Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics
Jalige Kere
See it on the mapThrough the years
Nothing on record for 1928 to 1954, 1956 to 1977 and 1979 to 1983.
1927
On the survey map
1955
On the U.S. Army map
Compiled from Survey of India maps of 1945-46
1978
On the survey map
1984-2021
Held water in 19 of 34 years
Water in 7% of all satellite passes, 1984-2024
41% of its water area has since gone dry; 0.9% is new water
4 years not counted: the satellite saw under half the lake
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
2025-2026
Mostly dry or built after the monsoon and in the dry season
After monsoon, Oct 2025 to Dec 2025
- 10% open water
- 0.9% floating weed
- 89% dry or built
Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026
- 0.4% open water
- 0% floating weed
- 100% dry or built
How big it is
How clean the water is
Not tested for water quality yet.
How much is built over
83% crops, 6% trees, 6% built, 3% shrubs, 2% grass
From satellite land cover, 2021
Who looks after it
Nobody on record looks after it.
Where its water comes from and goes
What lives here
Most seen: Black Kite, White-browed Wagtail, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Purple Sunbird and Asian Openbill.
134 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers
1 species.
Most seen: Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle.
Last seen Sep 2026
Around it
Nothing on record about what is around it.
Photos
No photos of it on Wikimedia Commons yet.
Where it is
Read more
- ATREE lake map
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