Lakes of Bendakaluru

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Dodda Tumkur Kere

ದೊಡ್ಡತುಮಕೂರು ಕೆರೆ

See it on the map
Size
253 acresAbout 144 football pitches
Rank by size
16th 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 1928 to 1954, 1956 to 1977 and 1979 to 1983.

The records listed below, drawn on one line from 1927 to 2026.
  1. 1927

    On the survey map

  2. 1955

    On the U.S. Army map

    Compiled from Survey of India maps of 1945-46

  3. 1978

    On the survey map

  4. 1984-2021

    Held water most years

    Water in 12% of all satellite passes, 1984-2024

    1% of its water area has since gone dry; 30% is new water

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

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

  5. 2017-2025

    No one cover holds over half of it in most years

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

  6. 2025-2026

    Mostly open water after the monsoon; part floating weed, part open water in the dry season

    After monsoon, Oct 2025 to Dec 2025

    • 61% open water
    • 31% floating weed
    • 7% dry or built

    Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026

    • 35% open water
    • 43% floating weed
    • 23% dry or built

How big it is

Drawn outline
253 acres

About 144 football pitches

End to end
2.5 km

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

72% crops, 12% trees, 7% shrubs, 7% built, 2% 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

Overflows into
Catchment
273.9 km²

The land that drains into it

What lives here

Birds recorded
160 species

Most seen: Rose-ringed Parakeet, Brahminy Kite, Ashy Prinia, Indian Pond-Heron and Greater Coucal.

4,836 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers

All wildlife recorded
161 species

4,837 records, 2020 to 2024

Threatened species seen here
6
  • Indian Roller near threatened
  • Greater spotted eagle vulnerable
  • River Tern vulnerable
  • Spot-billed Pelican near threatened
  • Pallid Harrier near threatened
  • Woolly-necked Stork near threatened
Photographed on iNaturalist
19 times

16 species, 13 confirmed by other naturalists.

Most seen: Baya Weaver, crown flower, Common Gull, White-naped Woodpecker and Indian Robin.

Last seen Jul 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
872 m
Coordinates

13.2378° N, 77.5262° E

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Its number in each record
ATREE lake map
758