND
10	Bitterling		1,300Bells	Tiny	River	All day	JFMAMJJASOND
11	Loach		300Bells	Tiny	River	All day	JFMAMJJASOND
12	Bluegill		120Bells	Small	River	9 AM – 4 PM	JFMAMJJASOND
13	Small bass		200Bells	Small	River	All day	JFMAMJJASOND
14	Bass		300Bells	Medium	River	All day	JFMAMJJASOND
15	Large bass		3,000Bells	Large	River	All day	JFMAMJJASOND
17	Eel		2,000Bells	Medium	River	4 PM – 9 AM	JFMAMJJASOND
18	Freshwater goby		300Bells	Small	River	All day	JFMAMJJASOND
19	Pond smelt		300Bells	Tiny	River	All day	JFMAMJJASOND
20	Sweetfish		1,300Bells	Small	River	All day	JFMAMJJASOND
21	Cherry salmon		1,300Bells	Small	River	4 AM – 9 AM; 4 PM – 9 PM	JFMAMJJASOND
22	Rainbow trout		650Bells	Medium	River	4 AM – 9 AM; 4 PM – 9 PM	JFMAMJJASOND
24	Stringfish		15,000Bells	Very Large	River	4 PM – 9 AM	JFMAMJJASOND
26	Goldfish		1,300Bells	Tiny	River	All day	JFMAMJJASOND
27	Popeyed goldfish		1,300Bells	Tiny	River	9 AM – 4 PM	JFMAMJJASOND
28	Guppy		1,300Bells	Tiny	River	9 AM – 4 PM	JFMAMJJASOND
29	Angelfish		3,000Bells	Small	River	4 PM – 9 AM	JFMAMJJASOND
30	Piranha		6,500Bells	Small	River	9 PM – 4 AM; 9 AM – 4 PM	JFMAMJJASOND
31	Arowana		10,000Bells	Medium	River	4 AM – 9 AM; 4 PM – 9 PM	JFMAMJJASOND
35	Killifish		300Bells	Tiny	River	All day	JFMAMJJASOND
40	Arapaima		10,000Bells	Huge	River	4 PM – 9 AM	JFMAMJJASOND

1. ↑All bugs and fish in the first-generation games can appear at a lower spawn rate up to five days before the start of their first month of availability.

Includes data sourced from theData Spreadsheet for Animal Crossing (N64, GCN), compiled byTimeSword3D,AlexBot2004, Cuyler,Ruthless Cutie,SuperHamster,vmario, andChubby Bub.

InWild World[edit]

River fish inAnimal Crossing: Wild World

#	Name	Icon	Sell price	Shadow size	Location	Time	Months	Fish size
1	Bitterling		900Bells	Tiny	River	All day	JFMAMJJASOND	10 cm
2	Pale chub		200Bells	Tiny	River	9 AM – 4 PM	JFMAMJJASOND	15 cm
3	Crucian carp		120Bells	Small	River	All day	JFMAMJJASOND	30 cm
4	Dace		200Bells	Small	River	4 PM – 9 AM	JFMAMJJASOND	35 cm
5	Barbel steed		200Bells	Medium	River	All day	JFMAMJJASOND	50 cm
6	Carp		300Bells	Large	River	All day	JFMAMJJASOND	75 cm
7	Koi		2,000Bells	Large	River	4 PM – 9 AM	JFMAMJJASOND	75 cm
8	Goldfish		1,300Bells	Tiny	River	All day	JFMAMJJASOND	15 cm
9	Popeyed goldfish		1,300Bells	Tiny	River	9 AM – 4 PM	JFMAMJJASOND	15 cm
13	Freshwater goby		300Bells	Tiny	River	4 PM – 9 AM	JFMAMJJASOND	15 cm
14	Loach		300Bells	Tiny	River	All day	JFMAMJJASOND	20 cm
16	Eel		2,000Bells	Long & Thin	River	4 PM – 9 AM	JFMAMJJASOND	100 cm
18	Bluegill		120Bells	Small	River	4 AM – 9 PM	JFMAMJJASOND	25 cm
19	Yellow perch		240Bells	Small	River	All day	JFMAMJJASOND	35 cm
20	Black bass		300Bells	Medium	River	All day	JFMAMJJASOND	50 cm
21	Pond smelt		300Bells	Tiny	River	All day	JFMAMJJASOND	15 cm
22	Sweetfish		900Bells	Small	River	All day	JFMAMJJASOND	25 cm
23	Cherry salmon		1,000Bells	Small	River	4 AM – 9 AM; 4 PM – 9 PM	JFMAMJJASOND	35 cm
25	Rainbow trout		800Bells	Large	River	4 AM – 9 AM; 4 PM – 9 PM(Mar – Jun) 4 AM – 9 PM(Sep – Nov)	JFMAMJJASOND	70 cm
26	Stringfish		15,000Bells	Huge	River	4 PM – 9 AM	JFMAMJJASOND	150 cm
27	Salmon		700Bells	Very Large	River	All day	JFMAMJJASOND	90 cm
29	Guppy		1,300Bells	Tiny	River	9 AM – 4 PM	JFMAMJJASOND	4 cm
30	Angelfish		3,000Bells	Tiny	River	4 PM – 9 AM	JFMAMJJASOND	12 cm
31	Piranha		2,500Bells	Small	River	9 AM – 4 PM; 9 PM – 4 AM	JFMAMJJASOND	30 cm
32	Arowana		10,000Bells	Large	River	4 PM – 9 AM	JFMAMJJASOND	70 cm
33	Dorado		15,000Bells	Very Large	River	4 AM – 9 PM	JFMAMJJASOND	100 cm
35	Arapaima		10,000Bells	Huge	River	4 PM – 9 AM	JFMAMJJASOND	300 cm

Includes data sourced from theData Spreadsheet for Animal Crossing: Wild World, compiled byAlexBot2004,TimeSword3D, Cuyler,SuperHamster, andPanchamBro.

InCity Folk[edit]

River fish inAnimal Crossing: City Folk

#	Name	Icon	Sell price	Shadow size	Location	Time	Months	Fish size
1	Bitterling		900Bells	Tiny	River	All day	JFMAMJJASOND	About 4 in.
2	Pale chub		200Bells	Small	River	9 AM – 4 PM	JFMAMJJASOND	About 6 in.
3	Crucian carp		120Bells	Small	River	All day	JFMAMJJASOND	About 11.7 in.
4	Dace		200Bells	Medium	River	4 PM – 9 AM	JFMAMJJASOND	About 14 in.
5	Barbel steed		200Bells	Medium	River	All day	JFMAMJJASOND	About 20 in.
6	Carp		300Bells	Medium	River	All day	JFMAMJJASOND	About 32 in.
7	Koi		4,000Bells	Medium	River	4 PM – 9 AM	JFMAMJJASOND	About 32 in.
8	Goldfish		1,300Bells	Tiny	River	All day	JFMAMJJASOND	About 6 in.
9	Popeyed goldfish		1,300Bells	Tiny	River	9 AM – 4 PM	JFMAMJJASOND	About 6 in.
13	Freshwater goby		300Bells	Small	River	4 PM – 9 AM	JFMAMJJASOND	About 6 in.
14	Loach		300Bells	Medium	River	All day	JFMAMJJASOND	About 8 in.
16	Eel		2,000Bells	Long & Thin	River	4 PM – 9 AM	JFMAMJJASOND	About 40 in.
18	Bluegill		120Bells	Small	River	9 AM – 4 PM	JFMAMJJASOND	About 10 in.
19	Yellow perch		240Bells	Medium	River	All day	JFMAMJJASOND	About 14 in.
20	Black bass		300Bells	Medium	River	All day	JFMAMJJASOND	About 20 in.
21	Pike		1,800Bells	Large	River	4 AM – 9 PM	JFMAMJJASOND	About 52 in.
22	Pond smelt		300Bells	Small	River	All day	JFMAMJJASOND	About 6 in.
23	Sweetfish		900Bells	Medium	River	All day	JFMAMJJASOND	About 10 in.
24	Cherry salmon		1,000Bells	Medium	River	4 AM – 9 AM & 4 PM – 9 PM(Mar – Jun) 4 AM – 9 PM(Sep – Nov)	JFMAMJJASOND	About 14 in.
26	Rainbow trout		800Bells	Medium	River	4 AM – 9 AM & 4 PM – 9 PM(Mar – Jun) 4 AM – 9 PM(Sep – Nov)	JFMAMJJASOND	About 32 in.
27	Stringfish		15,000Bells	Large	River	4 PM – 9 AM	JFMAMJJASOND	About 60 in.
30	Guppy		1,300Bells	Tiny	River	9 AM – 4 PM	JFMAMJJASOND	About 1.6 in.
31	Angelfish		3,000Bells	Tiny	River	4 PM – 9 AM	JFMAMJJASOND	About 4.8 in.
32	Neon tetra		500Bells	Tiny	River	9 AM – 4 PM	JFMAMJJASOND	About 0.8 in.
33	Piranha		2,500Bells	Small	River	9 AM – 4 PM & 9 PM – 4 AM	JFMAMJJASOND	About 11.7 in.
34	Arowana		10,000Bells	Large	River	4 PM – 9 AM	JFMAMJJASOND	About 28 in.
35	Dorado		15,000Bells	Huge	River	4 AM – 9 PM	JFMAMJJASOND	About 40 in.
37	Arapaima		10,000Bells	Huge	River	4 PM – 9 AM	JFMAMJJASOND	About 120 in.

InNew Leaf[edit]

River fish inAnimal Crossing: New Leaf

#	Name	Icon	Sell price[nb 1]	Shadow size	Fish size	Location	Time	Months	Peak times
1	Bitterling		900Bells	Tiny	8 cm	River	All day	JFMAMJJASOND	4 AM – 9 PM(Dec – Feb)
2	Pale chub		200Bells	Tiny	15 cm	River	9 AM – 4 PM	JFMAMJJASOND	Mar – Jun; Aug – Nov
3	Crucian carp		120Bells	Small	20 cm	River	All day	JFMAMJJASOND	9 AM – 4 PM
4	Dace		200Bells	Medium	35 cm	River	4 PM – 9 AM	JFMAMJJASOND	Nov – Mar
5	Barbel steed		200Bells	Medium	50 cm	River	All day	JFMAMJJASOND	Mar; Oct – Nov
6	Carp		300Bells	Large	60 cm	River	All day	JFMAMJJASOND	4 PM – 9 AM(Apr – Jul; Oct – Nov)
7	Koi		4,000Bells	Large	60 cm	River	4 PM – 9 AM	JFMAMJJASOND
8	Goldfish		1,300Bells	Tiny	15 cm	River	All day	JFMAMJJASOND
9	Pop-eyed goldfish		1,300Bells	Tiny	15 cm	River	9 AM – 4 PM	JFMAMJJASOND
12	Soft-shelled turtle		3,750Bells	Medium	30 cm	River	4 PM – 9 AM	JFMAMJJASOND
15	Freshwater goby		300Bells	Small	15 cm	River	4 PM – 9 AM	JFMAMJJASOND
16	Loach		300Bells	Small	20 cm	River	All day	JFMAMJJASOND	9 AM – 4 PM(Mar – Apr)
18	Eel		2,000Bells	Long	100cm	River	4 PM – 9 AM	JFMAMJJASOND	9 PM – 4 AM(Jun – Aug)
20	Bluegill		120Bells	Small	25cm	River	9 AM – 4 PM	JFMAMJJASOND	Mar – Nov
21	Yellow perch		240Bells	Medium	35 cm	River	All day	JFMAMJJASOND	Nov – Feb
22	Black bass		300Bells	Large	50 cm	River	All day	JFMAMJJASOND	Mar – Nov
23	Pike		1,800Bells	Very Large	120 cm	River	4 AM – 9 PM	JFMAMJJASOND
24	Pond smelt		300Bells	Small	15 cm	River	All day	JFMAMJJASOND
25	Sweetfish		900Bells	Medium	25 cm	River	All day	JFMAMJJASOND	9 AM – 4 PM
26	Cherry salmon		1,000Bells	Medium	35 cm	River	4 AM – 9 AM & 4 PM – 9 PM(Mar – Jun) 4 AM – 9 PM(Sep – Nov)	JFMAMJJASOND	4 AM – 9 AM & 4 PM – 9 PM(Mar; Oct)
28	Rainbow trout		800Bells	Large	60 cm	River	4 AM – 9 AM & 4 PM – 9 PM(Mar – Jun) 4 AM – 9 PM(Sep – Nov)	JFMAMJJASOND	Mar – May; Oct
29	Stringfish		15,000Bells	Huge	140 cm	River	4 PM – 9 AM	JFMAMJJASOND
32	Mitten crab		2,000Bells	Small	8 cm	River	4 PM – 9 AM	JFMAMJJASOND
33	Guppy		1,300Bells	Tiny	4 cm	River	9 AM – 4 PM	JFMAMJJASOND
34	Nibble fish		1,500Bells	Small	8 cm	River	9 AM – 4 PM	JFMAMJJASOND
35	Angelfish		3,000Bells	Small	12 cm	River	4 PM – 9 AM	JFMAMJJASOND
36	Neon tetra		500Bells	Tiny	2 cm	River	9 AM – 4 PM	JFMAMJJASOND
37	Piranha		2,500Bells	Small	30 cm	River	9 AM – 4 PM & 9 PM – 4 AM	JFMAMJJASOND
38	Arowana		10,000Bells	Large	70 cm	River	4 PM – 9 AM	JFMAMJJASOND
39	Dorado		15,000Bells	Very Large	100 cm	River	4 AM – 9 PM	JFMAMJJASOND
41	Arapaima		10,000Bells	Huge	300 cm	River	4 PM – 9 AM	JFMAMJJASOND
42	Saddled bichir		4,000Bells	Large	60 cm	River	9 PM – 4 AM	JFMAMJJASOND

1. ↑Re-Tail sell price; if item can be sold atTimmy and Tommy's store, it is 80% of the sell price; if item can be sold toLeila atTortimer Island, it is 5% of the sell price.

InNew Horizons[edit]

River fish inAnimal Crossing: New Horizons

#	Name	Icon	Sell price	Shadow size	Location	Time	Months	Total catches
1	Bitterling		900Bells	Tiny	River	All day	North:JFMAMJJASOND South:JFMAMJJASOND	0
2	Pale chub		200Bells	Tiny	River	9 AM – 4 PM	North:JFMAMJJASOND South:JFMAMJJASOND	0
3	Crucian carp		160Bells	Small	River	All day	North:JFMAMJJASOND South:JFMAMJJASOND	0
4	Dace		240Bells	Medium	River	4 PM – 9 AM	North:JFMAMJJASOND South:JFMAMJJASOND	0
12	Soft-shelled turtle		3,750Bells	Large	River	4 PM – 9 AM	North:JFMAMJJASOND South:JFMAMJJASOND	20
13	Snapping turtle		5,000Bells	Large	River	9 PM – 4 AM	North:JFMAMJJASOND South:JFMAMJJASOND	0
16	Freshwater goby		400Bells	Small	River	4 PM – 9 AM	North:JFMAMJJASOND South:JFMAMJJASOND	0
17	Loach		400Bells	Small	River	All day	North:JFMAMJJASOND South:JFMAMJJASOND	0
20	Bluegill		180Bells	Small	River	9 AM – 4 PM	North:JFMAMJJASOND South:JFMAMJJASOND	0
21	Yellow perch		300Bells	Medium	River	All day	North:JFMAMJJASOND South:JFMAMJJASOND	0
22	Black bass		400Bells	Large	River	All day	North:JFMAMJJASOND South:JFMAMJJASOND	0
23	Tilapia		800Bells	Medium	River	All day	North:JFMAMJJASOND South:JFMAMJJASOND	0
24	Pike		1,800Bells	Very large	River	All day	North:JFMAMJJASOND South:JFMAMJJASOND	20
25	Pond smelt		400Bells	Small	River	All day	North:JFMAMJJASOND South:JFMAMJJASOND	0
26	Sweetfish		900Bells	Medium	River	All day	North:JFMAMJJASOND South:JFMAMJJASOND	0
33	Mitten crab		2,000Bells	Small	River	4 PM – 9 AM	North:JFMAMJJASOND South:JFMAMJJASOND	20
34	Guppy		1,300Bells	Tiny	River	9 AM – 4 PM	North:JFMAMJJASOND South:JFMAMJJASOND	0
35	Nibble fish		1,500Bells	Tiny	River	9 AM – 4 PM	North:JFMAMJJASOND South:JFMAMJJASOND	20
36	Angelfish		3,000Bells	Small	River	4 PM – 9 AM	North:JFMAMJJASOND South:JFMAMJJASOND	20
37	Betta		2,500Bells	Small	River	9 AM – 4 PM	North:JFMAMJJASOND South:JFMAMJJASOND	20
38	Neon tetra		500Bells	Tiny	River	9 AM – 4 PM	North:JFMAMJJASOND South:JFMAMJJASOND	0
39	Rainbowfish		800Bells	Tiny	River	9 AM – 4 PM	North:JFMAMJJASOND South:JFMAMJJASOND	0
40	Piranha		2,500Bells	Small	River	9 AM – 4 PM & 9 PM – 4 AM	North:JFMAMJJASOND South:JFMAMJJASOND	20
41	Arowana		10,000Bells	Large	River	4 PM – 9 AM	North:JFMAMJJASOND South:JFMAMJJASOND	50
42	Dorado		15,000Bells	Very large	River	4 AM – 9 PM	North:JFMAMJJASOND South:JFMAMJJASOND	100
44	Arapaima		10,000Bells	Huge	River	4 PM – 9 AM	North:JFMAMJJASOND South:JFMAMJJASOND	50
45	Saddled bichir		4,000Bells	Large	River	9 PM – 4 AM	North:JFMAMJJASOND South:JFMAMJJASOND	20

Includes data sourced from theData Spreadsheet for Animal Crossing New Horizons, compiled and edited by 6480, noizhub, Ricky, chaiinchomp, saberslime, robotic_scarab, mollumisc,sunmarsh, kyrokey, obstinateRixatrix, jackiwi, Zalex,SuperHamster, kait, hyuum, Azarro, Czarcasm, cinnamon_swirlix, astronomyfortwo, Welcius, glowtopia, BriKun, Alyrei, dodocodes.com, StevieCoops, sneeze, Shiny190, TwistedPeach, LavaToaster, capstone,vmario, rocklamp, Alexis, Aeon, andPanchamBro.

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  A river flowing under a bridge inAnimal Crossing: City Folk

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