The river starts above sea level in Lupungpat village in Gumla district in Jharkhand and flows in the state before entering Chhattisgarh. It runs for about in Chhattisgarh and enters Jharkhand where it flows for another. The river finally enters Odisha and travels another before merging with the Koel. The South Koel enters Odisha and joins the Sankh River at Vedavyas near Rourkela from where it is called the Brahmani.