Lakes of Bendakaluru

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

J P Park Kere

ಮತ್ತಿಕೆರೆ

Also called Matikere Kere, Mattikere Kere, Mathikere Lake, Matti Kere

Kere, a large tank, in J.P PARK ward, Bengaluru North

See it on the map
Size
70.3 acresAbout 40 football pitches
Rank by size
115th largestOf 1,621 lakes that still exist
Valley
Hebbal
Who looks after it
BBMPBruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike
Water quality
Fit only for wildlife and fishTested Jul 2026
Built over
6% of the lakeSatellite land cover, 2021

Through the years

Nothing on record for 1892 to 1926, 1928 to 1954, 1956 to 1977 and 1979 to 1983.

The records listed below, drawn on one line from 1891 to 2026.

  1. 1891

    Built

    As the 2018 lake survey records it

    See source

  2. 1927

    On the survey map

    See source

  3. 1955

    On the U.S. Army map

    Compiled from Survey of India maps of 1945-46

    See source

  4. 1978

    On the survey map

    See source

  5. 1984-2021

    Held water most years

    Water in 1% of all satellite passes, 1984-2024

    0% of its water area has since gone dry; 4% is new water

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

    See sourceSee source

  6. 1986

    Listed as a disused tank by the Lakshman Rau committee

    Printed as Mathikere tank, tank 349

    39.34 ha, as printed in the 1986 report

    Among the tanks between Tumkur Road and Bellary Road

    Work to be done by: Forest Dept. and B.c.c

    Condition
    “The tank is adjoining B,E.L. and H.M.?. Road near Yeshwanthapura,Tank is breached and Atchkat is developed Encorachments are observed in the tank bed. Unauthorised cultivation is observed in tank bed”
    Land use the 1984 development plan proposed
    “Regional Park”
    What the committee recommended
    “Unauthorised cultivation snould be renoved. The bed should be developed as Regional park with play ground z facility”

    Quoted from a scan of the report, so the words may carry reading errors

    See source

  7. 2017-2018

    In the water bodies census, not marked as encroached

    This census's status marks are often wrong

    See source

  8. 2017-2025

    No one cover holds over half of it in most years

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

    See source

  9. 2018

    Still there in the 2018 lake survey

    Polluted, 132 acres surveyed

    Restored, year not recorded

    See source

  10. 2023-2026

    Tested by the state board in 23 months, most often fit only for wildlife and fish

    Dec 2023 to Jul 2026

    See every testSee source

  11. 2025-2026

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

    After monsoon, Oct 2025 to Dec 2025

    • 2% open water
    • 46% floating weed
    • 52% dry or built

    Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026

    • 0.3% open water
    • 17% floating weed
    • 83% dry or built
    See source

How big it is

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

Drawn outline
70.3 acres

About 40 football pitches

See source
Land records
47.6 acres

About 27 football pitches

See source
2018 lake survey
132 acres

About 75 football pitches

See source
End to end
721 m

The longest straight line across the outline

See source
Deepest point, 2018
2 m
See source
Kind of lake
Kere, a large tank
See source

How clean the water is

Latest test
Fit only for wildlife and fish

Fit only for wildlife and fisheries. Class D on the state board’s scale from A, the cleanest, to E.

Tested Jul 2026

See source
Class each month, tested 23 times since Dec 2023
Fit only for wildlife and fish: 21 months. Fit only for irrigation: 2 months. Every month is listed in the readings below.
Drinkable after disinfection
Fit for bathing
Drinkable after treatment
Fit only for wildlife and fish
Fit only for irrigation
See source
How it looked in 2018
Polluted
See source
What pollutes it, 2018

Sewage

See source
Sewage flows in, 2018

From the west

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

Latest test, Jul 2026. Too low to measure: boron, carbonate, nitrite, orthophosphate, phenolphthalein alkalinity, phosphate, kjeldahl nitrogen, suspended solids

MeasureUnitValue
Water temperature°C27
Dissolved oxygenmg/L5.6
pH7.3
ConductivityµS/cm881
BODmg/L6
Nitratemg/L as N3.4
Faecal coliformMPN/100mL140
Total coliformMPN/100mL1,600
Bicarbonatemg/L264
TurbidityNTU6.9
Total alkalinitymg/L as CaCO3264
Chloridemg/L112
CODmg/L68
Ammonia nitrogenmg/L as N0.4
Total hardnessmg/L as CaCO3320
Calcium hardnessmg/L as CaCO3160
Calciummg/L64
Magnesium hardnessmg/L as CaCO3160
Magnesiummg/L38.9
Sulphatemg/L76
Sodiummg/L90
Dissolved solidsmg/L608
Potassiummg/L10
Fluoridemg/L0.28
Sodium share%37
Sodium adsorption ratio2.2

Every month the state board tested it

MonthClassDissolved oxygenmg/LBODmg/LFaecal coliformMPN/100mLTotal coliformMPN/100mLSource
Jul 2026D5.661401,600See source
Jun 2026D4.256302,200See source
Jan 2026E1.2183,2009,400See source
Dec 2025D6.542,1007,000See source
Nov 2025D5.171,70013,000See source
Oct 2025D5.453403,500See source
Sep 2025D5.453203,500See source
Aug 2025D5.2122,6009,400See source
Jul 2025D5.151,7004,800See source
Jun 2025D5.941704,300See source
Mar 2025D6.441,7009,400See source
Feb 2025D5.86140940See source
Jan 2025D6.141102,200See source
Dec 2024D5.65224,700See source
Nov 2024D5.6611920See source
Oct 2024D5.281,2007,000See source
Sep 2024D6.141,4007,000See source
Aug 2024D4.952103,500See source
Jul 2024D676.8110See source
Jun 2024D5.262,10011,000See source
Feb 2024D4.11322,00079,000See source
Jan 2024E0.7252,30,0003,30,000See source
Dec 2023D4.6631,0003,50,000See source

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
2017-11-28Inlet23.327.356440012166688171,600
See source

How much is built over

Built inside the outline
6%

From satellite land cover, 2021

See source
Encroached area, 2017
92.7 acres

Reported by the state legislature’s committee on lake encroachment

See source
Land record maps
See source
Land within 500 m

83% built, 12% trees, 2% crops, 2% shrubs, 1% grass, 0.5% bare ground

From satellite land cover, 2021

See source

Who looks after it

Looked after by
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike

BBMP

See source
City work on the lake
Developed
See source
City zone
Rajarajeshwari Nagar
See source
City lake page

Open its page on the city’s lake monitoring site

See source

Where its water comes from and goes

Valley
Hebbal

The river basin its water drains to

See source
Overflows into

Hebbal Lake

See source
Catchment
5 km²

The land that drains into it

See source
Fed by, 2018 survey

Rain & drain fed

See source
Built parts, 2018 survey

2 inlet drains, 1 overflow weir, no sluice gates, 2 culverts, no check dams and 4 islands

See source
Used for, 2018 survey

Park maintenance

See source
Nearest sewage treatment plant

Sewage Treatment Plant

2.2 km away

See source

What lives here

Birds recorded
69 species

Most seen: Black Kite, White-cheeked Barbet, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Large-billed Crow and Asian Koel.

476 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers

See source
All wildlife recorded
97 species

509 records, 2007 to 2024

See source
Threatened species seen here
5
  • Indian Roller near threatened
  • Greater spotted eagle vulnerable
  • Egyptian Vulture endangered
  • Honduras Mahogany endangered
  • Spot-billed Pelican near threatened
See source
Photographed on iNaturalist
46 times

27 species, 26 confirmed by other naturalists.

Most seen: Jaggery palm, Chenille-plant, Saga Tree, White-breasted Waterhen and Sweetsop.

Last seen Jul 2026

See source
Animals seen, 2018 survey

Fish, birds, butterflies, dragonflies and tortoises

See source

Around it

Around it in 2018

Buildings

See source

Photos

J P Park Kere, photographed in 2018
Yercaud-elango / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons, 2018
J P Park Kere, photographed in 2018
Yercaud-elango / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons, 2018
J P Park Kere, photographed in 2018
Yercaud-elango / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons, 2018
J P Park Kere, photographed in 2018
Yercaud-elango / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons, 2018
J P Park Kere, photographed in 2018
Yercaud-elango / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons, 2018
J P Park Kere, photographed in 2018
Yercaud-elango / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons, 2018
J P Park Kere, photographed in 2018
Yercaud-elango / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons, 2018
J P Park Kere, photographed in 2018
Yercaud-elango / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons, 2018
J P Park Kere, photographed in 2018
Yercaud-elango / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons, 2018

Where it is

Ward 63
J.P PARK

ಜೆಪಿ ಪಾರ್ಕ್

Bengaluru North corporation, Rajarajeshwarinagar assembly seat

See source
Village
Mattikere

Kasaba hobli, Bengaluru North taluk, Bengaluru Urban district

See source
Land survey numbers

59 (Mattikere), 114 (KasabaYeshwantpur), 32 (Jalahalli), 1 (Tanniranahalli)

See source
Height above sea level
917 m
See source
Coordinates

13.0346° N, 77.5510° E

See source

Read more

OpenStreetMap
See source
Wikidata

Q34906358

See source
Its number in each record
ATREE lake map
50
2018 lake survey
BUBNBKmtk_kr1-58
Lake Development Authority
LDA358
KGIS tank map
748
Water bodies census
2/12/002/253189/025988/001
City lake monitoring site
152