Lakes of Bendakaluru
On the site now
Slum board, vacant land & road

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Gavipura Kunte-1

Katte, a medium tank, in Devaraj Urs Ward ward, Bengaluru Central

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Size in the 2018 survey
1.65 acresSmaller than a football pitch
Rank by size
DisappearedGone by 2016
Valley
No valley on record
Who looks after it
BBMPBruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike
Water quality
Not tested for water quality yet
Built over
No survey of building on record

Through the years

Nothing on record for 1905 to 1944, 1946 to 1954 and 1956 to 1983.

The records listed below, drawn on one line from 1904 to 2026.
  1. 1904

    Built

    As the 2018 lake survey records it

  2. 1945

    On the survey map

  3. 1955

    On the U.S. Army map

    Compiled from Survey of India maps of 1945-46

  4. 1984-2021

    No open water seen in any year

    The lake is small for this record, so treat it as rough

  5. 2016

    Gone by 2016, says the 2018 lake survey

    1.65 acres surveyed

  6. 2017-2025

    Mostly built on or bare every year

    The lake is known only as a point or is under a quarter acre, so the shares are rough

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

  7. 2025-2026

    Mostly dry or built after the monsoon and in the dry season

    The lake is small for these images, so treat the shares as rough

    After monsoon, Oct 2025 to Dec 2025

    • 0% open water
    • 0% floating weed
    • 100% dry or built

    Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026

    • 0% open water
    • 0% floating weed
    • 100% dry or built

How big it is

2018 lake survey
1.65 acres

Smaller than a football pitch

Kind of lake
Katte, a medium tank

What took its place

On the site now
Slum board, vacant land & road
Filled in by

Government agencies

Around it in 2018

Buildings

How clean the water is

Not tested for water quality yet.

How much is built over

Land within 500 m

70% built, 22% trees, 6% water, 1% crops

From satellite land cover, 2021

Who looks after it

Looked after by
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike

BBMP

Where its water comes from and goes

Nearest sewage treatment plant

Kempabudhi Sewage Treatment Planet

663 m away

What lives here

Birds recorded
1 species

Most seen: Greater Coucal.

1 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers

All wildlife recorded
1 species

1 records, all in 2022

Photographed on iNaturalist
1 times

1 species, 1 confirmed by other naturalists.

Most seen: Greater Coucal.

Last seen Jun 2022

Photos

Where it is

Ward 43
Devaraj Urs Ward

ದೇವರಾಜ ಅರಸು ವಾರ್ಡ್‌

Bengaluru Central corporation, Chickpet assembly seat

Village
Gavipura

Kasaba hobli, Bengaluru North taluk, Bengaluru Urban district

Land survey numbers

68

Height above sea level
894 m
Coordinates

12.9504° N, 77.5635° E

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Its number in each record
2018 lake survey
BUBNBKgvp_gk1-28