Lakes of Bendakaluru

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Hunisemaradapalya Kere

ಭೀಮನಕುಪ್ಪೆ ಕೆರೆ

Also called Ramohalli kunte 5, Bheemanakuppa Lake

Kunte, a small pond, in Ramohalli village, Bengaluru South taluk

See it on the map
Size
121 acresAbout 68 football pitches
Rank by size
58th 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
0.2% of the lakeSatellite land cover, 2021

Through the years

Nothing on record for 1905 to 1913, 1915 to 1954, 1956 to 1972 and 1974 to 1983.

The records listed below, drawn on one line from 1904 to 2026.

  1. 1904

    Built

    As the 2018 lake survey records it

    See source

  2. 1914

    Not on the survey map

    See source

  3. 1955

    Not on the U.S. Army map

    Compiled from Survey of India maps of 1945-46

    See source

  4. 1973

    On the survey map

    See source

  5. 1984-2021

    Held water most years

    Water in 35% of all satellite passes, 1984-2024

    12% of its water area has since gone dry; 2% is new water

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

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

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  6. 2017-2018

    In the water bodies census, not marked as encroached

    This census's status marks are often wrong

    See source

  7. 2017-2025

    Mostly water in most years

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

    See source

  8. 2018

    Still there in the 2018 lake survey

    Dry, 0.10 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

    • 69% open water
    • 20% floating weed
    • 11% dry or built

    Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026

    • 71% open water
    • 15% floating weed
    • 15% dry or built
    See source

How big it is

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

Drawn outline
121 acres

About 68 football pitches

See source
2018 lake survey
0.10 acres

Smaller than a football pitch

See source
End to end
1.9 km

The longest straight line across the outline

See source
Deepest point, 2018
1 m
See source
Kind of lake
Kunte, a small pond
See source

How clean the water is

State pollution board
Not tested by the state board
How it looked in 2018
Dry
See source

How much is built over

Built inside the outline
0.2%

From satellite land cover, 2021

See source
Land within 500 m

32% crops, 29% shrubs, 22% trees, 11% grass, 5% built, 0.9% bare ground

From satellite land cover, 2021

See source

Who looks after it

Looked after by
Bangalore Development Authority

BDA

See source

Where its water comes from and goes

Valley
Vrishabhavathi

The river basin its water drains to

See source
Water comes from
See source
Catchment
29.4 km²

The land that drains into it

See source
Built parts, 2018 survey

No inlet drains, no overflow weirs, no sluice gates, no culverts, no check dams and no islands

See source
Nearest sewage treatment plant

7STP-6

1.9 km away

See source

What lives here

Birds recorded
133 species

Most seen: Common Myna, Red-wattled Lapwing, Brahminy Kite, Little Cormorant and Black Kite.

1,701 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers

See source
All wildlife recorded
143 species

1,716 records, 1992 to 2026

See source
Threatened species seen here
4
  • Indian Roller near threatened
  • River Tern vulnerable
  • Pallid Harrier near threatened
  • Spot-billed Pelican near threatened
See source
Photographed on iNaturalist
41 times

24 species, 32 confirmed by other naturalists.

Most seen: Pied Paddy Skimmer, Crimson Marsh Glider, Indian Spot-billed Duck, Common Castor Butterfly and Coromandel Marsh Dart.

Last seen Jun 2026

See source
Water plants, 2018 survey

Emergent

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Weed cover, 2018 survey

Complete

See source

Around it

Around it in 2018

Ramakrishanayogashrama lake & vacant land

See source

Photos

No photos of it on Wikimedia Commons yet.

Where it is

Greater Bengaluru
Outside the city limits
See source
Village
Ramohalli

Kengeri hobli, Bengaluru South taluk, Bengaluru Urban district

See source
Land survey numbers

47

See source
Height above sea level
781 m
See source
Coordinates

12.9169° N, 77.4273° E

See source

Read more

OpenStreetMap
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Its number in each record
ATREE lake map
328
2018 lake survey
BUBSKGrmh_ku5-1287
KGIS tank map
111
Water bodies census
1/12/002/000003/000092/001