The 27-kilometre (17 mi) long river runs through the Bøver Valley and empties into Hamnesfjord[3] at the village of Bøverfjorden, where the high-water mark lies 650 meters (2,130 ft) upstream from the mouth of the river.

Its drainage basin covers 243 square kilometers (94 sq mi)[4] and receives about 1,500 millimeters (59 in) of precipitation annually.

After regulation of the river, salmon fishing has been limited to downstream from the Svorka power station.

[7] Due to the regulation, water flow was reduced in two tributaries, the Svorka and Litlbævra (or Lille-Bøvra).

The water flow in the upper part of the river between the mouth of the Litlbævra and the Svorka Power Station has also been greatly reduced as a result of regulation.