[3][4] The villages of Barykol, Kurya, Intaly, Elizavetinka and Kuchkovka lie near the lakeshore.

[5] The lake and its adjacent marshes are an important bird area, but much under threat owing to human interaction.

[6] Shaglyteniz lies in the southern part of the Ishim Plain, southwest of the Russian border.

In years where the river and other small streams feed the lake with abundant melted snow, the surface of Shaglyteniz may expand to 380 square kilometers (150 sq mi).

The red-breasted goose, as well as species of ducks, waders and gulls, may be found at the lake.