Lakes of Bendakaluru

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Abbigere Kere

ಅಬ್ಬಿಗೆರೆ ಕೆರೆ

Also called Abbigere Lake

Kere, a large tank, in Abbigere ward, Bengaluru North

See it on the map
Size
32.2 acresAbout 18 football pitches
Rank by size
287th largestOf 1,621 lakes that still exist
Valley
Arkavathi
Who looks after it
BBMPBruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike
Water quality
Fit only for irrigationTested Jul 2026
Built over
0% of the lakeSatellite, 2021. The 2018 survey found 0.1% encroached.

Through the years

Nothing on record for 1904 to 1926, 1928 to 1954, 1956 to 1977 and 1979 to 1983.

The records listed below, drawn on one line from 1903 to 2026.

  1. 1903

    Built

    As the 2018 lake survey records it

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  2. 1927

    On the survey map

    See source

  3. 1955

    On the U.S. Army map

    Compiled from Survey of India maps of 1945-46

    See source

  4. 1978

    Not on the survey map

    See source

  5. 1984-2021

    Held water most years

    Water in 4% of all satellite passes, 1984-2024

    0.6% of its water area has since gone dry; 51% is new water

    4 years not counted: the satellite saw under half the lake

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  6. 2017-2018

    In the water bodies census, not marked as encroached

    This census's status marks are often wrong

    See source

  7. 2017-2025

    Mostly built on or bare in most years

    About three in four of these readings are right, so trust what holds for several years

    See source

  8. 2018

    Still there in the 2018 lake survey

    0.1% encroached, polluted, 47.3 acres surveyed

    See source

  9. 2023-2026

    Tested by the state board in 32 months, most often fit only for wildlife and fish

    Oct 2023 to Jul 2026

    See every testSee source

  10. 2025-2026

    Mostly open water after the monsoon; mostly dry or built in the dry season

    After monsoon, Oct 2025 to Dec 2025

    • 62% open water
    • 10% floating weed
    • 28% dry or built

    Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026

    • 11% open water
    • 6% floating weed
    • 83% dry or built
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How big it is

The records disagree on its size, so each measure is shown.

Drawn outline
32.2 acres

About 18 football pitches

See source
Land records
47.3 acres

About 27 football pitches

See source
2018 lake survey
47.3 acres

About 27 football pitches

See source
End to end
729 m

The longest straight line across the outline

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Deepest point, 2018
1.5 m
See source
Kind of lake
Kere, a large tank
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How clean the water is

Latest test
Fit only for irrigation

Fit only for irrigation, cooling and waste disposal. Class E on the state board’s scale from A, the cleanest, to E.

Tested Jul 2026

See source
Class each month, tested 32 times since Oct 2023
Fit only for wildlife and fish: 19 months. Fit only for irrigation: 13 months. Every month is listed in the readings below.
Drinkable after disinfection
Fit for bathing
Drinkable after treatment
Fit only for wildlife and fish
Fit only for irrigation
See source
How it looked in 2018
Polluted
See source
What pollutes it, 2018

Sewage & human defecation

See source
Sewage flows in, 2018

From the south-east and south-west

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Older tests
2 readings

From 2021

See source
Inlet and outlet tests, 2017-18
1 readings
See source
Every reading
Show every reading

Latest test, Jul 2026. Too low to measure: boron, carbonate, phenolphthalein alkalinity, phosphate, kjeldahl nitrogen

MeasureUnitValue
Water temperature°C27
Dissolved oxygenmg/L2.1
pH6.9
ConductivityµS/cm948
BODmg/L2.7
Nitratemg/L as N3.8
Nitritemg/L as N0.26
Faecal coliformMPN/100mL840
Total coliformMPN/100mL9,200
Bicarbonatemg/L240
TurbidityNTU12.8
Total alkalinitymg/L as CaCO3240
Chloridemg/L168
CODmg/L216
Ammonia nitrogenmg/L as N1.1
Total hardnessmg/L as CaCO3248
Calcium hardnessmg/L as CaCO3128
Calciummg/L51.2
Magnesium hardnessmg/L as CaCO3120
Magnesiummg/L29.2
Sulphatemg/L40
Sodiummg/L86
Dissolved solidsmg/L646
Suspended solidsmg/L16
Potassiummg/L4
Fluoridemg/L0.28
Sodium share%42
Sodium adsorption ratio2.37
Orthophosphatemg/L0.2

Every month the state board tested it

MonthClassDissolved oxygenmg/LBODmg/LFaecal coliformMPN/100mLTotal coliformMPN/100mLSource
Jul 2026E2.12.78409,200See source
Jun 2026D4.475804,300See source
May 2026E0.9336302,800See source
Apr 2026E2.8113,1008,400See source
Mar 2026E1.3383,40013,000See source
Feb 2026D4.7123905,400See source
Jan 2026E2.3224,90014,000See source
Dec 2025E2343,10011,000See source
Nov 2025D4.662404,300See source
Oct 2025D5.362103,500See source
Sep 2025D6.252102,200See source
Aug 2025D752101,500See source
Jul 2025D5.951179See source
Jun 2025D643102,800See source
May 2025D671,1007,000See source
Apr 2025D5.282,70014,000See source
Mar 2025E32663540See source
Feb 2025E1.8134,80028,000See source
Jan 2025D6.462,1009,400See source
Dec 2024D6.951,70013,000See source
Nov 2024D743102,800See source
Oct 2024E3.6181,40012,000See source
Sep 2024D5.753103,500See source
Aug 2024D5.7517920See source
Jul 2024D5.462703,500See source
Jun 2024E3.4141402,400See source
May 2024E2.1274302,800See source
Apr 2024D4.281702,400See source
Mar 2024E0.5203,1009,400See source
Jan 2024D6.3533,500See source
Dec 2023E3.2114,00035,000See source
Oct 2023D4.685809,200See source

Older tests

DateWhereReadingWater temperature°CDissolved oxygenmg/LpHConductivityµS/cmBODmg/LNitrate and nitritemg/L as NFaecal coliformMPN/100mLTotal coliformMPN/100mLSource
2021Abbigere Lake, LakeLowest250.36.522630.74,60035,000See source
2021Abbigere Lake, LakeHighest257.28.11,3994239,40,00054,00,000See source

Inlet and outlet tests, 2017-18 lake survey

DateWhereWater temperature°CLight transparencycmpHConductivityµS/cmDissolved solidsmg/LSuspended solidsmg/LTurbidityNTUDissolved oxygenmg/LCODmg/LBODmg/LTotal phosphateKjeldahl nitrogenmg/L as NTotal coliformMPN/100mL
2017-11-2228.20.167878630246.91.2327.70.5241,600
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How much is built over

Built inside the outline
0%

From satellite land cover, 2021

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Encroached area, 2017
0.35 acres

Reported by the state legislature’s committee on lake encroachment

See source
Encroached by

Government agencies

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Taken for

Road

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Where it is encroached

On the east side

See source
Dumped in it

Construction debris, garbage, ind., plastic, poultry & relig. wastes

See source
Other problems noted

Northern part of Sy. No.93 of lake is reserved for road

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Land record maps
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Land within 500 m

52% built, 28% trees, 13% crops, 4% shrubs, 2% grass, 0.8% bare ground

From satellite land cover, 2021

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Who looks after it

Looked after by
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike

BBMP

See source
City work on the lake
To be developed
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City zone
Dasarahalli
See source
City lake page

Open its page on the city’s lake monitoring site

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Where its water comes from and goes

Valley
Arkavathi

The river basin its water drains to

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Water comes from
See source
Overflows into

Chikkabanavara Kere

See source
Catchment
5.2 km²

The land that drains into it

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Fed by, 2018 survey

Rain & drain fed

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Built parts, 2018 survey

2 inlet drains, 1 overflow weir, 1 sluice gate, no culverts, no check dams and no islands

See source
Used for, 2018 survey

Fishing, cattle feeding and religious activity

See source
Nearest sewage treatment plant

Chikkabanavara 5MLD Sewage Treatment Plant

1.8 km away, treats 5 million litres a day

See source

What lives here

Birds recorded
74 species

Most seen: Black Kite, Little Grebe, Eurasian Coot, Large-billed Crow and Asian Koel.

384 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers

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All wildlife recorded
74 species

384 records, 2010 to 2024

See source
Photographed on iNaturalist
3 times

2 species, 1 confirmed by other naturalists.

Most seen: Cyrtophora jabalpurensis and Zebra Blue.

Last seen Nov 2025

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Animals seen, 2018 survey

Birds, butterflies, dragonflies and snakes

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Water plants, 2018 survey

Emergent

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Weed cover, 2018 survey

Partial

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Around it

Around it in 2018

Settlement & plantation

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Photos

No photos of it on Wikimedia Commons yet.

Where it is

Ward 65
Abbigere

ಅಬ್ಬಿಗೆರೆ

Bengaluru North corporation, Dasarahalli assembly seat

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Village
Abbigere

Yeshwanthpura hobli, Bengaluru North taluk, Bengaluru Urban district

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Land survey numbers

75 (Abbigere), 93 (Singapura)

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Height above sea level
894 m
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Coordinates

13.0797° N, 77.5296° E

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Read more

OpenStreetMap
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Its number in each record
ATREE lake map
247
2018 lake survey
BUBNYPabg_kr1-78
Lake Development Authority
LDA001
KGIS tank map
1136
Water bodies census
2/12/002/276600/1303150/001
City lake monitoring site
36