The small is located on the plateau of a hill chain, which stretches between the southern shore of Millstätter See at an elevation of 588 m (1,929 ft) and the lower Drava valley near Spittal an der Drau down to 530 m (1,740 ft).

The mire lake with an area of 9.35 hectares is completely surrounded by floating grass.

Due to its location in the midst of a vast moor his water colour is deep brown.

Sundews, bladderworts, alpenrose, hare's-tail cottongrass, bog-rosemary, and bog bilberry also occur.

The local fauna include cyclops copepods as well as common frogs and water frogs, with large spawn clusters covering the shoreline water surface in spring.