Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics
Basavanagar Lake
In Kaveri Nagara ward, Bengaluru East
See it on the mapThrough the years
Nothing on record for 1946 to 1979 and 1981 to 1983.
1945
On the survey map
1980
On the survey map
1984-2021
Held water in 15 of 38 years
Water in 3% of all satellite passes, 1984-2024
0% of its water area has since gone dry; 23% is new water
2017-2025
Mostly water every year
About three in four of these readings are right, so trust what holds for several years
2025-2026
Mostly floating weed after the monsoon and in the dry season
The lake is small for these images, so treat the shares as rough
After monsoon, Oct 2025 to Dec 2025
- 40% open water
- 58% floating weed
- 2% dry or built
Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026
- 4% open water
- 96% floating weed
- 0% dry or built
How big it is
How clean the water is
Not tested for water quality yet.
How much is built over
74% built, 14% trees, 3% grass, 3% shrubs, 3% water, 2% crops, 2% bare ground
From satellite land cover, 2021
Who looks after it
Nobody on record looks after it.
Where its water comes from and goes
What lives here
Most seen: Little Egret, Great Cormorant, Jungle Myna, Common Myna and White-breasted Waterhen.
41 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers
6 species, 4 confirmed by other naturalists.
Most seen: Papaya, day jessamine, Little Egret, Chequered Keelback and Great Cormorant.
Last seen Mar 2026
Around it
Nothing on record about what is around it.
Photos
No photos of it on Wikimedia Commons yet.
Where it is
Read more
- ATREE lake map
- 971
- KGIS tank map
- 658