The surrounding landforms are a mixture of breakaways, woodlands, sandplains and salt lakes in valley floors which drain internally.

The surrounding hills and ranges are part of a large greenstone belt that runs from north to south and also includes isolated granite monoliths.

[6] The area is composed of sandplain heath communities and low eucalypt woodlands and mallees with species such as Acacia asepala, Boronia westringioides, Melaleuca uncinata, Eremophila serpens and Eucalyptus exigua.

[3] The lake is an important habitat for many species of waterbirds including; grey teals, pink-eared ducks, Australian shelducks and black-tailed native-hens.

The varied fringing vegetation around the lake and wetlands also supports a variety of species including the striated pardalote, western rosella and blue-breasted fairy-wren.