• According to data from IDEAM, this stream is of a seasonal type, it annually registers a wet period in the month of May and in the months of October to December, and eight months of drought in the periods from January to April and from June to September. Its flow varies depending on the time of year and the section in which the measurements are made: high, medium or low.
• Upper basin: it is the place where the stream is born.

The stream is located between the limits of Albania and Maicao. Its source is in the upper area of ​​the Serranía del Perijá within the Montes de Oca protected forest reserve and its course runs in a southeast-northwest direction for 22.4 km until it empties into the Ranchería River.