The Daly River rises near Katherine and flows in a north-westerly direction to empty into the Timor Sea at Anson Bay. The Daly River Crossing lies nearly 200 kilometres south of Darwin. The land claimed is on either side of the crossing, mainly to the north. The Daly River runs through the claim area for a distance of 31 river kilometres and marks the southern boundary of the claim area at its north-western and south-eastern extremities.