It flows through nearly flat swampy country and has a barely detectable current.

Flowing through peat bogs, the water acquires a dark color, hence the old name of Blackwater Creek.

Morse claims that it flows in two directions from a central beaver pond.

This is not the divide between the two river basins, but a short (20 paces) carry around a shallow and rocky section.

[2][3][4] The Echimamish was part of the voyageur route from Hudson Bay to Lake Winnipeg.