Lakes of Bendakaluru

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Girupalya Kere

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Size
7.95 acresAbout 4.5 football pitches
Rank by size
856th largestOf 1,621 lakes that still exist
Valley
Vrishabhavathi
Who looks after it
Nobody on record looks after it
Water quality
Not tested for water quality yet
Built over
2% of the lakeSatellite land cover, 2021

Through the years

Nothing on record for 1915 to 1972 and 1974 to 1983.

The records listed below, drawn on one line from 1914 to 2026.

  1. 1914

    Not on the survey map

    See source

  2. 1973

    Not on the survey map

    See source

  3. 1984-2021

    Held water in 17 of 38 years

    Water in 0.6% of all satellite passes, 1984-2024

    2% of its water area has since gone dry; 0% is new water

    See sourceSee source

  4. 2017-2025

    Mostly plants or weed in most years

    Floating weed shows as crops or grass here, not as water

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

    See source

  5. 2025-2026

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

    After monsoon, Oct 2025 to Dec 2025

    • 7% open water
    • 18% floating weed
    • 75% dry or built

    Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026

    • 2% open water
    • 10% floating weed
    • 89% dry or built
    See source

How big it is

Drawn outline
7.95 acres

About 4.5 football pitches

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End to end
452 m

The longest straight line across the outline

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How clean the water is

Not tested for water quality yet.

How much is built over

Built inside the outline
2%

From satellite land cover, 2021

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Land within 500 m

27% crops, 23% built, 18% grass, 17% trees, 14% shrubs, 0.8% bare ground

From satellite land cover, 2021

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Who looks after it

Nobody on record looks after it.

Where its water comes from and goes

Valley
Vrishabhavathi

The river basin its water drains to

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Catchment
0.6 km²

The land that drains into it

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Nearest sewage treatment plant

STP-6

399 m away

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What lives here

Birds recorded
6 species

Most seen: Common Sandpiper, Little Egret, White-throated Kingfisher, River Tern and Wood Sandpiper.

6 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers

See source
All wildlife recorded
7 species

7 records, 1992 to 2022

See source
Threatened species seen here
1
  • River Tern vulnerable
See source
Photographed on iNaturalist
2 times

2 species, 2 confirmed by other naturalists.

Most seen: Scarlet Skimmer and Indian Cobra.

Last seen Nov 2022

See source

Around it

Nothing on record about what is around it.

Photos

No photos of it on Wikimedia Commons yet.

Where it is

Greater Bengaluru
Outside the city limits
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Height above sea level
762 m
See source
Coordinates

12.8912° N, 77.4453° E

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Its number in each record
ATREE lake map
339
KGIS tank map
1228