Lakes of Bendakaluru

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Acchanakere

ಮುನ್ನೆಕೊಳಾಲ ಕೆರೆ

Also called Munekolalu kere, Munekolala Lake

Kere, a large tank, in Priyadarshini Ward ward, Bengaluru East

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Size
11.7 acresAbout 6.6 football pitches
Rank by size
675th largestOf 1,621 lakes that still exist
Valley
Koramangala-Challaghatta
Who looks after it
KFDKarnataka Forest Department
Water quality
Fit only for irrigationTested Jul 2026
Built over
0% of the lakeSatellite land cover, 2021
Campaign
Residents are organising here

Through the years

Nothing on record for 1904 to 1979 and 1981 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. 1980

    On the survey map

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  3. 1984-2021

    Held water most years

    Water in 17% of all satellite passes, 1984-2024

    0% of its water area has since gone dry; 25% is new water

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  4. 2017-2018

    In the water bodies census, not marked as encroached

    This census's status marks are often wrong

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  5. 2017-2025

    Mostly water in most years

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

    See source

  6. 2018

    Still there in the 2018 lake survey

    Clean, 15.9 acres surveyed

    Restored, year not recorded

    See source

  7. 2023-2026

    Tested by the state board in 36 months, most often fit only for wildlife and fish

    Jul 2023 to Jul 2026

    See every testSee source

  8. 2025-2026

    Mostly open water after the monsoon and in the dry season

    After monsoon, Oct 2025 to Dec 2025

    • 93% open water
    • 6% floating weed
    • 0.8% dry or built

    Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026

    • 71% open water
    • 8% floating weed
    • 21% dry or built
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How big it is

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

Drawn outline
11.7 acres

About 6.6 football pitches

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2018 lake survey
15.9 acres

About 9 football pitches

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End to end
321 m

The longest straight line across the outline

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Deepest point, 2018
3 m
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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

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Class each month, tested 36 times since Jul 2023
Fit only for wildlife and fish: 22 months. Fit only for irrigation: 14 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
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How it looked in 2018
Clean
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, nitrite, phenolphthalein alkalinity, kjeldahl nitrogen, suspended solids

MeasureUnitValue
Water temperature°C25
Dissolved oxygenmg/L3
pH8.1
ConductivityµS/cm823
BODmg/L8
Nitratemg/L as N3.1
Faecal coliformMPN/100mL3,300
Total coliformMPN/100mL11,000
Bicarbonatemg/L188
TurbidityNTU4
Total alkalinitymg/L as CaCO3188
Chloridemg/L140
CODmg/L88
Ammonia nitrogenmg/L as N0.8
Total hardnessmg/L as CaCO3224
Calcium hardnessmg/L as CaCO3116
Calciummg/L46.4
Magnesium hardnessmg/L as CaCO3108
Magnesiummg/L26.3
Sulphatemg/L36
Sodiummg/L79.3
Dissolved solidsmg/L540
Phosphatemg/L0.25
Potassiummg/L4
Fluoridemg/L0.32
Sodium share%36
Sodium adsorption ratio2.3
Orthophosphatemg/L0.73

Every month the state board tested it

MonthClassDissolved oxygenmg/LBODmg/LFaecal coliformMPN/100mLTotal coliformMPN/100mLSource
Jul 2026E383,30011,000See source
Jun 2026E1.24079920See source
May 2026E1242404,300See source
Apr 2026D5.174004,300See source
Mar 2026D594003,500See source
Feb 2026D553307,000See source
Jan 2026E2123,90014,000See source
Dec 2025D5.652,4004,800See source
Nov 2025E1.5203,30013,000See source
Oct 2025E3.1132702,400See source
Sep 2025E2.5111102,400See source
Aug 2025D5.271,3008,400See source
Jul 2025E3.3162,60011,000See source
Jun 2025D4.572602,100See source
May 2025E2.6181,3005,800See source
Apr 2025E2.62517,00046,000See source
Mar 2025D5.9823140See source
Feb 2025E3.1161,7007,900See source
Jan 2025D5.1101302,400See source
Dec 2024D4.97232,400See source
Nov 2024D6.2122405,400See source
Oct 2024D4.271302,800See source
Sep 2024D57523,0002,10,000See source
Aug 2024D4.762,6009,400See source
Jul 2024D4.376305,400See source
Jun 2024D4.31521,00094,000See source
May 2024E1.391,1007,900See source
Apr 2024D4.5714013,000See source
Mar 2024D4.8101,7007,900See source
Feb 2024E2.8163,10011,000See source
Jan 2024D6.143,10017,000See source
Dec 2023D4.887,90035,000See source
Oct 2023D4.564,00035,000See source
Sep 2023D644,80035,000See source
Aug 2023D4.863,10035,000See source
Jul 2023E3.1237,0001,60,000See 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
2017-11-3024.8187.65103964820.73.4327.70.251,600
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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
0.25 acres

Reported by the state legislature’s committee on lake encroachment

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Land within 500 m

80% built, 12% trees, 2% crops, 2% water, 1% grass, 1% bare ground, 1% shrubs

From satellite land cover, 2021

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Who looks after it

Looked after by
Karnataka Forest Department

KFD

See source
City lake page

Open its page on the city’s lake monitoring site

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Campaign pages
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Where its water comes from and goes

Valley
Koramangala-Challaghatta

The river basin its water drains to

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Water comes from
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Overflows into

Varthur Lake

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Catchment
1.8 km²

The land that drains into it

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Fed by, 2018 survey

Rainfall

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Built parts, 2018 survey

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

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Used for, 2018 survey

Park Maintainace

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Nearest sewage treatment plant

Sewage Treatment Plant

1.7 km away

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What lives here

Birds recorded
102 species

Most seen: Indian Pond-Heron, Little Grebe, Rock Pigeon, Red-wattled Lapwing and Black Kite.

4,232 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers

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All wildlife recorded
123 species

4,259 records, 2014 to 2026

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Threatened species seen here
1
  • Spot-billed Pelican near threatened
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Photographed on iNaturalist
366 times

102 species, 305 confirmed by other naturalists.

Most seen: Grey Heron, Painted Stork, Black-crowned Night Heron, Indian Pond-Heron and Great Cormorant.

Last seen Apr 2026

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Animals seen, 2018 survey

Fish, birds and butterflies

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Water plants, 2018 survey

Free floating

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Weed cover, 2018 survey

Partial

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Around it

Around it in 2018

Vacant land, buildings, apartment, brick factory & park

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Photos

No photos of it on Wikimedia Commons yet.

Where it is

Ward 42
Priyadarshini Ward

ಪ್ರಿಯದರ್ಶಿನಿ ವಾರ್ಡ್

Bengaluru East corporation, Mahadevapura assembly seat

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Village
Munnikolala

Varthuru hobli, Bengaluru East taluk, Bengaluru Urban district

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Land survey numbers

25

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Height above sea level
895 m
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Coordinates

12.9612° N, 77.7082° E

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Read more

OpenStreetMap
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Its number in each record
ATREE lake map
144
2018 lake survey
BUBEVRmnk_kr1-601
Lake Development Authority
LDA367
KGIS tank map
646
Water bodies census
2/12/002/253189/026434/001
City lake monitoring site
204