The lower part of the Tourilli river is mainly served by the forest road R0354 (north–south direction) for the needs of forestry and recreational tourism activities.

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

This wooded area was long renowned for the richness of its forest species and game, as evidenced by the surveyor John Neilson in 1888.

[2] This toponymic designation, of Aboriginal origin, appears for the first time in a text by the surveyor John Adams in 1829, in the form "Atourile".

The toponym "Rivière Tourilli" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Bank of Place Names of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.