Lakes of Bendakaluru

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Kaikondanahalli Kere

ಕೈಕೊಂಡ್ರಹಳ್ಳಿ ಕೆರೆ

Also called Kaikondrahalli Lake

Kere, a large tank, in Kasavanahalli ward, Bengaluru South

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Size
40.1 acresAbout 23 football pitches
Rank by size
223rd largestOf 1,621 lakes that still exist
Valley
Koramangala-Challaghatta
Who looks after it
BBMPBruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike
Water quality
Fit only for wildlife and fishTested Jul 2026
Built over
0.3% of the lakeSatellite, 2021. The 2018 survey found 0.2% encroached.
Campaign
Residents are organising here

Through the years

Nothing on record for 1875 to 1944, 1946 to 1954, 1956 to 1979 and 1981 to 1983.

The records listed below, drawn on one line from 1874 to 2026.

  1. 1874

    Built

    As the 2018 lake survey records it

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  2. 1945

    On the survey map

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  3. 1955

    On the U.S. Army map

    Compiled from Survey of India maps of 1945-46

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  4. 1980

    On the survey map

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  5. 1984-2021

    Held water most years

    Water in 22% of all satellite passes, 1984-2024

    0.5% of its water area has since gone dry; 42% 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

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  7. 2017-2025

    Mostly water every year

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

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  8. 2018

    Still there in the 2018 lake survey

    0.2% encroached, polluted, 48.6 acres surveyed

    Restored, year not recorded

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  9. 2023-2026

    Tested by the state board in 36 months, most often fit only for wildlife and fish

    Jul 2023 to Jul 2026

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  10. 2024

    On the state's list of Bengaluru lakes, looked after by BBMP

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  11. 2025-2026

    Mostly floating weed after the monsoon and in the dry season

    After monsoon, Oct 2025 to Dec 2025

    • 17% open water
    • 82% floating weed
    • 0.2% dry or built

    Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026

    • 45% open water
    • 54% floating weed
    • 1% dry or built
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How big it is

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

Drawn outline
40.1 acres

About 23 football pitches

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2018 lake survey
48.6 acres

About 28 football pitches

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End to end
751 m

The longest straight line across the outline

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Deepest point, 2018
3 m
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Kind of lake
Kere, a large tank
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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

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Class each month, tested 36 times since Jul 2023
Fit only for wildlife and fish: 20 months. Fit only for irrigation: 16 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
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How it looked in 2018
Polluted
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What pollutes it, 2018

Sewage

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Sewage flows in, 2018

From the north-west

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Older tests
3 readings

From 2015 and 2021

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

Latest test, Jul 2026. Too low to measure: boron

MeasureUnitValue
Water temperature°C24
Dissolved oxygenmg/L0.7
pH8.3
ConductivityµS/cm1,345
BODmg/L68
Nitratemg/L as N5
Nitritemg/L as N0.34
Faecal coliformMPN/100mL4,300
Total coliformMPN/100mL22,000
Carbonatemg/L40
Bicarbonatemg/L220
TurbidityNTU113.6
Phenolphthalein alkalinitymg/L as CaCO320
Total alkalinitymg/L as CaCO3240
Chloridemg/L370
CODmg/L252
Kjeldahl nitrogenmg/L as N12
Ammonia nitrogenmg/L as N9.3
Total hardnessmg/L as CaCO3230
Calcium hardnessmg/L as CaCO3120
Calciummg/L48
Magnesium hardnessmg/L as CaCO3110
Magnesiummg/L26.7
Sulphatemg/L48
Sodiummg/L141
Dissolved solidsmg/L928
Suspended solidsmg/L130
Phosphatemg/L1.48
Potassiummg/L15
Fluoridemg/L0.62
Sodium share%55
Sodium adsorption ratio4
Orthophosphatemg/L3.5

Every month the state board tested it

MonthClassDissolved oxygenmg/LBODmg/LFaecal coliformMPN/100mLTotal coliformMPN/100mLSource
Jul 2026D0.7684,30022,000See source
Jun 2026D5.463,40013,000See source
May 2026E1.3148404,300See source
Apr 2026D4.195804,300See source
Mar 2026D5.273,1008,400See source
Feb 2026D7.144302,200See source
Jan 2026D5.554003,500See source
Dec 2025D5.874602,200See source
Nov 2025D4.881701,700See source
Oct 2025D5.681402,400See source
Sep 2025D5.773102,100See source
Aug 2025D4.8631920See source
Jul 2025D582003,500See source
Jun 2025E3182101,500See source
May 2025D663101,700See source
Apr 2025D5.871,1007,900See source
Mar 2025E3.4101,70013,000See source
Feb 2025D4.681703,500See source
Jan 2025E3.3103,1007,000See source
Dec 2024E3251,7007,900See source
Nov 2024E2.8364305,400See source
Oct 2024E3.22531,0001,70,000See source
Sep 2024E2203103,500See source
Aug 2024E2.5583,1009,400See source
Jul 2024E1.7273803,500See source
Jun 2024E1.9441402,400See source
May 2024D4.11217350See source
Apr 2024E2.6233402,800See source
Mar 2024E1.3172,3007,900See source
Feb 2024D4.371,7007,000See source
Jan 2024E0.62820,00094,000See source
Dec 2023E2.91879,0003,50,000See source
Oct 2023E3.3129,4001,60,000See source
Sep 2023D5.853,10092,000See source
Aug 2023D4.494,60035,000See source
Jul 2023D6.744,80054,000See source

Older tests

DateWhereReadingpHConductivityµS/cmDissolved solidsmg/LDissolved oxygenmg/LWater temperature°CBODmg/LNitrate and nitritemg/L as NFaecal coliformMPN/100mLTotal coliformMPN/100mLSource
2015-05-26Kaikondrahalli Lake8.71,6708853.6See source
2021Kaikondanahalli Lake, LakeLowest6.66290.32530.932,20024,000See source
2021Kaikondanahalli Lake, LakeHighest7.71,4497.22527617,00,0001,60,00,000See source

Inlet and outlet tests, 2017-18 lake survey

DateWhereWater temperature°CLight transparencycmpHConductivityµS/cmDissolved solidsmg/LSuspended solidsmg/LTurbidityNTUDissolved oxygenmg/LCODmg/LBODmg/LKjeldahl nitrogenmg/L as NTotal coliformMPN/100mL
2017-12-04Inlet27.3127.89957201210416018.8871,600
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How much is built over

Built inside the outline
0.3%

From satellite land cover, 2021

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Encroached area, 2017
0.78 acres

Reported by the state legislature’s committee on lake encroachment

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Encroached by

Government agencies and private owners

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Taken for

Road & sheds

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Where it is encroached

On the north-west and north-east side

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Dumped in it

Garbage & plastic waste

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Land record maps
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Land within 500 m

68% built, 17% trees, 6% crops, 4% shrubs, 3% grass, 1% bare ground, 0.5% water

From satellite land cover, 2021

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Who looks after it

Looked after by
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike

BBMP

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Residents' groups
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Campaign pages
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Where its water comes from and goes

Valley
Koramangala-Challaghatta

The river basin its water drains to

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Water comes from
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Overflows into

Sowl Kere

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Catchment
10.6 km²

The land that drains into it

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Fed by, 2018 survey

Rain & drain

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Built parts, 2018 survey

1 inlet drain, 1 overflow weir, no sluice gates, 1 culvert, no check dams and 1 island

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Nearest sewage treatment plant

Sewage Treatment Plant

850 m away

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What lives here

Birds recorded
164 species

Most seen: Indian Pond-Heron, Black Kite, Gray Heron, Western Swamphen and Great Cormorant.

34,613 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers

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All wildlife recorded
315 species

34,893 records, 2011 to 2026

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Threatened species seen here
7
  • Spot-billed Pelican near threatened
  • Greater spotted eagle vulnerable
  • River Tern vulnerable
  • Indian Roller near threatened
  • Caterpillar Slug endangered
  • Woolly-necked Stork near threatened
  • Honduras Mahogany endangered
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Photographed on iNaturalist
1,261 times

268 species, 601 confirmed by other naturalists.

Most seen: Gray-headed Swamphen, Great Cormorant, Indian Pond-Heron, Grey Heron and Little Egret.

Last seen Jul 2026

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Animals seen, 2018 survey

Birds and butterflies

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Water plants, 2018 survey

Emergent

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Weed cover, 2018 survey

Partial

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Around it

Around it in 2018

Apartment, shed & plantation

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Photos

Kaikondanahalli Kere, photographed in 2018
రవిచంద్ర / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons, 2018
Kaikondanahalli Kere, photographed in 2018
రవిచంద్ర / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons, 2018

Where it is

Ward 31
Kasavanahalli

ಕಸವನಹಳ್ಳಿ

Bengaluru South corporation, Mahadevapura assembly seat

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Village
Kaikondanahalli

Varthuru hobli, Bengaluru East taluk, Bengaluru Urban district

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Land survey numbers

8 (Kaikondanahalli), 70 (Kasavanahalli)

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Height above sea level
880 m
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Coordinates

12.9131° N, 77.6728° E

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Read more

OpenStreetMap
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Its number in each record
ATREE lake map
131
2018 lake survey
BUBEVRkkd_kr1-565
Lake Development Authority
LDA250
KGIS tank map
978
Water bodies census
2/12/002/276600/1302822/002