Lakes of Bendakaluru

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Doddakodlu

ಹೊಸಕೆರೆ

Also called Kodlu lake, Kodlu lake-1, Hosakere

Kere, a large tank, in Kudlu ward, Bengaluru South

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Size
34.3 acresAbout 19 football pitches
Rank by size
262nd largestOf 1,621 lakes that still exist
Valley
Koramangala-Challaghatta
Who looks after it
BBMPBruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike
Water quality
Fit only for wildlife and fishTested Jul 2026
Built over
0.1% 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

    See source

  3. 1955

    Not on the U.S. Army map

    Compiled from Survey of India maps of 1945-46

    See source

  4. 1980

    On the survey map

    See source

  5. 1984-2021

    Held water every year

    Water in 44% of all satellite passes, 1984-2024

    9% of its water area has since gone dry; 20% is new water

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

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  6. 2014

    Restored

    See source

  7. 2017-2018

    In the water bodies census, not marked as encroached

    This census's status marks are often wrong

    See source

  8. 2017-2025

    Mostly water every year

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

    See source

  9. 2018

    Still there in the 2018 lake survey

    Clean, 44.0 acres surveyed

    See source

  10. 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

  11. 2025-2026

    Mostly open water after the monsoon and in the dry season

    After monsoon, Oct 2025 to Dec 2025

    • 82% open water
    • 14% floating weed
    • 4% dry or built

    Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026

    • 90% open water
    • 7% floating weed
    • 3% dry or built
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How big it is

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

Drawn outline
34.3 acres

About 19 football pitches

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Land records
27.5 acres

About 16 football pitches

See source
2018 lake survey
44.0 acres

About 25 football pitches

See source
End to end
865 m

The longest straight line across the outline

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Deepest point, 2018
3 m
See source
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: 19 months. Fit only for irrigation: 17 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
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What pollutes it, 2018

Sewage

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Sewage flows in, 2018

From the east

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

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

MeasureUnitValue
Water temperature°C24
Dissolved oxygenmg/L4.5
pH7
ConductivityµS/cm854
BODmg/L7
Nitratemg/L as N3.4
Nitritemg/L as N0.13
Faecal coliformMPN/100mL400
Total coliformMPN/100mL3,500
Bicarbonatemg/L112
TurbidityNTU12.6
Total alkalinitymg/L as CaCO3112
Chloridemg/L176
CODmg/L68
Ammonia nitrogenmg/L as N0.4
Total hardnessmg/L as CaCO3128
Calcium hardnessmg/L as CaCO368
Calciummg/L27.2
Magnesium hardnessmg/L as CaCO360
Magnesiummg/L14.6
Sulphatemg/L31
Sodiummg/L74
Dissolved solidsmg/L560
Suspended solidsmg/L16
Potassiummg/L4
Fluoridemg/L0.29
Sodium share%54
Sodium adsorption ratio2.84
Orthophosphatemg/L0.22

Every month the state board tested it

MonthClassDissolved oxygenmg/LBODmg/LFaecal coliformMPN/100mLTotal coliformMPN/100mLSource
Jul 2026D4.574003,500See source
Jun 2026D5.463,1008,400See source
May 2026E1.5174302,200See source
Apr 2026D583,1008,400See source
Mar 2026D5.464902,400See source
Feb 2026D663102,100See source
Jan 2026E1.9292,60017,000See source
Dec 2025D4.353102,800See source
Nov 2025E2.9253909,200See source
Oct 2025E2.9153205,400See source
Sep 2025E3.2163103,500See source
Aug 2025D4.683302,800See source
Jul 2025E3.2182,3008,400See source
Jun 2025E2282104,300See source
May 2025D6.143103,500See source
Apr 2025E3.2261702,800See source
Mar 2025D5.2103402,400See source
Feb 2025D5.852,0009,400See source
Jan 2025E2.9101403,500See source
Dec 2024D4.282603,500See source
Nov 2024E2501402,400See source
Oct 2024D4.852402,800See source
Sep 2024E2.851,4007,900See source
Aug 2024D4.6272105,400See source
Jul 2024E781,7009,400See source
Jun 2024E941,1007,000See source
May 2024D4.1131,1004,600See source
Apr 2024D5.752101,700See source
Mar 2024E3.2152,2004,900See source
Feb 2024E3.2201,2009,400See source
Jan 2024D4.1114,9007,000See source
Dec 2023E1.1404,00054,000See source
Oct 2023E3.5134809,200See source
Sep 2023D5.9448016,000See source
Aug 2023D4.11027,0002,40,000See source
Jul 2023D5.544,3001,60,000See 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
2017-12-06Inlet23.7206.9577396432.93.23218.360.437
2017-12-06Outlet23.5156.8604422292.12.81618.420.4727
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How much is built over

Built inside the outline
0.1%

From satellite land cover, 2021

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Encroached area, 2017
0.55 acres

Reported by the state legislature’s committee on lake encroachment

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Dumped in it

Construction debris

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Land record maps
See source
Land within 500 m

38% built, 29% trees, 16% crops, 10% shrubs, 5% grass, 2% bare ground, 0.6% water

From satellite land cover, 2021

See source

Who looks after it

Looked after by
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike

BBMP

See source
City work on the lake
Developed
See source
City zone
Bommanahalli
See source
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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Water comes from
See source
Overflows into

Haraluru Kere

See source
Catchment
3 km²

The land that drains into it

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Fed by, 2018 survey

Rain & drain fed

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Built parts, 2018 survey

3 inlet drains, 1 overflow weir, 1 sluice gate, 1 culvert, no check dams and 1 island

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Nearest sewage treatment plant

Chikkabeguru Sewage Treatment Plant

3.0 km away

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What lives here

Birds recorded
100 species

Most seen: Little Grebe, Red-wattled Lapwing, Spot-billed duck, Black Kite and Little Cormorant.

1,587 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers

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All wildlife recorded
104 species

1,591 records, 2015 to 2024

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Threatened species seen here
4
  • Spot-billed Pelican near threatened
  • Indian Roller near threatened
  • River Tern vulnerable
  • Caterpillar Slug endangered
See source
Photographed on iNaturalist
11 times

9 species, 6 confirmed by other naturalists.

Most seen: Signature Spider, Ditch Jewel, Indian Cotton Stainer, Cluster Fig and Harold Dundee's Leatherback Slug.

Last seen Jul 2026

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Animals seen, 2018 survey

Birds and lizards

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Water plants, 2018 survey

Emergent, free floating and rooted floating

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Weed cover, 2018 survey

Partial

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Around it

Around it in 2018

Apartment & vacant land

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Photos

No photos of it on Wikimedia Commons yet.

Where it is

Ward 32
Kudlu

ಕೂಡ್ಲು

Bengaluru South corporation, Anekal assembly seat

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Village
Kudlu (Kodlu)

Sarjapura hobli, Anekal taluk, Bengaluru Urban district

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Land survey numbers

37 (Parapana Agahara, Begur), 150 (Kudlu)

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Height above sea level
903 m
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Coordinates

12.8853° N, 77.6650° E

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Read more

OpenStreetMap
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Its number in each record
ATREE lake map
136
2018 lake survey
BUAKSPklu_kr1-1001
Lake Development Authority
LDA300
KGIS tank map
967
Water bodies census
2/12/002/276600/1302863/004
City lake monitoring site
138