Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Ettakodi Lake

Size

31.2 acresAbout 18 football pitches

Rank by size

300th largestOf 1,621 lakes that still exist

Valley

Dakshina Pinakini

Who looks after it

Nobody on record looks after it

Water quality

Not tested for water quality yet

Built over

0.1% of the lakeSatellite land cover, 2021

Through the years

Nothing on record for 1956 to 1972 and 1974 to 1983.

Water seen by satellite each year, up to 17.4 acres. Grey: years it saw under half the lake

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

1955

1973

1984

1955
On the U.S. Army map
Compiled from Survey of India maps of 1945-46
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1973
On the survey map
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1984-2021
Held water most years
Water in 18% of all satellite passes, 1984-2024
10% of its water area has since gone dry; 5% is new water
4 years not counted: the satellite saw under half the lake
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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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2025-2026
Mostly open water after the monsoon and in the dry season
After monsoon, Nov 2025 to Dec 2025
70% open water
4% floating weed
26% dry or built
Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026
54% open water
2% floating weed
44% dry or built
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