Lakes of Bendakaluru

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Adde Lake

See it on the map
Size
25.8 acresAbout 15 football pitches
Rank by size
358th largestOf 1,621 lakes that still exist
Valley
Arkavathi
Who looks after it
Nobody on record looks after it
Water quality
Not tested for water quality yet
Built over
0.6% of the lakeSatellite land cover, 2021

Through the years

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

The records listed below, drawn on one line from 1927 to 2026.

  1. 1927

    On the survey map

    See source

  2. 1955

    On the U.S. Army map

    Compiled from Survey of India maps of 1945-46

    See source

  3. 1978

    On the survey map

    See source

  4. 1984-2021

    Held water in 25 of 38 years

    Water in 7% of all satellite passes, 1984-2024

    6% of its water area has since gone dry; 3% is new water

    Floating weed looks like dry land to this record, so a weed-covered year can read as dry

    See sourceSee source

  5. 2017-2025

    Mostly plants or weed in most years

    Floating weed shows as crops or grass here, not as water

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

    See source

  6. 2025-2026

    Part open water, part floating weed after the monsoon; mostly dry or built in the dry season

    After monsoon, Oct 2025 to Dec 2025

    • 47% open water
    • 38% floating weed
    • 15% dry or built

    Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026

    • 30% open water
    • 1% floating weed
    • 69% dry or built
    See source

How big it is

Drawn outline
25.8 acres

About 15 football pitches

See source
End to end
521 m

The longest straight line across the outline

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How clean the water is

Not tested for water quality yet.

How much is built over

Built inside the outline
0.6%

From satellite land cover, 2021

See source
Land within 500 m

60% crops, 17% trees, 12% built, 7% shrubs, 3% grass

From satellite land cover, 2021

See source

Who looks after it

Nobody on record looks after it.

Where its water comes from and goes

Valley
Arkavathi

The river basin its water drains to

See source
Water comes from
See source
Overflows into

Kodaturu Kere

See source
Catchment
8.4 km²

The land that drains into it

See source

What lives here

Birds recorded
134 species

Most seen: Rose-ringed Parakeet, Red-wattled Lapwing, Common Myna, Ashy Prinia and Asian Koel.

3,012 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers

See source
All wildlife recorded
142 species

3,021 records, 2021 to 2026

See source
Threatened species seen here
2
  • Indian Roller near threatened
  • Red-necked Falcon near threatened
See source
Photographed on iNaturalist
34 times

12 species, 11 confirmed by other naturalists.

Most seen: Rippled Tiger Beetle, Agnara fragilis, Buff Striped Keelback, Asian Honey Bee and Ditch Jewel.

Last seen Jun 2026

See source

Around it

Nothing on record about what is around it.

Photos

No photos of it on Wikimedia Commons yet.

Where it is

Greater Bengaluru
Outside the city limits
See source
Height above sea level
877 m
See source
Coordinates

13.2094° N, 77.5488° E

See source

Read more

OpenStreetMap
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Its number in each record
ATREE lake map
766
KGIS tank map
475