Lakes of Bendakaluru

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Agara Kere

Also called Hosakere-2 (Newly Created), Agara Lake

Kere, a large tank, in Badamanavarthakaval (P1) village, Bengaluru South taluk

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Size
40.0 acresAbout 23 football pitches
Rank by size
224th largestOf 1,621 lakes that still exist
Valley
Vrishabhavathi
Who looks after it
ZPZilla Panchayat
Water quality
Not tested for water quality yet
Built over
0% of the lakeSatellite land cover, 2021

Through the years

Nothing on record for 1915 to 1954, 1956 to 1972 and 1974 to 1983.

The records listed below, drawn on one line from 1914 to 2026.

  1. 1914

    Not on the survey map

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  2. 1955

    Not on the U.S. Army map

    Compiled from Survey of India maps of 1945-46

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  3. 1973

    On the survey map

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  4. 1984-2021

    Held water every year

    Water in 53% of all satellite passes, 1984-2024

    0.5% of its water area has since gone dry; 46% is new water

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

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  5. 2000

    Built

    As the 2018 lake survey records it

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  6. 2017-2025

    Mostly water every year

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

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  7. 2018

    Still there in the 2018 lake survey

    Muddy, 38.3 acres surveyed

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  8. 2025-2026

    Mostly open water after the monsoon and in the dry season

    After monsoon, Oct 2025 to Dec 2025

    • 93% open water
    • 5% floating weed
    • 2% dry or built

    Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026

    • 91% open water
    • 0.8% floating weed
    • 8% dry or built
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How big it is

Drawn outline
40.0 acres

About 23 football pitches

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2018 lake survey
38.3 acres

About 22 football pitches

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End to end
696 m

The longest straight line across the outline

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

State pollution board
Not tested by the state board
How it looked in 2018
Muddy
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Inlet and outlet tests, 2017-18
2 readings
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Every reading
Show every reading

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
2018-02-09Inlet27.7358.5586374155.18.77325.071.822.41,600
2018-02-09Outlet28258.359038424.77.65162.871.212.61,600
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How much is built over

Built inside the outline
0%

From satellite land cover, 2021

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Dumped in it

Construction debris

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Other problems noted

Soil excavation & RTC for Sy.No.69/1 showed that the 2.28 a-g is in individual name

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Land within 500 m

37% trees, 35% shrubs, 12% crops, 7% grass, 6% built, 3% water, 0.6% bare ground

From satellite land cover, 2021

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Who looks after it

Looked after by
Zilla Panchayat

ZP

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Where its water comes from and goes

Valley
Vrishabhavathi

The river basin its water drains to

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Water comes from
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Overflows into

Lingapura Lake

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Catchment
11.1 km²

The land that drains into it

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Fed by, 2018 survey

Rainfall

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Built parts, 2018 survey

2 inlet drains, no overflow weirs, 2 sluice gates, no culverts, no check dams and no islands

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Used for, 2018 survey

Cattle feeding and washing

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What lives here

Birds recorded
175 species

Most seen: Red-wattled Lapwing, Brahminy Kite, Black Kite, Common Myna and Indian Pond-Heron.

13,342 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers

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All wildlife recorded
253 species

13,432 records, 2011 to 2026

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Threatened species seen here
5
  • River Tern vulnerable
  • Woolly-necked Stork near threatened
  • Indian Roller near threatened
  • Greater spotted eagle vulnerable
  • Spot-billed Pelican near threatened
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Photographed on iNaturalist
346 times

186 species, 247 confirmed by other naturalists.

Most seen: Common Sandpiper, Grey Heron, White-browed Wagtail, Common Kingfisher and Ditch Jewel.

Last seen Aug 2026

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Animals seen, 2018 survey

Birds, butterflies and dragonflies

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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

Agriculture, plantation, temple & vacant land

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Photos

Agara Kere, photographed in 2025
Gpkp / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons, 2025
Agara Kere, photographed in 2025
Gpkp / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons, 2025
Agara Kere, photographed in 2025
Gpkp / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons, 2025
Agara Kere, photographed in 2025
Gpkp / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons, 2025
Agara Kere, photographed in 2025
Gpkp / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons, 2025
Agara Kere, photographed in 2025
Gpkp / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons, 2025
Agara Kere, photographed in 2025
Gpkp / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons, 2025
Agara Kere, photographed in 2025
Gpkp / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons, 2025

Where it is

Greater Bengaluru
Outside the city limits
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Village
Badamanavarthakaval (P1)

Kengeri hobli, Bengaluru South taluk, Bengaluru Urban district

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Land survey numbers

69, 70, 71 (B M Kaval P1), 4/1 (Agara)

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Height above sea level
770 m
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Coordinates

12.8503° N, 77.4900° E

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Read more

OpenStreetMap
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Its number in each record
ATREE lake map
341
2018 lake survey
BUBSKGbvk_kr9-1167
KGIS tank map
1172