Lakes of Bendakaluru

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Chellaghatta Kere

Kere, a large tank, in Konena Agrahara ward, Bengaluru Central

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Size
113 acresAbout 64 football pitches
Rank by size
DisappearedGone by 2015
Valley
No valley on record
Who looks after it
ZPZilla Panchayat
Water quality
Not tested for water quality yet
Built over
5% of the lakeSatellite land cover, 2021

Through the years

Nothing on record for 1904 to 1944, 1946 to 1954, 1956 to 1979 and 1981 to 1983.

The records listed below, drawn on one line from 1903 to 2026.

  1. 1903

    Built

    As the 2018 lake survey records it

    See source

  2. 1945

    On the survey map

    See source

  3. 1955

    On the U.S. Army map

    Compiled from Survey of India maps of 1945-46

    See source

  4. 1980

    On the survey map

    See source

  5. 1984-2021

    Held water most years

    Water in 0.4% of all satellite passes, 1984-2024

    0.5% of its water area has since gone dry; 0.7% is new water

    Floating weed looks like dry land to this record, so a weed-covered year can read as dry

    See sourceSee source

  6. 2015

    Gone by 2015, says the 2018 lake survey

    124 acres surveyed

    See source

  7. 2017-2025

    Mostly plants or weed every year

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

    See source

  8. 2025-2026

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

    After monsoon, Oct 2025 to Dec 2025

    • 2% open water
    • 27% floating weed
    • 72% dry or built

    Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026

    • 2% open water
    • 24% floating weed
    • 74% dry or built
    See source

How big it is

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

Drawn outline
113 acres

About 64 football pitches

See source
2018 lake survey
124 acres

About 70 football pitches

See source
End to end
1.3 km

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
Golf business park
See source
Filled in by

Government agencies

See source
Around it in 2018

HAL airport, houses, golf link business park

See source

How clean the water is

Not tested for water quality yet.

How much is built over

Built inside the outline
5%

From satellite land cover, 2021

See source
Land record maps
See source
Land within 500 m

65% built, 17% trees, 13% crops, 4% shrubs, 0.8% grass, 0.5% bare ground

From satellite land cover, 2021

See source

Who looks after it

Looked after by
Zilla Panchayat

ZP

See source

Where its water comes from and goes

Nearest sewage treatment plant

K&C Valley 30MLD Sewage Treatment Plant

1.4 km away, treats 30 million litres a day

See source

What lives here

Birds recorded
30 species

Most seen: Black Kite, Rock Pigeon, House Crow, Rose-ringed Parakeet and Red-whiskered Bulbul.

63 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers

See source
All wildlife recorded
35 species

69 records, 2016 to 2026

See source
Photographed on iNaturalist
16 times

14 species, 13 confirmed by other naturalists.

Most seen: Eastern Cattle-Egret, Large-billed Crow, Asian Common Toad, Common Baron and Brahminy Kite.

Last seen Jul 2026

See source

Photos

No photos of it on Wikimedia Commons yet.

Where it is

Ward 21
Konena Agrahara

ಕೋನೇನ ಅಗ್ರಹಾರ

Bengaluru Central corporation, C.V. Raman Nagar assembly seat

See source
Village
Challaghatta

Varthuru hobli, Bengaluru East taluk, Bengaluru Urban district

See source
Land survey numbers

16 (Chellaghatta), 145 (Kodihalli)

See source
Height above sea level
882 m
See source
Coordinates

12.9515° N, 77.6482° E

See source

Read more

OpenStreetMap
See source
Its number in each record
ATREE lake map
167
2018 lake survey
BUBEVRchl_kr1-521
Lake Development Authority
LDA079
KGIS tank map
938