Its name is officially spelled Pouce Coupé River,[1] but it is commonly written without the acute accent.

The Pouce Coupe originates in a small lake in northern Alberta, at an elevation of 860 metres (2,820 ft), in the Pouce Coupe Prairie of the southern Peace River Country, west of Spirit River and Woking, between Saddle Hills and Blueberry Hill.

The Pouce Coupe Regional Park is established on the banks of the river east of the village and Highway2, at the confluence with Bissette Creek.

Ammonite fossils harvested from the geological formations opened in the canyon can be found in the Dawson Creek Northern Alberta Railways Park museum.

From its origin to its mouth, Pouce Coupe River encounters the following tributaries and crossings: Download coordinates as: