It is located between Umeå and Vindeln, at the north end of the lake Tavelsjön. Tavelsjö church was consecrated in 1965. "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd
kilometers long and has a drainage area of 409.9 km2. The river rises in Tavelsjön and flows into Tavelfjärden in the Gulf of Bothnia. It passes through