Lakes of Bendakaluru

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Hosakere

Also called Bidarekere lake land, Bidi Lake

Kere, a large tank, in Ramasandra village, Anekal taluk

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Size
64.4 acresAbout 37 football pitches
Rank by size
132nd largestOf 1,621 lakes that still exist
Valley
Dakshina Pinakini
Who looks after it
BDABangalore Development Authority
Water quality
Not tested for water quality yet
Built over
0% of the lakeSatellite land cover, 2021

Through the years

Nothing on record for 1890 to 1944, 1946 to 1954, 1956 to 1979 and 1981 to 1983.

The records listed below, drawn on one line from 1889 to 2026.

  1. 1889

    Built

    As the 2018 lake survey records it

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  2. 1945

    On the survey map

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  3. 1955

    On the U.S. Army map

    Compiled from Survey of India maps of 1945-46

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  4. 1980

    On the survey map

    See source

  5. 1984-2021

    Held water most years

    Water in 34% of all satellite passes, 1984-2024

    0.9% of its water area has since gone dry; 50% is new water

    4 years not counted: the satellite saw under half the lake

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  6. 2017-2018

    In the water bodies census, not marked as encroached

    This census's status marks are often wrong

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  7. 2017-2025

    Mostly water every year

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

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  8. 2018

    Still there in the 2018 lake survey

    Clean and muddy, 85.6 acres surveyed

    See source

  9. 2025-2026

    Mostly open water after the monsoon and in the dry season

    After monsoon, Oct 2025 to Dec 2025

    • 82% open water
    • 10% floating weed
    • 8% dry or built

    Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026

    • 86% open water
    • 10% floating weed
    • 3% dry or built
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How big it is

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

Drawn outline
64.4 acres

About 37 football pitches

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2018 lake survey
85.6 acres

About 49 football pitches

See source
End to end
1.1 km

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
Clean and muddy
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What pollutes it, 2018

Human defecation

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Inlet and outlet tests, 2017-18
1 readings
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Every reading
Show every reading

Inlet and outlet tests, 2017-18 lake survey

DateWhereWater temperature°CLight transparencycmpHConductivityµS/cmDissolved solidsmg/LSuspended solidsmg/LTurbidityNTUDissolved oxygenmg/LCODmg/LBODmg/LTotal phosphateKjeldahl nitrogenmg/L as NTotal coliformMPN/100mL
2018-01-0426187.932326422137.5163.80.5141,600
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How much is built over

Built inside the outline
0%

From satellite land cover, 2021

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Encroached area, 2017
0.98 acres

Reported by the state legislature’s committee on lake encroachment

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Dumped in it

Construction debris, industrial wastes

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Land record maps
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Land within 500 m

26% crops, 24% built, 19% trees, 15% grass, 14% shrubs, 1% bare ground, 1% water

From satellite land cover, 2021

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Who looks after it

Looked after by
Bangalore Development Authority

BDA

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Where its water comes from and goes

Valley
Dakshina Pinakini

The river basin its water drains to

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Water comes from
See source
Overflows into

Jigani Kere

See source
Catchment
11.2 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

1 inlet drain, 2 overflow weirs, 1 sluice gate, no culverts, no check dams and no islands

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What lives here

Birds recorded
118 species

Most seen: Indian Pond-Heron, Pied Kingfisher, White-browed Wagtail, Common Myna and White-throated Kingfisher.

1,345 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers

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All wildlife recorded
128 species

1,356 records, 2000 to 2026

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Threatened species seen here
3
  • River Tern vulnerable
  • Indian Roller near threatened
  • Spot-billed Pelican near threatened
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Photographed on iNaturalist
101 times

58 species, 92 confirmed by other naturalists.

Most seen: Pheasant-tailed Jacana, Ditch Jewel, Oriental Darter, Brahminy Kite and Asian Green Bee-eater.

Last seen Aug 2026

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Animals seen, 2018 survey

Birds and butterflies

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Water plants, 2018 survey

Emergent and rooted floating

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Weed cover, 2018 survey

Partial

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Around it

Around it in 2018

Vacant land & layout

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Photos

No photos of it on Wikimedia Commons yet.

Where it is

Greater Bengaluru
Outside the city limits
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Village
Ramasandra

Jigani hobli, Anekal taluk, Bengaluru Urban district

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Land survey numbers

40 (Ramasandr a), 22 (Nallasandra), 20 (Begihalli)

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Height above sea level
912 m
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Coordinates

12.8006° N, 77.6113° E

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Read more

OpenStreetMap
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Its number in each record
ATREE lake map
283
2018 lake survey
BUAKJGrms_kr1-1103
Lake Development Authority
LDA056
KGIS tank map
1064
Water bodies census
1/12/002/000001/000014/002