Lakes of Bendakaluru

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Doraikere

ದೊರೆ ಕೆರೆ

Also called Dore Kere

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

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Size
23.0 acresAbout 13 football pitches
Rank by size
397th largestOf 1,621 lakes that still exist
Valley
Vrishabhavathi
Who looks after it
BBMPBruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike
Water quality
Fit only for wildlife and fishTested Jul 2026
Built over
6% of the lakeSatellite, 2021. The 2018 survey found 0.5% encroached.

Through the years

Nothing on record for 1870 to 1944, 1946 to 1954, 1956 to 1979 and 1981 to 1983.

The records listed below, drawn on one line from 1869 to 2026.

  1. 1869

    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 most years

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

    5% of its water area has since gone dry; 28% 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

    See source

  7. 2017-2025

    Mostly water every year

    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

    0.5% encroached, clean, 28.6 acres surveyed

    See source

  9. 2023-2026

    Tested by the state board in 36 months, most often fit only for irrigation

    Jul 2023 to Jul 2026

    See every testSee source

  10. 2024

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

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  11. 2025-2026

    Mostly floating weed after the monsoon and in the dry season

    After monsoon, Oct 2025 to Dec 2025

    • 0% open water
    • 93% floating weed
    • 7% dry or built

    Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026

    • 0.1% open water
    • 79% floating weed
    • 21% dry or built
    See source

How big it is

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

Drawn outline
23.0 acres

About 13 football pitches

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2018 lake survey
28.6 acres

About 16 football pitches

See source
End to end
492 m

The longest straight line across the outline

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Deepest point, 2018
4 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: 18 months. Fit only for irrigation: 18 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 & STP water

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Sewage flows in, 2018

From the ne (treated water )

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Older tests
4 readings

From 2011 and 2021

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

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

MeasureUnitValue
Water temperature°C24
Dissolved oxygenmg/L4.2
pH6.9
ConductivityµS/cm342
BODmg/L6
Nitratemg/L as N1.31
Nitritemg/L as N0.06
Faecal coliformMPN/100mL3,200
Total coliformMPN/100mL9,400
Bicarbonatemg/L60
TurbidityNTU23.5
Total alkalinitymg/L as CaCO360
Chloridemg/L20
CODmg/L68
Ammonia nitrogenmg/L as N0.4
Total hardnessmg/L as CaCO3140
Calcium hardnessmg/L as CaCO3130
Calciummg/L52
Magnesium hardnessmg/L as CaCO310
Magnesiummg/L2.4
Sulphatemg/L42
Sodiummg/L34
Dissolved solidsmg/L230
Suspended solidsmg/L32
Phosphatemg/L0.37
Potassiummg/L3
Sodium share%34
Sodium adsorption ratio1.26
Orthophosphatemg/L0.86

Every month the state board tested it

MonthClassDissolved oxygenmg/LBODmg/LFaecal coliformMPN/100mLTotal coliformMPN/100mLSource
Jul 2026D4.263,2009,400See source
Jun 2026D5.755802,800See source
May 2026E1.8223,30011,000See source
Apr 2026E16646016,000See source
Mar 2026E2.3103,3009,400See source
Feb 2026E2.5233,10012,000See source
Jan 2026D565804,300See source
Dec 2025D5.253,3007,900See source
Nov 2025D4.863109,200See source
Oct 2025E9622,00070,000See source
Sep 2025E2.4422102,200See source
Aug 2025E382,20013,000See source
Jul 2025E3.4241,5004,800See source
Jun 2025D4.9142603,500See source
May 2025E2.2251,2007,000See source
Apr 2025D5.41321350See source
Mar 2025D4.4812,00079,000See source
Feb 2025D4.9101,4009,400See source
Jan 2025D4.962,6009,400See source
Dec 2024E781,70011,000See source
Nov 2024E1161,5004,800See source
Oct 2024D6.1102,4004,800See source
Sep 2024D642,1009,400See source
Aug 2024E3122,60011,000See source
Jul 2024E2.6142505,400See source
Jun 2024D5.851702,400See source
May 2024E1329204,600See source
Apr 2024E902,1007,000See source
Mar 2024E1.2282,2007,900See source
Feb 2024D4.386,3009,400See source
Jan 2024D5.656,30017,000See source
Dec 2023D4.874,60054,000See source
Oct 2023E1.8147,90054,000See source
Sep 2023D6.14See source
Aug 2023D4.254,30092,000See source
Jul 2023E3201,70024,000See source

Older tests

DateWhereReadingChloridePhosphateSuspended solidsmg/LDissolved oxygenmg/LNitratemg/L as NTotal hardnessFluoridepHZincCopperManganeseCODmg/LWater temperature°CConductivityµS/cmBODmg/LNitrate and nitritemg/L as NFaecal coliformMPN/100mLTotal coliformMPN/100mLSource
2011Doraikere, Inlet1485.33925.474040.727.590.060.010.28See source
2011Doraikere, Outlet1320.5145.354440.557.670.050.2638.4See source
2021Dhorekere Tank, TankLowest0.36.5252373.80.72,30024,000See source
2021Dhorekere Tank, TankHighest6.37.4251,145395.21,20,0009,20,000See 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
2018-02-0621.887.9688280421815.113611.32351,600
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How much is built over

Built inside the outline
6%

From satellite land cover, 2021

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Encroached area, 2017
0.44 acres

Reported by the state legislature’s committee on lake encroachment

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Encroached by

Private owners

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Taken for

Sheds

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Where it is encroached

On the south-east side

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Land within 500 m

79% built, 12% trees, 5% crops, 2% grass, 0.8% bare ground, 0.7% shrubs

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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Where its water comes from and goes

Valley
Vrishabhavathi

The river basin its water drains to

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Water comes from
See source
Overflows into

Kengeri Kere

See source
Catchment
8.3 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

2 inlet drains, 1 overflow weir, no sluice gates, 1 culvert, no check dams and 1 island

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Used for, 2018 survey

Fishing

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Nearest sewage treatment plant

Sarakki 5MLD Sewage Treatment Plant

2.7 km away, treats 5 million litres a day

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What lives here

Birds recorded
132 species

Most seen: Black Kite, Indian Pond-Heron, Rock Pigeon, Large-billed Crow and Great Cormorant.

13,100 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers

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All wildlife recorded
155 species

13,125 records, 1996 to 2026

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Threatened species seen here
5
  • Spot-billed Pelican near threatened
  • Woolly-necked Stork near threatened
  • Common Sand Boa near threatened
  • River Tern vulnerable
  • Caterpillar Slug endangered
See source
Photographed on iNaturalist
309 times

113 species, 183 confirmed by other naturalists.

Most seen: Grey Heron, Red-wattled Lapwing, Indian Pond-Heron, Black-headed Ibis and Great Cormorant.

Last seen Aug 2026

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Animals seen, 2018 survey

Birds

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Weed cover, 2018 survey

Partial

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Around it

Around it in 2018

Settlement & gomala land

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Surveyor's note, 2018

As per new village map

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Photos

Doraikere, photographed in 2026
Gpkp / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons, 2026
Doraikere, photographed in 2026
Gpkp / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons, 2026
Doraikere, photographed in 2026
Gpkp / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons, 2026
Doraikere, photographed in 2026
Gpkp / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons, 2026
Doraikere, photographed in 2026
Gpkp / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons, 2026
Doraikere, photographed in 2026
Gpkp / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons, 2026
Doraikere, photographed in 2026
Gpkp / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons, 2026
Doraikere, photographed in 2026
Gpkp / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons, 2026
Doraikere, photographed in 2026
Gpkp / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons, 2026

Where it is

Ward 49
Uttarahalli

ಉತ್ತರಹಳ್ಳಿ

Bengaluru South corporation, Bangalore South assembly seat

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Village
Uttarahalli

Uttarahalli hobli, Bengaluru South taluk, Bengaluru Urban district

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Land survey numbers

22 (Uttaralli), 06 (Vasanthapura)

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Height above sea level
863 m
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Coordinates

12.9026° N, 77.5511° E

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Read more

OpenStreetMap
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Its number in each record
ATREE lake map
479
2018 lake survey
BUBSUHuth_kr3-1371
KGIS tank map
1033
Water bodies census
2/12/002/276600/1302856/004
City lake monitoring site
150