[1][2][3] It is in the Bering Sea drainage basin and is a right tributary of the Yukon River.

It flows northwest, then turns west to reach its mouth at the Yukon River.

[3] The river is a gravel-bed stream located south of Dawson City.

It lies on the Klondike Plateau, and forms the southern boundary of the Yukon placer gold district.

[4] In 2008, Klondike Star Mineral Corporation announced plans to further develop the gold resources of the river.