The lake, also termed as "Kerbala Gap” has a large expanse of enclosed by deserts with a few low hills on the shore line. The lake and its surrounding areas lie in an elevation range of . It is a deep closed lake in a sand/silt basin. The lake's western part of the valley has thick forest cover, apart from orchards. In the eastern and southern parts, the terrain is of flat arid/semi-desert type. Mud flats are a common feature in the lake.