Lakes of Bendakaluru

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Ivarakangapura Kere

Also called Ivarakandapura Kere

Kere, a large tank, in Iavalukandapura village, Bengaluru North taluk

See it on the map
Size
115 acresAbout 65 football pitches
Rank by size
60th largestOf 1,621 lakes that still exist
Valley
Arkavathi
Who looks after it
BDABangalore Development Authority
Water quality
Not tested for water quality yet
Built over
0.1% of the lakeSatellite, 2021. The 2018 survey found 1% encroached.

Through the years

Nothing on record for 1928 to 1954, 1956 to 1964, 1966 to 1977 and 1979 to 1983.

The records listed below, drawn on one line from 1927 to 2026.

  1. 1927

    On the survey map

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  2. 1955

    On the U.S. Army map

    Compiled from Survey of India maps of 1945-46

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  3. 1965

    Built

    As the 2018 lake survey records it

    See source

  4. 1978

    On the survey map

    See source

  5. 1984-2021

    Held water most years

    Water in 3% of all satellite passes, 1984-2024

    20% of its water area has since gone dry; 3% is new water

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

    See sourceSee 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. 2018

    Still there in the 2018 lake survey

    1% encroached, muddy, 141 acres surveyed

    See source

  8. 2025-2026

    Mostly dry or built after the monsoon and in the dry season

    After monsoon, Oct 2025 to Dec 2025

    • 21% open water
    • 7% floating weed
    • 72% dry or built

    Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026

    • 0% open water
    • 0.2% floating weed
    • 100% dry or built
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How big it is

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

Drawn outline
115 acres

About 65 football pitches

See source
2018 lake survey
141 acres

About 80 football pitches

See source
End to end
1.3 km

The longest straight line across the outline

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Deepest point, 2018
4 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
Muddy
See source
What pollutes it, 2018

Agriculture runoff

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Inlet and outlet tests, 2017-18
1 readings
See source
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
2017-11-2430.987.7140102328102.586415.40.510110
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How much is built over

Built inside the outline
0.1%

From satellite land cover, 2021

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Encroached area, 2017
3.45 acres

Reported by the state legislature’s committee on lake encroachment

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Encroached by

Dept.Horticul

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Taken for

Plantation

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Where it is encroached

On the north and north-west side

See source
Dumped in it

Garbage

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Other problems noted

Soil excavation

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Land within 500 m

56% crops, 22% trees, 14% shrubs, 7% built, 1% grass

From satellite land cover, 2021

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Who looks after it

Looked after by
Bangalore Development Authority

BDA

See source

Where its water comes from and goes

Valley
Arkavathi

The river basin its water drains to

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Water comes from
See source
Overflows into

Arkavathi river

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Catchment
33.5 km²

The land that drains into it

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Fed by, 2018 survey

Rain

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Built parts, 2018 survey

5 inlet drains, 1 overflow weir, no sluice gates, 4 culverts, no check dams and no islands

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Used for, 2018 survey

Irrigation

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What lives here

Birds recorded
175 species

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

7,378 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers

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All wildlife recorded
191 species

7,395 records, 2015 to 2026

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Threatened species seen here
7
  • Indian Roller near threatened
  • Woolly-necked Stork near threatened
  • Greater spotted eagle vulnerable
  • Red-necked Falcon near threatened
  • Spot-billed Pelican near threatened
  • Rufous-tailed Lark near threatened
  • River Tern vulnerable
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Photographed on iNaturalist
299 times

115 species, 255 confirmed by other naturalists.

Most seen: Black Kite, Bay-backed Shrike, Paddyfield Pipit, Long-tailed Shrike and Indian Robin.

Last seen Jul 2026

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Animals seen, 2018 survey

Birds, butterflies and dragonflies

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Weed cover, 2018 survey

Partial

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Around it

Around it in 2018

Agriculture, settlement, plantation & poultry

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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
Iavalukandapura

Hesaraghatta hobli, Bengaluru North taluk, Bengaluru Urban district

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Land survey numbers

24 (Ivarakandapura), 115 (Shivakote/ Seekoti)

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Height above sea level
864 m
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Coordinates

13.1366° N, 77.5036° E

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Read more

OpenStreetMap
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Its number in each record
ATREE lake map
303
2018 lake survey
BUBNHGikp_kr1-383
Lake Development Authority
LDA228
KGIS tank map
913