The forest road R0953 (east–west direction) passes approximately 19.5 kilometres (12.1 mi) north of the upper reaches of the Brûlée river.

Some other secondary forest roads serve the territory for the needs of forestry and recreational tourism activities.

The main hydrographic slopes neighboring the Brûlée river are: The Brûlée river has its source at the mouth of a flat lake (length: 0.75 kilometres (0.47 mi); altitude: 680 metres (2,230 ft)), in a forest area, in unorganized territory from Lac-au-Brochet.

[1] From the mouth of Lac Plat, the course of the Brûlée River flows over 20.7 kilometres (12.9 mi) generally towards the North, according to the following segments: The mouth of the Brûlée River flows onto the east shore of Lac Patien which is crossed to the south by the Portneuf River, in the unorganized territory of Mont-Valin.

The toponym Rivière Brûlée was formalized on June 10, 1982, at the Bank of Place Names of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.