The river flows in a northerly direction along the Carson Escarpment and discharges into the King Edward River near Aragoon, about 12 kilometres (7 mi) south of Kalumburu.

The traditional owners of the areas around the river are the Wilawila, Miwa and Wunambal peoples.

[2] The river contains several permanent pools where examples of Indigenous Australian art, known as the Gwion Gwion rock paintings, can be found along the cliff faces.

[3] The river was named in 1886 by the explorer Charles Burrowes while surveying the area for the Victoria Squatting Company.

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