This watercourse crosses zec des Martres and Grands-Jardins National Park.

The intermediate part of this small valley is accessible via the forest road route 381.

The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation; the spring flood generally occurs in April.

This mouth is located at: In his Journal of the year 1731 [transcription of Serge Goudreau], Louis Aubert de Lachesnaye describes this watercourse in the form of “Petite riviere de la Malbaye”: “When you are at the Pointe au Pique, you do the south south west half quarter place.

[2] The toponym "Petite rivière Malbaie" was formalized on December 5, 1968 at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.