Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Byatarayapura Lake

Also called Byataryapura Lake

Katte, a medium tank, in Srinagar ward, Bengaluru West

Size

2.67 acresAbout 1.5 football pitches

Rank by size

DisappearedGone by 2015

Valley

No valley on record

Who looks after it

BBMPBruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike

Water quality

Not tested for water quality yet

Built over

28% of the lakeSatellite land cover, 2021

Through the years

Nothing on record for 1904 to 1944, 1946 to 1979 and 1981 to 1983.

No open water seen by satellite, 1984-2021

What covers it each year:waterbuilt on or bareplants or weed

1903

1945

1980

1984

1903
Built
As the 2018 lake survey records it
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1945
On the survey map
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1980
Not on the survey map
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1984-2021
No open water seen in any year
Floating weed looks like dry land to this record, so a weed-covered year can read as dry
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2015
Gone by 2015, says the 2018 lake survey
2.35 acres surveyed
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2017-2025
Mostly built on or bare every year
About three in four of these readings are right, so trust what holds for several years
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2025-2026
Mostly floating weed after the monsoon and in the dry season
After monsoon, Oct 2025 to Dec 2025
0% open water
88% floating weed
12% dry or built
Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026
0% open water
85% floating weed
15% dry or built
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