Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics
Chinnappanahalli Kere1
Kere, a large tank, in Bharath Aikya Ward ward, Bengaluru East
See the lakes that disappearedThrough the years
Nothing on record for 1946 to 1956, 1958 to 1979 and 1981 to 1983.
1945
On the survey map
1957
Built
As the 2018 lake survey records it
1980
Not on the survey map
1984-2021
No open water seen in any year
The lake is small for this record, so treat it as rough
2015
Gone by 2015, says the 2018 lake survey
11.3 acres surveyed
2017-2025
Mostly built on or bare every year
The lake is known only as a point or is under a quarter acre, so the shares are rough
About three in four of these readings are right, so trust what holds for several years
2025-2026
Mostly dry or built after the monsoon and in the dry season
The lake is small for these images, so treat the shares as rough
After monsoon, Oct 2025 to Dec 2025
- 0% open water
- 0% floating weed
- 100% dry or built
Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026
- 0% open water
- 0% floating weed
- 100% dry or built
How big it is
What took its place
How clean the water is
Not tested for water quality yet.
How much is built over
74% built, 12% trees, 5% bare ground, 2% crops, 2% grass, 2% shrubs, 2% water
From satellite land cover, 2021
Who looks after it
Where its water comes from and goes
What lives here
Most seen: Little Cormorant, White-breasted Waterhen, Gray Heron, Greater Coucal and Asian Koel.
81 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers
23 species, 39 confirmed by other naturalists.
Most seen: White-breasted Waterhen, Black-crowned Night Heron, Grey Heron, Little Cormorant and Oriental Darter.
Last seen Oct 2025
Photos
Where it is
ಭಾರತ್ ಐಕ್ಯ ವಾರ್ಡ್
Bengaluru East corporation, Mahadevapura assembly seat
Read more
- 2018 lake survey
- BUBEKRcnp_kr1-682