It flows in the municipalities of Roxton Falls and Acton Vale, in the Acton Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Montérégie, on the South Shore of St. Lawrence River, in Quebec, Canada.

The main hydrographic slopes neighboring the Yellow River are: The Yellow River draws its sources in 8e rang north of a marsh area located southeast of the village of Roxton Falls and northwest of the village of Valcourt.

From the head zone, the Yellow River flows 6.2 km northwest to Chemin de Béthanie.

Then, the river continues on 5.8 km towards the northwest by winding in agricultural zone until its mouth.

[1] The toponym "Rivière Jaune" was officially registered on December 5, 1968 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.