Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Halagevaderahalli Kere-2

ಹಲಗೆವಡೇರಹಳ್ಳಿ ಕೆರೆ

Also called Halagevader Halli Lake

Kere, a large tank, in Rajarajeshwari Nagara ward, Bengaluru West

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Size

5.81 acresAbout 3.3 football pitches

Rank by size

969th largestOf 1,621 lakes that still exist

Valley

Vrishabhavathi

Who looks after it

BDABangalore Development Authority

Water quality

Not tested for water quality yet

Built over

0% of the lakeSatellite, 2021. The 2018 survey found 20% encroached.

Through the years

Nothing on record for 1946 to 1957, 1959 to 1979 and 1981 to 1983.

Water seen by satellite each year, up to 1.67 acres

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

1945

1958

1980

1984

1945
On the survey map
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1958
Built
As the 2018 lake survey records it
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1980
On the survey map
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1984-2021
Held water in 20 of 38 years
Water in 6% of all satellite passes, 1984-2024
3% of its water area has since gone dry; 25% is new water
Floating weed looks like dry land to this record, so a weed-covered year can read as dry
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2013
Restored
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2017-2018
In the water bodies census, not marked as encroached
This census's status marks are often wrong
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2017-2025
Mostly built on or bare from 2023
About three in four of these readings are right, so trust what holds for several years
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2018
Still there in the 2018 lake survey
20% encroached, sewage, 17.3 acres surveyed
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2025-2026
Part floating weed, part open water after the monsoon; mostly dry or built in the dry season
After monsoon, Oct 2025 to Dec 2025
34% open water
47% floating weed
18% dry or built
Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026
10% open water
15% floating weed
75% dry or built
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How big it is

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

Drawn outline

5.81 acres

About 3.3 football pitches

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2018 lake survey

17.3 acres

About 9.8 football pitches

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End to end

293 m

The longest straight line across the outline

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Deepest point, 2018

3 m

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Kind of lake

Kere, a large tank

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How clean the water is

State pollution board

Not tested by the state board

How it looked in 2018

Sewage

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What pollutes it, 2018

Sewage

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Sewage flows in, 2018

From the south-east and north

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How much is built over

Built inside the outline

From satellite land cover, 2021

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Encroached area, 2017

4.95 acres

Reported by the state legislature’s committee on lake encroachment

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Encroached by

Private owners and government agencies

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Taken for

Houses & road

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Where it is encroached

On the east, south, south-east, south-west and west side

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Dumped in it

Garbage dump

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Who looks after it

Looked after by

Bangalore Development Authority

BDA

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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

Bhimmanakuppe Govt Lake

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Overflows into

Kenchinahalli Kere

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Catchment

3.1 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

3 inlet drains, 1 overflow weir, no sluice gates, no culverts, no check dams and 3 islands

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Used for, 2018 survey

Park maintenance

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Nearest sewage treatment plant

Vrishabhavathi Valley 150MLD Sewage Treatment Plant

1.3 km away, treats 150 million litres a day

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What lives here

Birds recorded

92 species

Most seen: Indian Pond-Heron, Black Kite, Rock Pigeon, White-throated Kingfisher and Gray Heron.

2,519 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers

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All wildlife recorded

94 species

2,521 records, 2016 to 2026

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Threatened species seen here

Spot-billed Pelican near threatened
Egyptian Vulture endangered
Woolly-necked Stork near threatened

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Photographed on iNaturalist

85 times

31 species, 62 confirmed by other naturalists.

Most seen: Indian Pond-Heron, Indian Spot-billed Duck, Little Egret, Black Kite and Painted Stork.

Last seen Apr 2026

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Weed cover, 2018 survey

Partial

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Around it

Around it in 2018

Settlement, vacant land, temple & apartment

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Photos

Where it is

Ward 23

Rajarajeshwari Nagara

ರಾಜರಾಜೇಶ್ವರಿ ನಗರ

Bengaluru West corporation, Rajarajeshwarinagar assembly seat

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Village

J.I.Halagevaderahalli

Kengeri hobli, Bengaluru South taluk, Bengaluru Urban district

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Land survey numbers

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Height above sea level

822 m

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Coordinates

12.9242° N, 77.5151° E

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OpenStreetMap

Open it on OpenStreetMap

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Its number in each record

ATREE lake map: 482
2018 lake survey: BUBSKGhgv_kr3-1194
KGIS tank map: 1159
Water bodies census: 2/12/002/276600/1302832/001
City lake monitoring site: 156

Through the years

How big it is

How clean the water is

How much is built over

Who looks after it

Where its water comes from and goes

What lives here

Around it

Photos

Where it is

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