This river successively crosses the townships of Thibaudeau, Bignell, McCorkill, Rinfret, Vimont, Dollier, Charron and Ducharme.

The southern part of the Boisvert River valley is served by route 167 which connects Chibougamau to Saint-Félicien, Quebec.

The surface of the Boisvert River is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, however, safe ice circulation is generally from mid-November to mid-April.

The Boisvert River originates at the mouth of an unidentified lake (length: 2.4 kilometres (1.5 mi); altitude: 467 metres (1,532 ft)) located near the northwestern limit of the township of Thibaudeau.

This head lake of the Boisvert River is located at 2.0 kilometres (1.2 mi) west of a mountain peak of 543 metres (1,781 ft).