The Crkvenica rises between the northwestern slopes of Očauš and Šipraška brda mountains, flowing southeast at around 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) above sea level.

The river drains the central part of the northern slopes of the Dinaric mountain massif and its mouth is in Šiprage (Kotor Varoš) with a length of 12 kilometres (7.5 mi).

[1][2][3][4] The narrow area of its headwaters contains a watershed between the confluence of the Vrbas and the Bosna Rivers.

Tufa stećci on the Crkvenica riverbank is a relic of the Bogomil settlement in the twelfth century.

[5] The stones were quarried and built into the walls of the surrounding buildings, possibly due to belief in their miraculous properties.