Lakes of Bendakaluru

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Chikkobanahalli Kere

See it on the map
Size
34.6 acresAbout 20 football pitches
Rank by size
260th largestOf 1,621 lakes that still exist
Valley
Arkavathi
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 1956 to 1974 and 1976 to 1983.

The records listed below, drawn on one line from 1955 to 2026.
  1. 1955

    On the U.S. Army map

    Compiled from Survey of India maps of 1945-46

  2. 1975

    On the survey map

  3. 1984-2021

    Held water in 22 of 38 years

    Water in 3% of all satellite passes, 1984-2024

    0% of its water area has since gone dry; 16% is new water

  4. 2017-2025

    Mostly plants or weed every year

    Floating weed shows as crops or grass here, not as water

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

  5. 2025-2026

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

    After monsoon, Oct 2025 to Dec 2025

    • 33% open water
    • 10% floating weed
    • 57% dry or built

    Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026

    • 16% open water
    • 5% floating weed
    • 79% dry or built

How big it is

Drawn outline
34.6 acres

About 20 football pitches

End to end
746 m

The longest straight line across the outline

How clean the water is

Not tested for water quality yet.

How much is built over

Built inside the outline
0%

From satellite land cover, 2021

Land within 500 m

76% crops, 9% built, 6% shrubs, 6% trees, 3% grass

From satellite land cover, 2021

Who looks after it

Nobody on record looks after it.

Where its water comes from and goes

Valley
Arkavathi

The river basin its water drains to

Catchment
11.4 km²

The land that drains into it

What lives here

Birds recorded
68 species

Most seen: Jungle Myna, Common Myna, Blyth's Reed Warbler, Clamorous Reed Warbler and Common Sandpiper.

71 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers

All wildlife recorded
68 species

71 records, all in 2024

Photographed on iNaturalist
1 times

Last seen Dec 2025

Around it

Nothing on record about what is around it.

Photos

No photos of it on Wikimedia Commons yet.

Where it is

Greater Bengaluru
Outside the city limits
Height above sea level
912 m
Coordinates

13.2879° N, 77.6124° E

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Its number in each record
ATREE lake map
1315