Lakes of Bendakaluru
On the site now
Vacant land

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Herohalli Kunte2

Katte, a medium tank, in Byadarahalli ward, Bengaluru West

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Size in the 2018 survey
1.27 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 1904 to 1913 and 1915 to 1983.

The records listed below, drawn on one line from 1903 to 2026.
  1. 1903

    Built

    As the 2018 lake survey records it

  2. 1914

    Not on the survey map

  3. 1984-2021

    No open water seen in any year

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

  4. 2016

    Gone by 2016, says the 2018 lake survey

    1.27 acres surveyed

  5. 2017-2025

    Mostly plants or weed 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

  6. 2025-2026

    Mostly floating weed after the monsoon; mostly dry or built 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
    • 100% floating weed
    • 0% 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
1.27 acres

Smaller than a football pitch

Kind of lake
Katte, a medium tank

What took its place

On the site now
Vacant land
Filled in by

Private owners

Around it in 2018

Bajaj vishwaneedam Trust

How clean the water is

Not tested for water quality yet.

How much is built over

Land within 500 m

40% trees, 34% shrubs, 23% built, 3% crops, 0.7% grass

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

Mallathahalli Sewage Treatment Plant

1.8 km away, treats 5 million litres a day

What lives here

All wildlife recorded
1 species

1 records, all in 2023

Photos

No photos of it on Wikimedia Commons yet.

Where it is

Ward 15
Byadarahalli

ಬ್ಯಾಡರಹಳ್ಳಿ

Bengaluru West corporation, Yeshwanthapura assembly seat

Village
Herohalli

Yeshwanthpura hobli, Bengaluru North taluk, Bengaluru Urban district

Land survey numbers

45

Height above sea level
877 m
Coordinates

12.9836° N, 77.4936° E

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Its number in each record
2018 lake survey
BUBNYPher_gk3-116