Frozen stagnant water possesses inverted enriching water and two-way melting characteristics, which make soil moisture migration trend change during its melting process. In this paper, soil moisture variation was studied during the thaw process of frozen stagnant water in different terrains in mining subsidence area by using the drying method. The results showed that：1) with the extension of melting time, soil moisture peak of shady slope in mining subsidence area decreased gradually along the vertical direction. Soil moisture peak of frozen stagnant water appeared in 0-10 cm on the melted 2nd day and 5th day, appeared in 20-30 cm on the melted 8th day, in 50-60 cm on the melted 11th day, 14th day and 17th day. 2) Soil moisture peak of gully-slop lands appeared in 20-30 cm on the melted 2nd day and 5th day, and in 30-40 cm on the melted 8th day, 11th day, 14th day and 17th day. 3) The moisture peak layer of frozen stagnant water was always under the frozen layer in the mining area and the non-mining area.