Inder village is located a little north of the northern shore and Dovolnoye town, the district capital, 9 kilometers (5.6 mi) to the west of the western shore.

[2] Inder lies in the Baraba Steppe, part of the West Siberian Plain.

The western half of the lake is shallow and swampy, encumbered by aquatic vegetation.

It is part of the Indersky Ryam, a 1,714 hectares (4,240 acres) wetland site, where several waterfowl, including the bean goose, have been recorded nesting.

12 species of birds in the lake area are rare and endangered.