[1][2] The lake is located 57 kilometers (35 mi) to the SW of Mamlyut, the district capital, and 83 kilometers (52 mi) to the SW of Petropavl city, the regional capital.

Mengeser village lies 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) to the north and Troitskoye village 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) to the WSW of the western lakeshore.

[3][4] Menkeser is an endorheic lake belonging to the Ishim River basin.

The shores are flat and the bottom of the lake is covered in greenish silt with a thickness between 0.3 meters (1 ft 0 in) and 0.85 meters (2 ft 9 in).

[4] The lake is surrounded by agricultural fields and pasture land.