The river flows in a westerly direction an eventually discharges into Albatross Bay near Oxmurra Point and the town of Weipa.

[2] The waters then flow into the Gulf of Carpentaria.

The river descends 19 metres (62 ft) over its 37-kilometre (23 mi) course.

[1] The river has a catchment area of 2,697 square kilometres (1,041 sq mi) of which an area of 247 square kilometres (95 sq mi) is composed of estuarine wetlands.

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