[1] The Bělá originates in the territory of Sedloňov in the Orlické Mountains below the mountain Velká Deštná at an elevation of 1,048 m (3,438 ft) and flows to Častolovice, where it enters the Divoká Orlice River at an elevation of 260 m (850 ft).

[3] The longest tributaries of the Bělá are:[4] The river flows through the municipal territories of Sedloňov, Deštné v Orlických horách, Liberk, Osečnice, Skuhrov nad Bělou, Kvasiny, Solnice, Černíkovice, Třebešov, Lično, Hřibiny-Ledská, Libel, Synkov-Slemeno and Častolovice.

The largest of them is the fishpond Černíkovický rybník with an area of 43 ha (110 acres), built on the Chobot Brook.

[2] About 1 km before the mouth, the river divides and part of the water continues through the Alba Canal.

It is a historically important example of landscape modifications in the Middle Ages, which is protected as a cultural monument.