Lakes of Bendakaluru

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Doddanekundi Kunte

ಸೀತಾರಾಮಪಾಳ್ಯ ಕೆರೆ

Also called Seetharampalya Lake

In Bharath Aikya Ward ward, Bengaluru East

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Size
10.3 acresAbout 5.8 football pitches
Rank by size
734th largestOf 1,621 lakes that still exist
Valley
Hebbal
Who looks after it
BBMPBruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike
Water quality
Fit only for irrigationTested Jul 2026
Built over
0.8% of the lakeSatellite land cover, 2021
Campaign
Residents are organising here

Through the years

Nothing on record for 1946 to 1979 and 1981 to 1983.

The records listed below, drawn on one line from 1945 to 2026.

  1. 1945

    On the survey map

    See source

  2. 1980

    On the survey map

    See source

  3. 1984-2021

    Held water most years

    Water in 17% of all satellite passes, 1984-2024

    15% of its water area has since gone dry; 2% is new water

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

    See sourceSee source

  4. 2017-2018

    In the water bodies census, not marked as encroached

    This census's status marks are often wrong

    See source

  5. 2017-2025

    Mostly water every year

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

    See source

  6. 2023-2026

    Tested by the state board in 35 months, most often fit only for irrigation

    Aug 2023 to Jul 2026

    See every testSee source

  7. 2024

    On the state's list of Bengaluru lakes, looked after by BBMP

    See source

  8. 2025-2026

    Mostly floating weed after the monsoon and in the dry season

    After monsoon, Oct 2025 to Dec 2025

    • 0% open water
    • 99% floating weed
    • 0.6% dry or built

    Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026

    • 0% open water
    • 96% floating weed
    • 4% dry or built
    See source

How big it is

Drawn outline
10.3 acres

About 5.8 football pitches

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End to end
343 m

The longest straight line across the outline

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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

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Class each month, tested 35 times since Aug 2023
Fit only for wildlife and fish: 16 months. Fit only for irrigation: 19 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
Older tests
2 readings

From 2021

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Every reading
Show every reading

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

MeasureUnitValue
Water temperature°C27
Dissolved oxygenmg/L1
pH8.1
ConductivityµS/cm1,126
BODmg/L22
Nitratemg/L as N4.3
Nitritemg/L as N0.32
Faecal coliformMPN/100mL3,200
Total coliformMPN/100mL9,200
Bicarbonatemg/L288
TurbidityNTU38.1
Total alkalinitymg/L as CaCO3288
Chloridemg/L180
CODmg/L196
Kjeldahl nitrogenmg/L as N6.2
Ammonia nitrogenmg/L as N5.6
Total hardnessmg/L as CaCO3252
Calcium hardnessmg/L as CaCO3132
Calciummg/L52.8
Magnesium hardnessmg/L as CaCO3120
Magnesiummg/L29.2
Sulphatemg/L51
Sodiummg/L106
Dissolved solidsmg/L760
Suspended solidsmg/L44
Phosphatemg/L0.41
Potassiummg/L23
Fluoridemg/L0.26
Sodium share%45
Sodium adsorption ratio3.26
Orthophosphatemg/L1.2

Every month the state board tested it

MonthClassDissolved oxygenmg/LBODmg/LFaecal coliformMPN/100mLTotal coliformMPN/100mLSource
Jul 2026E1223,2009,200See source
Jun 2026E1.2563,1008,400See source
May 2026E2.6413,2009,400See source
Apr 2026D5.259402,200See source
Mar 2026E1.8322302,200See source
Feb 2026E2.4294902,400See source
Jan 2026E3.3183,2009,400See source
Dec 2025E3.2273,3007,000See source
Nov 2025E3.2113904,300See source
Oct 2025E1.9283,10021,000See source
Sep 2025E2.5132502,100See source
Aug 2025E2.52214,00079,000See source
Jul 2025D4.971,3009,400See source
Jun 2025D5.283,1008,400See source
May 2025D5.172,4004,800See source
Apr 2025E1.7152,60014,000See source
Mar 2025E1.1179104,300See source
Feb 2025E1.5263,10011,000See source
Jan 2025D5.492,6009,400See source
Dec 2024D5.2142103,500See source
Nov 2024E1.723173,500See source
Oct 2024D4.373202,200See source
Sep 2024D5153,40024,000See source
Aug 2024D6.241,4007,900See source
Jul 2024D5.33.811,00079,000See source
Jun 2024E2.21814,00,00049,00,000See source
May 2024E1.5201,70028,000See source
Apr 2024E1.8412202,400See source
Mar 2024D4.6102,6004,800See source
Feb 2024E1.9213103,500See source
Jan 2024D642,7007,900See source
Dec 2023D5.144,10035,000See source
Oct 2023D6.144,9001,60,000See source
Sep 2023D4.684,00054,000See source
Aug 2023D4.1104,00054,000See source

Older tests

DateWhereReadingWater temperature°CDissolved oxygenmg/LpHConductivityµS/cmBODmg/LNitrate and nitritemg/L as NFaecal coliformMPN/100mLTotal coliformMPN/100mLSource
2021Seetharam Palya Lake, LakeLowest250.37.151242.093,30024,000See source
2021Seetharam Palya Lake, LakeHighest255.98.73,860501163,0005,40,000See source

How much is built over

Built inside the outline
0.8%

From satellite land cover, 2021

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Land within 500 m

73% built, 16% trees, 4% shrubs, 3% crops, 3% grass, 2% bare ground

From satellite land cover, 2021

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Who looks after it

Looked after by
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike

BBMP

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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
Hebbal

The river basin its water drains to

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Overflows into

Rajapalya Hoodikere

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Catchment
0.6 km²

The land that drains into it

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Nearest sewage treatment plant

Sewage Treatment Plant

1.4 km away

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What lives here

Birds recorded
107 species

Most seen: Little Grebe, Indian Pond-Heron, Eurasian Coot, Brahminy Kite and Black Kite.

4,556 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers

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All wildlife recorded
111 species

4,561 records, 2014 to 2026

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

51 species, 90 confirmed by other naturalists.

Most seen: Painted Stork, Little Grebe, Great Cormorant, Grey Heron and Ashy Woodswallow.

Last seen Aug 2026

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Around it

Nothing on record about what is around it.

Photos

No photos of it on Wikimedia Commons yet.

Where it is

Ward 36
Bharath Aikya Ward

ಭಾರತ್ ಐಕ್ಯ ವಾರ್ಡ್

Bengaluru East corporation, Mahadevapura assembly seat

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Height above sea level
893 m
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Coordinates

12.9824° N, 77.7132° E

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Read more

OpenStreetMap
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Its number in each record
ATREE lake map
34
Lake Development Authority
LDA129
KGIS tank map
659
Water bodies census
2/12/002/253189/026025/003
City lake monitoring site
183