Atbasar lies at an altitude of 282 meters above sea level.

[1] Atbasar lies by the Zhabay River, a tributary of the Ishim.

[3] Heavy rains in April 2017 caused a dam to rupture, leaving the whole town under water.

[8] A narrow-gauge railway line running TU2 diesel locomotives provides local freight transport.

Concern has been raised by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe about exposure of the city to airborne uranium ore dust produced during the transfer of the ore from between railway flatcars.