The creek is 3.7 kilometres (2 mi) in length, with a surface area of 65,750 square metres (707,700 sq ft) and an average width of 12.6 metres (41 ft).
The creek begins at the paddy fields at Altinho hill at Taleigão, Caranzalem, and the Nagahali hills of Dona Paula.
The creek has 12 culverts that originate from the old Goa Medical College complex leading to the Campal head, the Fire Brigade, the sewerage treatment plant at Tonca, the Tambdi Mati Cumrabhat, and the El Passo hotel.
The original Portuguese descendents were mostly settled around a small Ward named: Boca de Vaca, in and near St. Inez, Altinho.
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