 Several small mountain streams feed the lake, including one through pasture land at Peldo Le.The lake is fed by springs and snow melt and has a maximum depth of .Aridity and cold desert conditions prevail in the lake region; with summer temperature varying from 0° to 30 °C (32° to 86 °F) and winter temperature recording −10° and −40 °C (14° to -40 °F).