[2] The lake is located at the western edge of the Krai, only 7 kilometers (4.3 mi) east of the Russia-Kazakhstan border.

The nearest inhabited place is Severka 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) to the east of the eastern end.

Klyuchi, the district capital, lies 13 kilometers (8.1 mi) to the north.

[3] Located in the Kulunda Plain, Petukhovskoye has an elongated shape, stretching roughly from northeast to southwest for approximately 3 kilometers (1.9 mi).

[1] Metagenomic analyses of lake samples collected in July 2016 indicate the presence of archaea belonging to the Lokiarchaeota group (MAG: Ca.