It runs south to Goose Lake, then passes into Saskatchewan for the final 700 metres (2,300 ft) to its confluence with the Sturgeon-Weir River.

[4] It was travelled by David Thompson[5] in 1794, and many other early European explorers and fur traders as a part of the "Middle Tract" from the interior of Canada to the Hudson Bay.

[7] In 1919 the Canadian government created a channel through some of the rapids to make the route more easily navigable by canoe as an encouragement for prospectors to explore the region.

Bird species include raven, common loon, spruce grouse, bald eagle and hawk owl.

[11] The 1806 Cha Chay Pay Way Ti's Map records the name "Nis Caw" which translates as Goose in Cree.