Lakes of Bendakaluru

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Hesaraghatta Kere East

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Size
154 acresAbout 87 football pitches
Rank by size
44th largestOf 1,621 lakes that still exist
Valley
Arkavathi
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 1915 to 1954, 1956 to 1973 and 1975 to 1983.

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

  1. 1914

    On the survey map

    See source

  2. 1955

    On the U.S. Army map

    Compiled from Survey of India maps of 1945-46

    See source

  3. 1974

    On the survey map

    See source

  4. 1984-2021

    Held water in 18 of 38 years

    Water in 0.3% of all satellite passes, 1984-2024

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

    Floating weed looks like dry land to this record, so a weed-covered year can read as dry

    See sourceSee source

  5. 2017-2018

    In the water bodies census, not marked as encroached

    This census's status marks are often wrong

    See source

  6. 2017-2025

    Mostly plants or weed every year

    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

  7. 2025-2026

    Mostly floating weed after the monsoon; mostly dry or built in the dry season

    After monsoon, Oct 2025 to Dec 2025

    • 11% open water
    • 58% floating weed
    • 31% dry or built

    Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026

    • 3% open water
    • 2% floating weed
    • 96% dry or built
    See source

How big it is

Drawn outline
154 acres

About 87 football pitches

See source
End to end
1.6 km

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
0.1%

From satellite land cover, 2021

See source
Land within 500 m

53% crops, 29% shrubs, 14% trees, 3% built, 1% grass

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
Arkavathi

The river basin its water drains to

See source
Water comes from
See source
Overflows into

Hesaraghatta Lake

See source
Catchment
178 km²

The land that drains into it

See source

What lives here

Birds recorded
146 species

Most seen: Brahminy Kite, Black Kite, Red-wattled Lapwing, Large-billed Crow and Little Egret.

2,804 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers

See source
All wildlife recorded
164 species

2,823 records, 2018 to 2026

See source
Threatened species seen here
6
  • Indian Roller near threatened
  • Greater spotted eagle vulnerable
  • Woolly-necked Stork near threatened
  • Rufous-tailed Lark near threatened
  • Bonnet macaque vulnerable
  • Black-tailed Godwit near threatened
See source
Photographed on iNaturalist
85 times

60 species, 68 confirmed by other naturalists.

Most seen: Common Kingfisher, White-browed Bulbul, Oriental Darter, Grey Heron and Western Marsh Harrier.

Last seen Jul 2026

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
See source
Height above sea level
863 m
See source
Coordinates

13.1793° N, 77.4825° E

See source

Read more

OpenStreetMap
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Its number in each record
ATREE lake map
384
KGIS tank map
13
Water bodies census
1/12/002/000002/000022/001