[1] The lake lies 13 kilometers (8.1 mi) to the northeast of Pavlodar town.

It lies in a tectonic depression of the Kulunda Plain, 20 kilometers (12 mi) to the east of the course of the Irtysh.

Table salt has been mined at lake Koryakovka since the late 18th century.

[4][2][1][5] The lake is surrounded by steppe vegetation, including fescue, feathergrass and wormwood.

Among the birds that may be found at the Koryakovka lakeshore, sandpipers and ducks deserve mention.