Bolsheromanovka is located 4 kilometers (2.5 mi) to the west of the western lakeshore and Tabuny, the district capital, lies 27 kilometers (17 mi) to the SSW of the lake.

[2] Belenkoye is located in a residual depression of the Kulunda Plain.

It has a roughly round shape, with a diameter of about 2.6 kilometers (1.6 mi).

[3][2] The lake is surrounded by flat steppe landscape, salt pans and cultivated fields.

Artemia salina crustaceans live in the lake and are periodically harvested for commercial purposes.