 The river begins at Lake Vanasse about south of the community of Salluit and flows southeast, then southwest to Lake Belleau, and west to Lake Chassé.It continues west to Lake Maniraq where it takes in the right tributary Derville River, and takes in the right tributary Durouvray River further west, before reaching its mouth at Kovik Bay on Hudson Bay, adjacent to Cape Paalliq and about north of the community of Akulivik.The river is connected with story about Aukkautik.