Lakes of Bendakaluru

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Channamanakere

Also called Kunneru katte

Kere, a large tank, in Kadirenahalli ward, Bengaluru South

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Size
7.90 acresAbout 4.5 football pitches
Rank by size
DisappearedGone by 2016
Valley
No valley on record
Who looks after it
BBMPBruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike
Water quality
Not tested for water quality yet
Built over
65% of the lakeSatellite land cover, 2021

Through the years

Nothing on record for 1905 to 1944, 1946 to 1979 and 1981 to 1983.

The records listed below, drawn on one line from 1904 to 2026.

  1. 1904

    Built

    As the 2018 lake survey records it

    See source

  2. 1945

    On the survey map

    See source

  3. 1980

    Not on the survey map

    See source

  4. 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

    See sourceSee source

  5. 2016

    Gone by 2016, says the 2018 lake survey

    9.18 acres surveyed

    See source

  6. 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

    See source

  7. 2025-2026

    Mostly dry or built after the monsoon and in the dry season

    After monsoon, Oct 2025 to Dec 2025

    • 0% open water
    • 32% floating weed
    • 68% dry or built

    Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026

    • 0% open water
    • 21% floating weed
    • 79% dry or built
    See source

How big it is

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

Drawn outline
7.90 acres

About 4.5 football pitches

See source
2018 lake survey
9.18 acres

About 5.2 football pitches

See source
End to end
324 m

The longest straight line across the outline

See source
Kind of lake
Kere, a large tank
See source

What took its place

On the site now
Government training college, samudhaya bhavan, bank & houses
See source
Filled in by

Government agencies and private owners

See source
Around it in 2018

Settlement, park & petrol bunk

See source
Surveyor's note, 2018

Mr. Vinaya Kumar, IFS (3.11.16)

See source

How clean the water is

Not tested for water quality yet.

How much is built over

Built inside the outline
65%

From satellite land cover, 2021

See source
Encroached area, 2017
33.0 acres

Reported by the state legislature’s committee on lake encroachment

See source
Other problems noted

RTC for sy no 16 is in BDA

See source
Land record maps
See source
Land within 500 m

90% built, 10% trees

From satellite land cover, 2021

See source

Who looks after it

Looked after by
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike

BBMP

See source

Where its water comes from and goes

Where its water comes from and goes is not on record.

What lives here

Birds recorded
15 species

Most seen: Rock Pigeon, White-cheeked Barbet, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Common Myna and Greater Coucal.

19 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers

See source
All wildlife recorded
16 species

20 records, 2012 to 2023

See source
Photographed on iNaturalist
8 times

6 species, 3 confirmed by other naturalists.

Most seen: Bonpland's croton, Flax-leaved Horseweed, Beach Spider Lily, Pink Trumpet Vine and Shikra.

Last seen Aug 2026

See source

Photos

No photos of it on Wikimedia Commons yet.

Where it is

Ward 2
Kadirenahalli

ಕದಿರೇನಹಳ್ಳಿ

Bengaluru South corporation, Padmanabanagar assembly seat

See source
Village
Kathiriguppe

Uttarahalli hobli, Bengaluru South taluk, Bengaluru Urban district

See source
Land survey numbers

67 (Kathriguppe), 55 (Kadirenahalli)

See source
Height above sea level
888 m
See source
Coordinates

12.9208° N, 77.5589° E

See source

Read more

Its number in each record
ATREE lake map
507
2018 lake survey
BUBSUHktg_kr1-1346