Lakes of Bendakaluru

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Jarganahalli Lake

In Yelachenahalli ward, Bengaluru South

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Size
2.31 acresAbout 1.3 football pitches
Rank by size
1234th largestOf 1,621 lakes that still exist
Valley
Vrishabhavathi
Who looks after it
Nobody on record looks after it
Water quality
Not tested for water quality yet
Built over
87% of the lakeSatellite land cover, 2021

Through the years

Nothing on record for 1981 to 1983.

The records listed below, drawn on one line from 1980 to 2026.

  1. 1980

    Not on the survey map

    See source

  2. 1984-2021

    No open water seen in any year

    The lake is small for this record, so treat it as rough

    See sourceSee source

  3. 2017-2025

    Mostly built on or bare every year

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

    See source

  4. 2025-2026

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

    The lake is small for these images, so treat the shares as rough

    After monsoon, Oct 2025 to Dec 2025

    • 0% open water
    • 7% floating weed
    • 93% dry or built

    Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026

    • 0% open water
    • 0% floating weed
    • 100% dry or built
    See source

How big it is

Drawn outline
2.31 acres

About 1.3 football pitches

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End to end
207 m

The longest straight line across the outline

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How clean the water is

Not tested for water quality yet.

How much is built over

Built inside the outline
87%

From satellite land cover, 2021

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Land within 500 m

95% built, 4% trees

From satellite land cover, 2021

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Who looks after it

Nobody on record looks after it.

Where its water comes from and goes

Valley
Vrishabhavathi

The river basin its water drains to

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Overflows into

Doraikere

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Catchment
1.8 km²

The land that drains into it

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Nearest sewage treatment plant

Sarakki 5MLD Sewage Treatment Plant

690 m away, treats 5 million litres a day

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What lives here

Birds recorded
13 species

Most seen: Rock Pigeon, Black Kite, Rose-ringed Parakeet, House Crow and Asian Koel.

22 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers

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All wildlife recorded
13 species

22 records, 2018 to 2022

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Photographed on iNaturalist
1 times

Last seen Feb 2026

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Around it

Nothing on record about what is around it.

Photos

No photos of it on Wikimedia Commons yet.

Where it is

Ward 46
Yelachenahalli

ಯೆಲಚೇನಹಳ್ಳಿ

Bengaluru South corporation, Bangalore South assembly seat

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Height above sea level
899 m
See source
Coordinates

12.9019° N, 77.5730° E

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Its number in each record
ATREE lake map
918