Lakes of Bendakaluru

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Kammagondanahalli Lake

ಕಮ್ಮಗೊಂಡನಹಳ್ಳಿ ಕೆರೆ

Kere, a large tank, in Shettihalli ward, Bengaluru North

See it on the map
Size
17.5 acresAbout 9.9 football pitches
Rank by size
503rd largestOf 1,621 lakes that still exist
Valley
Arkavathi
Who looks after it
BBMPBruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike
Water quality
Fit only for irrigationTested Jul 2026
Built over
0% of the lakeSatellite land cover, 2021

Through the years

Nothing on record for 1915 to 1926, 1928 to 1954, 1956 to 1977 and 1979 to 1983.

The records listed below, drawn on one line from 1914 to 2026.

  1. 1914

    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

    Not on the survey map

    See source

  5. 1984-2021

    Held water most years

    Water in 13% of all satellite passes, 1984-2024

    0% of its water area has since gone dry; 57% 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

    See source

  7. 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

  8. 2018

    Still there in the 2018 lake survey

    Polluted, 23.3 acres surveyed

    Restored, year not recorded

    See source

  9. 2023-2026

    Tested by the state board in 31 months, most often fit only for irrigation

    Jul 2023 to Jul 2026

    See every testSee source

  10. 2025-2026

    Mostly floating weed after the monsoon; mostly dry or built in the dry season

    After monsoon, Oct 2025 to Dec 2025

    • 2% open water
    • 69% floating weed
    • 30% dry or built

    Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026

    • 0% open water
    • 10% floating weed
    • 90% dry or built
    See source

How big it is

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

Drawn outline
17.5 acres

About 9.9 football pitches

See source
Land records
5.80 acres

About 3.3 football pitches

See source
2018 lake survey
23.3 acres

About 13 football pitches

See source
End to end
436 m

The longest straight line across the outline

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

How clean the water is

Latest test
Fit only for irrigation

Fit only for irrigation, cooling and waste disposal. Class E on the state board’s scale from A, the cleanest, to E.

Tested Jul 2026

See source
Class each month, tested 31 times since Jul 2023
Fit only for wildlife and fish: 11 months. Fit only for irrigation: 20 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 north

See source
Older tests
2 readings

From 2021

See source
Every reading
Show every reading

Latest test, Jul 2026. Too low to measure: boron, carbonate, nitrite, phenolphthalein alkalinity, sulphate

MeasureUnitValue
Water temperature°C27
Dissolved oxygenmg/L1.3
pH6.7
ConductivityµS/cm545
BODmg/L7
Nitratemg/L as N2.2
Faecal coliformMPN/100mL4,000
Total coliformMPN/100mL17,000
Bicarbonatemg/L188
TurbidityNTU23.6
Total alkalinitymg/L as CaCO3188
Chloridemg/L72
CODmg/L68
Kjeldahl nitrogenmg/L as N2.3
Ammonia nitrogenmg/L as N1.8
Total hardnessmg/L as CaCO3148
Calcium hardnessmg/L as CaCO380
Calciummg/L32
Magnesium hardnessmg/L as CaCO368
Magnesiummg/L16.5
Sodiummg/L42
Dissolved solidsmg/L372
Suspended solidsmg/L30
Phosphatemg/L0.32
Potassiummg/L3
Fluoridemg/L0.48
Sodium share%37
Sodium adsorption ratio1.5
Orthophosphatemg/L0.89

Every month the state board tested it

MonthClassDissolved oxygenmg/LBODmg/LFaecal coliformMPN/100mLTotal coliformMPN/100mLSource
Jul 2026E1.374,00017,000See source
Jun 2026D5.558402,800See source
Mar 2026E1.8343,30011,000See source
Feb 2026E2.3193102,100See source
Jan 2026E1.4354,60017,000See source
Dec 2025E2.2233,30013,000See source
Nov 2025E2.5401,7007,900See source
Oct 2025E2.7193,3009,400See source
Sep 2025D5.241746See source
Aug 2025D6.653302,100See source
Jul 2025E1203402,200See source
Jun 2025E1.52848,0003,50,000See source
May 2025D6.742,2009,400See source
Feb 2025E2.1122,60015,000See source
Jan 2025D751,7007,000See source
Dec 2024D6.877802,300See source
Nov 2024D6.953,1009,400See source
Oct 2024E3.8172,20011,000See source
Sep 2024E392,3007,900See source
Aug 2024E2.320381,600See source
Jul 2024E3.3211,10013,000See source
Jun 2024D4.88.23203,500See source
May 2024E3.1242,10014,000See source
Apr 2024E1.5241,5004,100See source
Mar 2024E0.7181,7004,800See source
Feb 2024D4.152,7007,900See source
Jan 2024D4.353,4009,400See source
Dec 2023D4.262,30024,000See source
Oct 2023E2.51840,0005,40,000See source
Aug 2023E0.81822,00,0002,40,00,000See source
Jul 2023E3.2123,30054,000See source

Older tests

DateWhereReadingWater temperature°CDissolved oxygenmg/LpHConductivityµS/cmBODmg/LNitrate and nitritemg/L as NFaecal coliformMPN/100mLTotal coliformMPN/100mLSource
2021Kammgondanahalli Lake, LakeLowest252.36.518030.34,90024,000See source
2021Kammgondanahalli Lake, LakeHighest256.87.52,1161241,30,00016,00,000See source

How much is built over

Built inside the outline
0%

From satellite land cover, 2021

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Dumped in it

Construction debris

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Other problems noted

Soil excavation

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Land record maps
See source
Land within 500 m

57% built, 16% trees, 11% shrubs, 11% crops, 3% grass, 3% 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
Dasarahalli
See source
City lake page

Open its page on the city’s lake monitoring site

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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

Chikkabanavara Kere

See source
Catchment
5.1 km²

The land that drains into it

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Fed by, 2018 survey

Rain & drain fed

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Built parts, 2018 survey

1 inlet drain, no overflow weirs, no culverts, no check dams and no islands

See source
Used for, 2018 survey

Cattle feeding

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Nearest sewage treatment plant

Chikkabanavara 5MLD Sewage Treatment Plant

2.0 km away, treats 5 million litres a day

See source

What lives here

Birds recorded
62 species

Most seen: Little Grebe, Black Kite, Common Myna, Indian Pond-Heron and White-throated Kingfisher.

247 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers

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All wildlife recorded
63 species

248 records, 2019 to 2024

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Photographed on iNaturalist
5 times

1 species, 1 confirmed by other naturalists.

Most seen: sandalwood defoliator.

Last seen Jun 2022

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Animals seen, 2018 survey

Birds

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Weed cover, 2018 survey

Partial

See source

Around it

Around it in 2018

Buildings & P

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Photos

No photos of it on Wikimedia Commons yet.

Where it is

Ward 67
Shettihalli

ಶೆಟ್ಟಿಹಳ್ಳಿ

Bengaluru North corporation, Dasarahalli assembly seat

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Village
Kammagondanahalli

Yeshwanthpura hobli, Bengaluru North taluk, Bengaluru Urban district

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Land survey numbers

18 (Kammagondanahalli), 67 (Shettyhalli), 26 (Myadarahalli)

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Height above sea level
901 m
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Coordinates

13.0684° N, 77.5241° E

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Read more

OpenStreetMap
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Its number in each record
ATREE lake map
255
2018 lake survey
BUBNYPkmg_kr3-128
Lake Development Authority
LDA262
KGIS tank map
1137
Water bodies census
2/12/002/276600/1303150/002
City lake monitoring site
43