The surface of the river is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, but safe circulation on the ice generally occurs from mid-November to the end of April.

The hydrographic slopes adjacent to the Kabika River are: The Kabika River originates at the mouth of a small forest lake (altitude: 298 metres (978 ft)) in the north of the township of Scapa.

This lake is situated to the northeast of a mountain whose summit reaches 409 metres (1,342 ft).

Its mouth is located in the north of the North-East Bay of Lake Abitibi.

From the mouth of the small head lake, the Kabika River flows on 69.3 kilometres (43.1 mi) according to the following segments: The confluence of the Kabika River is located in the Hurtubise Township, at 19.9 kilometres (12.4 mi) on the western boundary of the Ontario - Quebec boundary; 18.5 kilometres (11.5 mi) to the west of the mouth of the Burntbush River (confluence with the Turgeon River); 89.3 kilometres (55.5 mi) to the southwest of the mouth of the Turgeon River (confluence with the Harricana River); 86.3 kilometres (53.6 mi) to the southeast of a bay south of Kesagami Lake and 37.9 kilometres (23.5 mi) east of the Ontario Highway 652.