The headwaters are in the Taurus Mountains close to Güngören (former Teniste) village.
It is a short creek where the birds flight distance between the headwaters and the discharge point is about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) But unlike other similar creeks around it doesn't dry up in the summer.
[1] In the lower reaches, it draws the border line between Anamur and the Gazipaşa ilçe of Antalya Province.
The smaller part in the west is renamed Yakacık, Gazipaşa a village of Antalya Province and the larger part is the Anıtlı, Anamur of Mersin Province.
The 5 square kilometres (1.9 sq mi) delta of the creek is a prosperous area.