Part of the upper course of the river falls within a protected area.

[3] The Keyikte is a left tributary of the Namana flowing through uninhabited territory.

It heads first roughly southwards, then almost halfway through its course, its bends westwards across the plateau meandering strongly within a floodplain dotted with lakes.

Finally it meets the left bank of the Namana in its middle course, 231 kilometres (144 mi) from its mouth in the Lena.

Its main tributaries are the 39 km (24 mi) long Tisik (Тисик) and the 45 km (28 mi) long Maran (Маран) on the left.