The river's name is thought to come from Ojibwa words meaning "burnt shoreline".

The creek begins at an unnamed lake about 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) northeast of the community of Kaladar in Addington Highlands, Lennox and Addington County at an elevation of 224 metres (735 ft).

The creek continues southwest, is crossed by a Hydro One transmission line, and passes into Tweed, Hastings County.

It reaches its mouth at the Skootamatta River, at an elevation of 179 metres (587 ft), about 7 kilometres (4 mi) east of the community of Actinolite.

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