The creek rises in northeastern Mesa County, in the
Grand Mesa National Forest and descends through a narrow canyon to the northwest, passing north of
Vega State Park. It enters the Plateau Valley at
Collbran, the largest community in the valley. It flows generally west along the north edge of the Grand Mesa uplands, past
Molina.
State Highway 330 follows the creek through the valley, crossing it several times. Near the junction of State Highway 330 and
State Highway 65 it enters a narrow canyon for the lower , followed by State Highway 65. It joins the Colorado from the east in
De Beque Canyon approximately east of Grand Junction. ==See also==