It is a left hand tributary of the Sand River (Polokwane).

The Hout River starts on the eastern side of the Waterberg and flows in a NNE direction.

[1] It continues flowing NNE until it reaches the southern flank of the Soutpansberg when it bends towards the ENE at the feet of the mountains right before meeting the left bank of the Sand River not far from the Waterpoort gorge.

[2] During floods in the year 2000, this river carried away part of the tar road on the western side of a Hout River Bridge, leaving farmers in the area stranded for months.

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