Lakes of Bendakaluru

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Doddastadamaradapala Kere

Also called Maligondanahalli Lake2, Punagamaranahali lake

Kere, a large tank, in Maligondanahalli village, Bengaluru South taluk

See it on the map

Size

14.2 acresAbout 8 football pitches

Rank by size

592nd largestOf 1,621 lakes that still exist

Valley

Vrishabhavathi

Who looks after it

ZP;MPA

Water quality

Not tested for water quality yet

Built over

0.4% of the lakeSatellite, 2021. The 2018 survey found 10% encroached.

Through the years

Nothing on record for 1905 to 1913, 1915 to 1954, 1956 to 1972 and 1974 to 1983.

Water seen by satellite each year, up to 6.68 acres

What covers it each year:waterbuilt on or bareplants or weed

1904

1914

1955

1973

1984

1904
Built
As the 2018 lake survey records it
See source
1914
Not on the survey map
See source
1955
Not on the U.S. Army map
Compiled from Survey of India maps of 1945-46
See source
1973
Not on the survey map
See source
1984-2021
Held water most years
Water in 7% of all satellite passes, 1984-2024
0% of its water area has since gone dry; 39% is new water
See source See source
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
2018
Still there in the 2018 lake survey
10% encroached, muddy, 17.3 acres surveyed
See source
2025-2026
Mostly dry or built after the monsoon and in the dry season
After monsoon, Oct 2025 to Dec 2025
0.2% open water
0.7% floating weed
99% dry or built
Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026
0% open water
0% floating weed
100% dry or built
See source

How big it is

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

Drawn outline

14.2 acres

About 8 football pitches

2018 lake survey

17.3 acres

About 9.8 football pitches

End to end

446 m

The longest straight line across the outline

Deepest point, 2018

4 m

Kind of lake

Kere, a large tank

How clean the water is

State pollution board

Not tested by the state board

How it looked in 2018

Muddy

How much is built over

Built inside the outline

0.4%

From satellite land cover, 2021

Encroached area, 2017

1.80 acres

Reported by the state legislature’s committee on lake encroachment

Encroached by

Farmers

Taken for

Agriculture

Where it is encroached

On the south, north and north-east side

Dumped in it

Construction debris & agriculture waste

Other problems noted

Soil excavation

Land record maps

Land within 500 m

30% trees, 27% crops, 17% shrubs, 15% built, 9% grass, 0.9% bare ground

From satellite land cover, 2021

Who looks after it

Looked after by

ZP;MPA

Where its water comes from and goes

Valley

Vrishabhavathi

The river basin its water drains to

Water comes from

Overflows into

Catchment

3.4 km²

The land that drains into it

Fed by, 2018 survey

Rainfall

Built parts, 2018 survey

No inlet drains, no overflow weirs, no sluice gates, no culverts, no check dams and no islands

What lives here

Birds recorded

44 species

Most seen: Jungle Myna, Common Myna, Blyth's Reed Warbler, Common Sandpiper and Common Kingfisher.

46 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers

All wildlife recorded

44 species

46 records, all in 2024

Threatened species seen here

1

River Tern vulnerable

Animals seen, 2018 survey

Birds and dragonflies

Water plants, 2018 survey

Emergent

Around it

Around it in 2018

Coconut & nursery plantation & layout

Photos

No photos of it on Wikimedia Commons yet.

Where it is

Greater Bengaluru

Outside the city limits

Village

Maligondanahalli

Kengeri hobli, Bengaluru South taluk, Bengaluru Urban district

Land survey numbers

96 (Maligondanahalli), 31 (Punagamaranahalli)

Height above sea level

801 m

Coordinates

12.9114° N, 77.4080° E

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OpenStreetMap

Open it on OpenStreetMap

Its number in each record

ATREE lake map: 354
2018 lake survey: BUBSKGmlg_kr4-1262
KGIS tank map: 117