Lakes of Bendakaluru

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Aradeshanahalli Kere

See it on the map
Size
248 acresAbout 140 football pitches
Rank by size
18th 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% 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

  2. 1955

    On the U.S. Army map

    Compiled from Survey of India maps of 1945-46

  3. 1978

    On the survey map

  4. 1984-2021

    Held water most years

    Water in 12% of all satellite passes, 1984-2024

    36% of its water area has since gone dry; 0.9% is new water

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

  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

  6. 2025-2026

    Mostly dry or built after the monsoon and in the dry season

    After monsoon, Oct 2025 to Dec 2025

    • 9% open water
    • 7% floating weed
    • 84% dry or built

    Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026

    • 0.9% open water
    • 0% floating weed
    • 99% dry or built

How big it is

Drawn outline
248 acres

About 140 football pitches

End to end
1.9 km

The longest straight line across the outline

How clean the water is

Not tested for water quality yet.

How much is built over

Built inside the outline
0%

From satellite land cover, 2021

Land within 500 m

87% crops, 4% shrubs, 4% trees, 4% built, 1% grass

From satellite land cover, 2021

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

Catchment
56.2 km²

The land that drains into it

What lives here

Birds recorded
134 species

Most seen: Black Kite, White-browed Wagtail, Eastern Red-rumped Swallow, Black Drongo and Ashy Prinia.

1,628 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers

All wildlife recorded
141 species

1,637 records, 1996 to 2025

Threatened species seen here
5
  • Indian Roller near threatened
  • Indian Spotted Eagle near threatened
  • Lesser Flamingo near threatened
  • River Tern vulnerable
  • Greater spotted eagle vulnerable
Photographed on iNaturalist
32 times

19 species, 10 confirmed by other naturalists.

Most seen: Lesser Grass Blue, Common Paddy Field Frog, Nile Tilapia, Rock Dragon and Florida Keys Indian mallow.

Last seen Dec 2025

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
Height above sea level
885 m
Coordinates

13.2362° N, 77.5711° E

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Its number in each record
ATREE lake map
762
miTankId
KA21030107