Lakes of Bendakaluru

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Bettrayandoddi Lake

Also called Byatarayanadoddi kere

Kere, a large tank, in Bhuthanahalli village, Anekal taluk

See it on the map
Size
10.8 acresAbout 6.1 football pitches
Rank by size
716th largestOf 1,621 lakes that still exist
Valley
Suvarnamukhi
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 1981 to 1983.

The records listed below, drawn on one line from 1980 to 2026.

  1. 1980

    Not on the survey map

    See source

  2. 1984-2021

    Held water every year

    Water in 25% of all satellite passes, 1984-2024

    0% of its water area has since gone dry; 36% is new water

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

    See sourceSee source

  3. 1990

    Built

    As the 2018 lake survey records it

    See source

  4. 2017-2025

    Mostly water every year

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

    See source

  5. 2018

    Still there in the 2018 lake survey

    Clean, 15.4 acres surveyed

    See source

  6. 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

    • 44% open water
    • 19% floating weed
    • 36% dry or built

    Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026

    • 83% open water
    • 8% floating weed
    • 9% dry or built
    See source

How big it is

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

Drawn outline
10.8 acres

About 6.1 football pitches

See source
2018 lake survey
15.4 acres

About 8.7 football pitches

See source
End to end
406 m

The longest straight line across the outline

See source
Deepest point, 2018
3.5 m
See source
Kind of lake
Kere, a large tank
See source

How clean the water is

State pollution board
Not tested by the state board
How it looked in 2018
Clean
See source
What pollutes it, 2018

Agriculture runoff, human defecation

See source
Inlet and outlet tests, 2017-18
1 readings
See source
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
2018-01-0921188.21,0449101613.85.1800.490.410.51,600
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How much is built over

Built inside the outline
0%

From satellite land cover, 2021

See source
Dumped in it

Garbage dump, construction debris & agriculture dump

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Land within 500 m

32% grass, 26% shrubs, 18% crops, 17% trees, 7% built

From satellite land cover, 2021

See source

Who looks after it

Nobody on record looks after it.

Where its water comes from and goes

Valley
Suvarnamukhi

The river basin its water drains to

See source
Water comes from
See source
Overflows into

Rayaradoddi Lake

See source
Catchment
16.1 km²

The land that drains into it

See source
Fed by, 2018 survey

Rainfall

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Built parts, 2018 survey

3 inlet drains, 1 overflow weir, 2 sluice gates, 1 culvert, no check dams and no islands

See source
Used for, 2018 survey

Fishing, cattle feeding, washing and bathing

See source

What lives here

Birds recorded
234 species

Most seen: Red-wattled Lapwing, Red-vented Bulbul, Ashy Prinia, Pied Bushchat and Black Kite.

84,153 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers

See source
All wildlife recorded
313 species

84,301 records, 1992 to 2026

See source
Threatened species seen here
11
  • Greater spotted eagle vulnerable
  • River Tern vulnerable
  • Indian Roller near threatened
  • Tawny Eagle vulnerable
  • Woolly-necked Stork near threatened
  • Rufous-tailed Lark near threatened
  • Spot-billed Pelican near threatened
  • Egyptian Vulture endangered
  • Pallid Harrier near threatened
  • Red-necked Falcon near threatened
  • Indian Spotted Eagle near threatened
See source
Photographed on iNaturalist
930 times

268 species, 669 confirmed by other naturalists.

Most seen: Long-tailed Shrike, Plain Prinia, Pied Bushchat, Black-winged Stilt and Oriental Honey-buzzard.

Last seen Sep 2026

See source
Animals seen, 2018 survey

Birds, butterflies and dragonflies

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Water plants, 2018 survey

Emergent, submerged and Freefl

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Weed cover, 2018 survey

Partial

See source

Around it

Around it in 2018

Agriculture & vacant land & settlement

See source

Photos

No photos of it on Wikimedia Commons yet.

Where it is

Greater Bengaluru
Outside the city limits
See source
Village
Bhuthanahalli

Jigani hobli, Anekal taluk, Bengaluru Urban district

See source
Land survey numbers

67

See source
Height above sea level
821 m
See source
Coordinates

12.8182° N, 77.5490° E

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Read more

Its number in each record
ATREE lake map
908
2018 lake survey
BUAKJGbhu_kr9-1054a
KGIS tank map
1124