[1] Kamysty is located 14 kilometers (8.7 mi) to the WSW of Bulayevo, the district capital.

The Kazakhstan–Russia border lies 46 kilometers (29 mi) to the east of the eastern end of the lake.

It lies at the southern edge of the Ishim Plain in the Kamyshlov Log, an alignment of disconnected lakes which is the bed of an ancient river.

With a length of over 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) Kamysty is the largest of the lakes in the tract between Petropavl city in Kazakhstan and Isilkul town in Russia.

This stretch is roughly aligned from west to east with lake Polovinnoye 2.5 kilometers (1.6 mi) to the west and Bolshoye Solenoye 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) to the east of Kamysty.