Lakes of Bendakaluru

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Doddagubbi Kere

ದೊಡ್ಡಗುಬ್ಬಿ ಕೆರೆ

Kere, a large tank, in Doddagubbi (Srigubbi) village, Bengaluru East taluk

See it on the map
Size
67.9 acresAbout 38 football pitches
Rank by size
125th largestOf 1,621 lakes that still exist
Valley
Hebbal
Who looks after it
ZPZilla Panchayat
Water quality
Fit only for irrigationTested Jul 2026
Built over
0% of the lakeSatellite, 2021. The 2018 survey found 4% encroached.

Through the years

Nothing on record for 1884 to 1926, 1928 to 1954, 1956 to 1977 and 1979 to 1983.

The records listed below, drawn on one line from 1883 to 2026.

  1. 1883

    Built

    As the 2018 lake survey records it

    See source

  2. 1927

    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. 1978

    On the survey map

    See source

  5. 1984-2021

    Held water most years

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

    4% of its water area has since gone dry; 6% is new water

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

    See sourceSee source

  6. 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

    See source

  7. 2018

    Still there in the 2018 lake survey

    4% encroached, muddy, 132 acres surveyed

    See source

  8. 2025-2026

    Tested by the state board in 16 months, most often fit only for irrigation

    Apr 2025 to Jul 2026

    See every testSee source

  9. 2025-2026

    Mostly open water after the monsoon and in the dry season

    After monsoon, Oct 2025 to Dec 2025

    • 92% open water
    • 0.3% floating weed
    • 7% dry or built

    Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026

    • 99% open water
    • 0% floating weed
    • 1% dry or built
    See source

How big it is

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

Drawn outline
67.9 acres

About 38 football pitches

See source
2018 lake survey
132 acres

About 75 football pitches

See source
End to end
979 m

The longest straight line across the outline

See source
Deepest point, 2018
4 m
See source
Kind of lake
Kere, a large tank
See source

How clean the water is

Latest test
Fit only for irrigation

Fit only for irrigation, cooling and waste disposal. Class E on the state board’s scale from A, the cleanest, to E.

Tested Jul 2026

See source
Class each month, tested 16 times since Apr 2025
Fit only for wildlife and fish: 1 months. Fit only for irrigation: 15 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
See source
How it looked in 2018
Muddy
See source
Every reading
Show every reading

Latest test, Jul 2026. Too low to measure: boron, carbonate, nitrite, phenolphthalein alkalinity

MeasureUnitValue
Water temperature°C25
Dissolved oxygenmg/L3
pH8.2
ConductivityµS/cm5,920
BODmg/L7
Nitratemg/L as N22
Faecal coliformMPN/100mL790
Total coliformMPN/100mL5,400
Bicarbonatemg/L1,220
TurbidityNTU14
Total alkalinitymg/L as CaCO31,220
Chloridemg/L1,020
CODmg/L24
Kjeldahl nitrogenmg/L as N2.86
Ammonia nitrogenmg/L as N2.2
Total hardnessmg/L as CaCO31,500
Calcium hardnessmg/L as CaCO3760
Calciummg/L304
Magnesium hardnessmg/L as CaCO3740
Magnesiummg/L179.9
Sulphatemg/L52
Sodiummg/L510
Dissolved solidsmg/L4,026
Suspended solidsmg/L24
Phosphatemg/L1.79
Potassiummg/L28
Fluoridemg/L3
Sodium share%35
Sodium adsorption ratio5.7
Orthophosphatemg/L4.9

Every month the state board tested it

MonthClassDissolved oxygenmg/LBODmg/LFaecal coliformMPN/100mLTotal coliformMPN/100mLSource
Jul 2026E377905,400See source
Jun 2026E1.8341179See source
May 2026E2352,1004,600See source
Apr 2026E263,1007,000See source
Mar 2026E2.4342705,400See source
Feb 2026E11421210See source
Jan 2026D652,2007,000See source
Dec 2025E3.2303,3008,400See source
Nov 2025E3.2162,6006,300See source
Oct 2025E1.8402,60021,000See source
Sep 2025E3.67221280See source
Aug 2025E3302,6009,400See source
Jul 2025E5.563402,800See source
Jun 2025E643103,500See source
May 2025E0.4292,3006,300See source
Apr 2025E2.4232,6009,400See source

How much is built over

Built inside the outline
0%

From satellite land cover, 2021

See source
Encroached area, 2017
2.70 acres

Reported by the state legislature’s committee on lake encroachment

See source
Encroached by

Farmers

See source
Taken for

Agriculture

See source
Where it is encroached

On the south-east side

See source
Dumped in it

Construction debris

See source
Other problems noted

Soil excavation & As per RTC, Sy no 9/p1 is in individual name

See source
Land record maps
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Land within 500 m

31% crops, 27% built, 23% trees, 15% shrubs, 3% grass, 0.6% 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

Valley
Hebbal

The river basin its water drains to

See source
Water comes from
See source
Overflows into

Rampura Kere

See source
Catchment
21 km²

The land that drains into it

See source
Fed by, 2018 survey

Rainfall

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Built parts, 2018 survey

4 inlet drains, 1 overflow weir and 2 sluice gates

See source
Used for, 2018 survey

Irrigation, fishing and cattle feeding

See source
Nearest sewage treatment plant

Sewage Treatment Plant

2.9 km away

See source

What lives here

Birds recorded
135 species

Most seen: Gray Heron, Black Drongo, Spot-billed duck, Eurasian Coot and Little Cormorant.

1,989 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers

See source
All wildlife recorded
154 species

2,009 records, 2006 to 2026

See source
Threatened species seen here
4
  • Indian Roller near threatened
  • Greater spotted eagle vulnerable
  • Woolly-necked Stork near threatened
  • Spot-billed Pelican near threatened
See source
Photographed on iNaturalist
70 times

46 species, 55 confirmed by other naturalists.

Most seen: Green Sandpiper, Great Egret, Purple Heron, Oriental Darter and Grey Heron.

Last seen Jul 2026

See source
Animals seen, 2018 survey

Fish, birds and frogs

See source
Weed cover, 2018 survey

Partial

See source

Around it

Around it in 2018

Agriculture, plantation & layout

See source

Photos

No photos of it on Wikimedia Commons yet.

Where it is

Greater Bengaluru
Outside the city limits
See source
Village
Doddagubbi (Srigubbi)

Bidarahalli hobli, Bengaluru East taluk, Bengaluru Urban district

See source
Land survey numbers

38 (Dodagubbi), 9 (Chikkagubbi), 39 (Nadagowdagollahalli)

See source
Height above sea level
880 m
See source
Coordinates

13.0757° N, 77.6743° E

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Read more

OpenStreetMap
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Its number in each record
ATREE lake map
74
2018 lake survey
BUBEBDdgb_kr1-825
Lake Development Authority
LDA123
KGIS tank map
798