It constitutes the watershed boundary of the Delvina basin and the Drino valley as well as the waters that flow into the Adriatic and Ionian seas.

[3] Mali i Gjerë stretches from the valley of Kardhiq in the northwest to Qafa e Muzinës 540 m (1,770 ft) in the south, at a length of about 30 km (19 mi).

The watershed ridge as well as the wide eastern slope gently incline (hence the name), and are filled with various forms of karst erosion.

The main tributary is sourced from a well-known karst spring called the Blue Eye (Albanian: Syri i Kaltër), which is a popular tourist attraction due to its scenic environment.

Woodland is scarce, but the area is rich in summer pastures and several types of medicinal plants (tea, orchid, hawthorn, yarrow, oregano).