Lakes of Bendakaluru

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Chinnakurchi Kere-2

Also called Chinnakurchi kere-1

Kere, a large tank, in Chinnakurchi village, Bengaluru South taluk

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Size
10.5 acresAbout 5.9 football pitches
Rank by size
728th largestOf 1,621 lakes that still exist
Valley
Vrishabhavathi
Who looks after it
ZPZilla Panchayat
Water quality
Fit only for wildlife and fishTested Jul 2026
Built over
0% of the lakeSatellite land cover, 2021

Through the years

Nothing on record for 1904 to 1913, 1915 to 1972 and 1974 to 1983.

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

  1. 1903

    Built

    As the 2018 lake survey records it

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  2. 1914

    Not on the survey map

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  3. 1973

    Not on the survey map

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  4. 1984-2021

    Held water most years

    Water in 21% of all satellite passes, 1984-2024

    0% of its water area has since gone dry; 20% is new water

    4 years not counted: the satellite saw under half the lake

    See sourceSee source

  5. 2017-2025

    Mostly water in most years

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

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  6. 2018

    Still there in the 2018 lake survey

    Clean, 69.8 acres surveyed

    See source

  7. 2023-2026

    Tested by the state board in 35 months, most often fit only for wildlife and fish

    Jul 2023 to Jul 2026

    See every testSee source

  8. 2025-2026

    Part dry or built, part open water after the monsoon; mostly dry or built in the dry season

    After monsoon, Oct 2025 to Dec 2025

    • 44% open water
    • 10% floating weed
    • 47% dry or built

    Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026

    • 11% open water
    • 0% floating weed
    • 89% dry or built
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How big it is

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

Drawn outline
10.5 acres

About 5.9 football pitches

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2018 lake survey
69.8 acres

About 40 football pitches

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End to end
378 m

The longest straight line across the outline

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Deepest point, 2018
3 m
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Kind of lake
Kere, a large tank
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How clean the water is

Latest test
Fit only for wildlife and fish

Fit only for wildlife and fisheries. Class D on the state board’s scale from A, the cleanest, to E.

Tested Jul 2026

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Class each month, tested 35 times since Jul 2023
Fit only for wildlife and fish: 30 months. Fit only for irrigation: 5 months. Every month is listed in the readings below.
Drinkable after disinfection
Fit for bathing
Drinkable after treatment
Fit only for wildlife and fish
Fit only for irrigation
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How it looked in 2018
Clean
See source
Older tests
2 readings

From 2021

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Inlet and outlet tests, 2017-18
1 readings
See source
Every reading
Show every reading

Latest test, Jul 2026. Too low to measure: boron, carbonate, fluoride, nitrite, orthophosphate, phenolphthalein alkalinity, phosphate, sulphate, kjeldahl nitrogen

MeasureUnitValue
Water temperature°C28
Dissolved oxygenmg/L5.8
pH6.5
ConductivityµS/cm217
BODmg/L4
Nitratemg/L as N0.67
Faecal coliformMPN/100mL7,900
Total coliformMPN/100mL14,000
Bicarbonatemg/L116
TurbidityNTU103
Total alkalinitymg/L as CaCO3116
Chloridemg/L24
CODmg/L44
Ammonia nitrogenmg/L as N0.4
Total hardnessmg/L as CaCO376
Calcium hardnessmg/L as CaCO340
Calciummg/L16
Magnesium hardnessmg/L as CaCO336
Magnesiummg/L8.8
Sodiummg/L21
Dissolved solidsmg/L150
Suspended solidsmg/L106
Potassiummg/L2
Sodium share%36
Sodium adsorption ratio1

Every month the state board tested it

MonthClassDissolved oxygenmg/LBODmg/LFaecal coliformMPN/100mLTotal coliformMPN/100mLSource
Jul 2026D5.847,90014,000See source
Jun 2026E2.5113,1009,400See source
May 2026E0.7329402,800See source
Apr 2026D5.683,3007,000See source
Mar 2026D5.862,0009,400See source
Feb 2026D6.144303,500See source
Jan 2026D642302,800See source
Dec 2025D744001,700See source
Nov 2025D6.344302,800See source
Oct 2025D5.453904,300See source
Sep 2025D653303,500See source
Aug 2025D4.552603,500See source
Jul 2025D6.153,3008,400See source
Jun 2025D4.881,4004,800See source
May 2025D5.372,1009,400See source
Apr 2025D6.152,10014,000See source
Mar 2025D5.2778,0004,90,000See source
Feb 2025D6.341,1007,900See source
Jan 2025D5.861,40013,000See source
Dec 2024D752405,400See source
Nov 2024D5.171,7004,600See source
Oct 2024D7.142,10011,000See source
Sep 2024D5.852,10012,000See source
Aug 2024D4.6921,00094,000See source
Jul 2024E3.2201103,500See source
Jun 2024D6.252305,400See source
May 2024E9645,0002,30,000See source
Apr 2024E847,80033,000See source
Mar 2024D4.693,40013,000See source
Feb 2024D4.582,60011,000See source
Jan 2024D4.2117,90017,000See source
Dec 2023D4.574609,200See source
Oct 2023D4.571,70024,000See source
Sep 2023D5.54See source
Jul 2023D5.874,30054,000See source

Older tests

DateWhereReadingWater temperature°CDissolved oxygenmg/LpHConductivityµS/cmBODmg/LNitrate and nitritemg/L as NFaecal coliformMPN/100mLTotal coliformMPN/100mLSource
2021Chinnakurchi Kere, LakeLowest254.86.520820.32324,000See source
2021Chinnakurchi Kere, LakeHighest25.17.47.8521102.246,0003,50,000See source

Inlet and outlet tests, 2017-18 lake survey

DateWhereWater temperature°CLight transparencycmpHConductivityµS/cmDissolved solidsmg/LSuspended solidsmg/LTurbidityNTUDissolved oxygenmg/LCODmg/LBODmg/LTotal phosphateKjeldahl nitrogenmg/L as NTotal coliformMPN/100mL
2018-02-0931.7128.9263176223810.64323.381.415.426
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How much is built over

Built inside the outline
0%

From satellite land cover, 2021

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Other problems noted

Soil excavation & RTC is in individual names

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Land record maps
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Land within 500 m

49% crops, 19% shrubs, 14% trees, 12% grass, 5% built

From satellite land cover, 2021

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Who looks after it

Looked after by
Zilla Panchayat

ZP

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Where its water comes from and goes

Valley
Vrishabhavathi

The river basin its water drains to

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Water comes from
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Overflows into

Chinnakurchi Kere-1

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Catchment
3.2 km²

The land that drains into it

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Built parts, 2018 survey

3 inlet drains, 1 overflow weir, 1 sluice gate, no culverts, no check dams and no islands

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What lives here

Birds recorded
16 species

Most seen: Common Myna, Blyth's Reed Warbler, Common Kingfisher, Spot-billed duck and Spotted Owlet.

16 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers

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All wildlife recorded
16 species

16 records, all in 2023

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Animals seen, 2018 survey

Birds, butterflies and dragonflies

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Water plants, 2018 survey

Emergent

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Weed cover, 2018 survey

Partial

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Around it

Around it in 2018

Agriculture, vacant land & plantation

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Photos

No photos of it on Wikimedia Commons yet.

Where it is

Greater Bengaluru
Outside the city limits
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Village
Chinnakurchi

Kengeri hobli, Bengaluru South taluk, Bengaluru Urban district

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Land survey numbers

66

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Height above sea level
756 m
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Coordinates

12.8182° N, 77.4656° E

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Read more

OpenStreetMap
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Its number in each record
ATREE lake map
475
2018 lake survey
BUBSKGcnk_kr3-1179
KGIS tank map
141