Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics
Bheemanakuppe Hosakere
Kere, a large tank, in Bhimanakuppe village, Bengaluru South taluk
See the lakes no map drawsThrough the years
Nothing on record for 1915 to 1954, 1956 to 1972 and 1974 to 1983.
1914
Not on the survey map
1955
Not on the U.S. Army map
Compiled from Survey of India maps of 1945-46
1973
On the survey map
1984-2021
Held water most years
Water in 15% of all satellite passes, 1984-2024
3% of its water area has since gone dry; 0.9% is new water
The lake is small for this record, so treat it as rough
2000
Built
As the 2018 lake survey records it
2017-2018
In the water bodies census, not marked as encroached
This census's status marks are often wrong
2017-2025
Mostly plants or weed in most years
The lake is known only as a point or is under a quarter acre, so the shares are rough
About three in four of these readings are right, so trust what holds for several years
2018
Still there in the 2018 lake survey
Clean, 84.5 acres surveyed
2025-2026
Mostly dry or built 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
- 0% open water
- 0% floating weed
- 100% dry or built
Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026
- 0% open water
- 0% floating weed
- 100% dry or built
How big it is
The records disagree on its size, so each measure is shown.
How clean the water is
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Inlet and outlet tests, 2017-18 lake survey
| Date | Where | Water temperature°C | Light transparencycm | pH | ConductivityµS/cm | Dissolved solidsmg/L | Suspended solidsmg/L | TurbidityNTU | Dissolved oxygenmg/L | CODmg/L | BODmg/L | Kjeldahl nitrogenmg/L as N | Total coliformMPN/100mL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-02-06 | 21.6 | 52 | 8.3 | 585 | 340 | 27 | 20 | 5.2 | 32 | 3.9 | 7 | 21 |
How much is built over
As per RTC, Sy.no. 180, 7.07 a-g is in name of IIHS campus & 2.0 a-g is in individual names
29% crops, 17% trees, 15% grass, 13% shrubs, 13% built, 12% water, 1% bare ground
From satellite land cover, 2021
Who looks after it
Where its water comes from and goes
4 inlet drains, 1 overflow weir, 2 sluice gates, no culverts, no check dams and no islands
What lives here
Most seen: Common Myna, Red-wattled Lapwing, Ashy Prinia, Brahminy Kite and Little Cormorant.
1,524 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers
- Indian Roller near threatened
- River Tern vulnerable
- Pallid Harrier near threatened
- Spot-billed Pelican near threatened
10 species, 13 confirmed by other naturalists.
Most seen: Indian Spot-billed Duck, Indian Peafowl, Crimson Marsh Glider, Common Myna and Yellow-billed Babbler.
Last seen Jun 2026
Around it
Photos
No photos of it on Wikimedia Commons yet.
Where it is
Read more
- 2018 lake survey
- BUBSKGbhm_kr4-1174
- Water bodies census
- 1/12/002/000003/000093/002
- City lake monitoring site
- 102