Lakes of Bendakaluru

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Doddakanneli Gramadakere

ದೊಡ್ಡಕನ್ನಹಳ್ಳಿ ಕೆರೆ

Also called Doddakanneli kere, Doddakannelli Lake

Kere, a large tank, in Gunjur ward, Bengaluru East

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Size
18.6 acresAbout 11 football pitches
Rank by size
487th largestOf 1,621 lakes that still exist
Valley
Koramangala-Challaghatta
Who looks after it
BDABangalore Development Authority
Water quality
Fit only for wildlife and fishTested Jul 2026
Built over
0% of the lakeSatellite land cover, 2021
Campaign
Residents are organising here

Through the years

Nothing on record for 1905 to 1944, 1946 to 1954, 1956 to 1979 and 1981 to 1983.

The records listed below, drawn on one line from 1904 to 2026.

  1. 1904

    Built

    As the 2018 lake survey records it

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  2. 1945

    On the survey map

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  3. 1955

    Not on the U.S. Army map

    Compiled from Survey of India maps of 1945-46

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  4. 1980

    On the survey map

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  5. 1984-2021

    Held water in 22 of 34 years

    Water in 9% of all satellite passes, 1984-2024

    0% of its water area has since gone dry; 53% 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

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  6. 2017-2018

    In the water bodies census, not marked as encroached

    This census's status marks are often wrong

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  7. 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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  8. 2018

    Still there in the 2018 lake survey

    Polluted, 18.4 acres surveyed

    Restored, year not recorded

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  9. 2023-2026

    Tested by the state board in 36 months, most often fit only for wildlife and fish

    Jul 2023 to Jul 2026

    See every testSee source

  10. 2025-2026

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

    After monsoon, Oct 2025 to Dec 2025

    • 38% open water
    • 61% floating weed
    • 2% dry or built

    Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026

    • 90% open water
    • 0.7% floating weed
    • 9% dry or built
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How big it is

Drawn outline
18.6 acres

About 11 football pitches

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2018 lake survey
18.4 acres

About 10 football pitches

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End to end
460 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 36 times since Jul 2023
Fit only for wildlife and fish: 24 months. Fit only for irrigation: 12 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
Polluted
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What pollutes it, 2018

Sewage

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Sewage flows in, 2018

From the north-east and south-east

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

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

MeasureUnitValue
Water temperature°C24
Dissolved oxygenmg/L4.8
pH7.2
ConductivityµS/cm900
BODmg/L12
Nitratemg/L as N3.4
Nitritemg/L as N0.58
Faecal coliformMPN/100mL630
Total coliformMPN/100mL5,400
Bicarbonatemg/L228
TurbidityNTU29.8
Total alkalinitymg/L as CaCO3228
Chloridemg/L160
CODmg/L104
Ammonia nitrogenmg/L as N0.94
Total hardnessmg/L as CaCO3196
Calcium hardnessmg/L as CaCO3100
Calciummg/L40
Magnesium hardnessmg/L as CaCO396
Magnesiummg/L23.3
Sulphatemg/L51
Sodiummg/L92
Dissolved solidsmg/L620
Suspended solidsmg/L34
Phosphatemg/L0.78
Potassiummg/L9
Fluoridemg/L0.54
Sodium share%49
Sodium adsorption ratio2.8
Orthophosphatemg/L1.8

Every month the state board tested it

MonthClassDissolved oxygenmg/LBODmg/LFaecal coliformMPN/100mLTotal coliformMPN/100mLSource
Jul 2026D4.8126305,400See source
Jun 2026D5.658402,800See source
May 2026E386305,400See source
Apr 2026E3.1322,7007,900See source
Mar 2026D5.753402,800See source
Feb 2026D5.666302,800See source
Jan 2026D7.142,10011,000See source
Dec 2025D6.654304,300See source
Nov 2025D6.152403,500See source
Oct 2025D5.283204,300See source
Sep 2025D5.872403,500See source
Aug 2025D5.982401,700See source
Jul 2025D5.292302,400See source
Jun 2025D5.293804,300See source
May 2025D4.841502,400See source
Apr 2025D4.3113102,800See source
Mar 2025D6.142101,200See source
Feb 2025E3.4163,10011,000See source
Jan 2025E3.2101702,200See source
Dec 2024E3.3212,6009,400See source
Nov 2024D4.662102,200See source
Oct 2024E2.63625,0003,50,000See source
Sep 2024E3.877,80033,000See source
Aug 2024D4.89211,600See source
Jul 2024E1.4721,40011,000See source
Jun 2024E1.2223103,500See source
May 2024E3.62014,00046,000See source
Apr 2024E1.4262601,400See source
Mar 2024E1.3172,3007,900See source
Feb 2024D4.292,3009,400See source
Jan 2024D4.2112,70017,000See source
Dec 2023D4.5723,0002,40,000See source
Oct 2023D574,00054,000See source
Sep 2023D4.294,30054,000See source
Aug 2023D4.491,70024,000See source
Jul 2023D4.1114,60092,000See 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
2017-12-042286.9722550448.31.211239.40.2211,600
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How much is built over

Built inside the outline
0%

From satellite land cover, 2021

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Encroached area, 2017
0.30 acres

Reported by the state legislature’s committee on lake encroachment

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Land within 500 m

60% built, 22% trees, 8% crops, 5% shrubs, 3% grass, 1% bare ground, 1% water

From satellite land cover, 2021

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Who looks after it

Looked after by
Bangalore Development Authority

BDA

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City lake page

Open its page on the city’s lake monitoring site

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Campaign pages
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Where its water comes from and goes

Valley
Koramangala-Challaghatta

The river basin its water drains to

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Overflows into

Sowl Kere

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Catchment
0.6 km²

The land that drains into it

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Fed by, 2018 survey

Rain & drain

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Built parts, 2018 survey

3 inlet drains, 1 overflow weir, no sluice gates, 3 culverts, no check dams and 1 island

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Nearest sewage treatment plant

Sewage Treatment Plant

1.9 km away

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What lives here

Birds recorded
65 species

Most seen: Indian Pond-Heron, White-throated Kingfisher, Green Bee-eater, Bronze-winged Jacana and Painted Stork.

172 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers

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All wildlife recorded
66 species

173 records, 2018 to 2026

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Threatened species seen here
2
  • Spot-billed Pelican near threatened
  • Indian Roller near threatened
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Photographed on iNaturalist
11 times

7 species, 11 confirmed by other naturalists.

Most seen: Indian Pond-Heron, Bronze-winged Jacana, Paddyfield Pipit, Indian Roller and Little Egret.

Last seen May 2026

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Animals seen, 2018 survey

Birds

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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

Al, plantation, slope & bare land

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Photos

Doddakanneli Gramadakere, photographed in 2018
రవిచంద్ర / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons, 2018
Doddakanneli Gramadakere, photographed in 2018
రవిచంద్ర / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons, 2018

Where it is

Ward 50
Gunjur

ಗುಂಜೂರು

Bengaluru East corporation, Mahadevapura assembly seat

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Village
Doddakannenahalli

Varthuru hobli, Bengaluru East taluk, Bengaluru Urban district

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Land survey numbers

109

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Height above sea level
888 m
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Coordinates

12.9114° N, 77.6934° E

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Read more

OpenStreetMap
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Its number in each record
ATREE lake map
115
2018 lake survey
BUBEVRddk_kr2-531
Lake Development Authority
LDA125
KGIS tank map
635
Water bodies census
2/12/002/276600/1302822/001
City lake monitoring site
202