The lake is located in the south-eastern part of the Left Bank of the Dniester of Moldova (de facto under Transnistria), on the border with the Odesa Oblast of Ukraine and its water resources are shared between the two countries.

[1] It was created by damming the Kuchurhan River just north of where it flows into the Dniester.

Before construction of the dam, there was already a liman in the southern part of the Kuchurhan river valley.

Lake Cuciurgani is a popular resort area for the inhabitants of nearby Tiraspol, the capital of Transnistria.

The fossil fuel burning power station at Dnestrovsc utilizes water from the reservoir.