Lakes of Bendakaluru

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Agrahara Lake

ಅಗ್ರಹಾರ ಕೆರೆ

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

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Size
11.2 acresAbout 6.3 football pitches
Rank by size
697th largestOf 1,621 lakes that still exist
Valley
Hebbal
Who looks after it
BBMPBruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike
Water quality
Not tested for water quality yet
Built over
4% of the lakeSatellite land cover, 2021
Campaign
Residents are organising here

Through the years

Nothing on record for 1905 to 1926, 1928 to 1954, 1956 to 1977 and 1979 to 1983.

The records listed below, drawn on one line from 1904 to 2026.

  1. 1904

    Built

    As the 2018 lake survey records it

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  2. 1927

    On the survey map

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  3. 1955

    On the U.S. Army map

    Compiled from Survey of India maps of 1945-46

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  4. 1978

    Not on the survey map

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  5. 1984-2021

    Held water most years

    Water in 24% of all satellite passes, 1984-2024

    0% of its water area has since gone dry; 61% is new water

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

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  6. 2014

    Restored

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  7. 2017-2018

    In the water bodies census, not marked as encroached

    This census's status marks are often wrong

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  8. 2017-2025

    Mostly water in most years

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

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  9. 2018

    Still there in the 2018 lake survey

    Polluted, 15.8 acres surveyed

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  10. 2024

    On the state's list of Bengaluru lakes, looked after by BBMP

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  11. 2025-2026

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

    After monsoon, Oct 2025 to Dec 2025

    • 46% open water
    • 14% floating weed
    • 40% dry or built

    Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026

    • 92% open water
    • 3% floating weed
    • 6% dry or built
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How big it is

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

Drawn outline
11.2 acres

About 6.3 football pitches

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2018 lake survey
15.8 acres

About 9 football pitches

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End to end
335 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

State pollution board
Not tested by the state board
How it looked in 2018
Polluted
See source
Inlet and outlet tests, 2017-18
1 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
2017-11-1529.7207.88995807012.85.22407.70.6141,600
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How much is built over

Built inside the outline
4%

From satellite land cover, 2021

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Encroached area, 2017
0.17 acres

Reported by the state legislature’s committee on lake encroachment

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Land within 500 m

35% built, 31% crops, 16% trees, 8% shrubs, 7% grass, 2% bare ground, 0.9% water

From satellite land cover, 2021

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Who looks after it

Looked after by
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike

BBMP

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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
Hebbal

The river basin its water drains to

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Water comes from
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Overflows into

Jakkur Lake

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Catchment
2.9 km²

The land that drains into it

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Fed by, 2018 survey

Rainfall & drain

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Built parts, 2018 survey

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

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Nearest sewage treatment plant

Sewage Treatment Plant

2.1 km away, treats 15 million litres a day

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What lives here

Birds recorded
81 species

Most seen: Black Kite, Little Egret, Spot-billed Pelican, Gray Heron and Indian Pond-Heron.

809 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers

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All wildlife recorded
81 species

809 records, 2015 to 2025

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Threatened species seen here
2
  • Spot-billed Pelican near threatened
  • River Tern vulnerable
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Photographed on iNaturalist
7 times

6 species, 7 confirmed by other naturalists.

Most seen: Little Egret, Grey Heron, Rock Pigeon, Black-winged Stilt and Grey Wagtail.

Last seen Feb 2025

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Animals seen, 2018 survey

Birds

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Water plants, 2018 survey

Emergent

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Around it

Around it in 2018

Agriculture, P & hallow brick factory

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Photos

Agrahara Lake, photographed in 2024
Manu.mohan / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons, 2024

Where it is

Ward 20
Sampigehalli

ಸಂಪಿಗೆಹಳ್ಳಿ

Bengaluru North corporation, Byatarayanapura assembly seat

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Village
Agarahara

Yelahanka hobli, Bengaluru North taluk, Bengaluru Urban district

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Land survey numbers

33

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Height above sea level
909 m
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Coordinates

13.0895° N, 77.6250° E

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Read more

OpenStreetMap
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Its number in each record
ATREE lake map
26
2018 lake survey
BUBNYHagh_kr1-235
Lake Development Authority
LDA006
KGIS tank map
825
Water bodies census
2/12/002/253189/025976/004
City lake monitoring site
67