 Headwaters areas include the northern and western slopes of Meikle Carewe Hill and the northern slopes of Curlethney Hill.The soils near its mouth at the River Dee are light and sandy, and the pH level of these greenish brown waters is approximately 8.05, or slightly alkaline

Tributaries to the Crynoch Burn include the Cairnie Burn.Classified in the Strahler Stream Order system the Crynoch Burn is a second order stream.