[3] Fishing for walleye pike and rainbow trout is an attraction on the lower course of the river.

The river originates in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies, from Bearhole Lake in Bearhole Lake Provincial Park and Protected Area, at an elevation of approximately 1,050 metres (3,440 ft).

It flows north and east, where it receives the waters of Sunderman Creek, the north, flowing by One Island Lake Provincial Park, after which it merges with the West Kiskatinaw River.

It continues north through the Upper Cutbank, then receives the Brassey Creek.

It parallels Highway 52 on the eastern edge of Sunset Prairie, west of Bear Mountain.