Lakes of Bendakaluru

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Aradeshanahalli Kere 2

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Size
59.4 acresAbout 34 football pitches
Rank by size
142nd 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
1% 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

    Not on the survey map

    See source

  2. 1955

    Not 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 most years

    Water in 4% of all satellite passes, 1984-2024

    13% of its water area has since gone dry; 4% 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. 2017-2018

    In the water bodies census, not marked as encroached

    This census's status marks are often wrong

    See source

  6. 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

  7. 2025-2026

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

    After monsoon, Oct 2025 to Dec 2025

    • 11% open water
    • 45% floating weed
    • 45% dry or built

    Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026

    • 5% open water
    • 0.3% floating weed
    • 94% dry or built
    See source

How big it is

Drawn outline
59.4 acres

About 34 football pitches

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End to end
991 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
1%

From satellite land cover, 2021

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Land within 500 m

70% crops, 17% built, 7% trees, 4% shrubs, 3% grass

From satellite land cover, 2021

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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

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Water comes from
See source
Overflows into

Kodaturu Kere

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Catchment
72.1 km²

The land that drains into it

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What lives here

Birds recorded
100 species

Most seen: Large-billed Crow, Black Drongo, Common Myna, Gray Heron and Eastern Red-rumped Swallow.

744 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers

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All wildlife recorded
100 species

744 records, 2022 to 2026

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Threatened species seen here
2
  • Indian Roller near threatened
  • Woolly-necked Stork near threatened
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Photographed on iNaturalist
24 times

18 species, 23 confirmed by other naturalists.

Most seen: Pied Bushchat, Common Kingfisher, Medium Egret, Wood Sandpiper and Common Sandpiper.

Last seen Jan 2026

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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
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Height above sea level
877 m
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Coordinates

13.2221° N, 77.5564° E

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Read more

OpenStreetMap
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Its number in each record
ATREE lake map
763
KGIS tank map
473
Water bodies census
1/12/002/000002/000038/001