Lakes of Bendakaluru

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Kammanahalli Lake

Also called meenakshi lake, Kammanahalli Govt. Lake, Doddkammanahalli Lake, Doddkammanahalli Kere

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

See it on the map
Size
14.2 acresAbout 8 football pitches
Rank by size
593rd 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
2% of the lakeSatellite, 2021. The 2018 survey found 3% encroached.

Through the years

Nothing on record for 1893 to 1954, 1956 to 1979 and 1981 to 1983.

The records listed below, drawn on one line from 1892 to 2026.

  1. 1892

    Built

    As the 2018 lake survey records it

    See source

  2. 1955

    Not on the U.S. Army map

    Compiled from Survey of India maps of 1945-46

    See source

  3. 1980

    Not on the survey map

    See source

  4. 1984-2021

    Held water most years

    Water in 24% of all satellite passes, 1984-2024

    0% of its water area has since gone dry; 53% is new water

    4 years not counted: the satellite saw under half the lake

    See sourceSee source

  5. 2017-2018

    In the water bodies census, not marked as encroached

    This census's status marks are often wrong

    See source

  6. 2017-2025

    Mostly water in most years

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

    See source

  7. 2018

    Still there in the 2018 lake survey

    3% encroached, clean, 18.9 acres surveyed

    See source

  8. 2024

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

    See source

  9. 2025-2026

    Tested by the state board in 16 months, most often fit only for wildlife and fish

    Apr 2025 to Jul 2026

    See every testSee source

  10. 2025-2026

    Mostly open water after the monsoon and in the dry season

    After monsoon, Oct 2025 to Dec 2025

    • 89% open water
    • 0.3% floating weed
    • 11% dry or built

    Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026

    • 90% open water
    • 1% floating weed
    • 9% dry or built
    See source

How big it is

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

Drawn outline
14.2 acres

About 8 football pitches

See source
Land records
18.9 acres

About 11 football pitches

See source
2018 lake survey
18.9 acres

About 11 football pitches

See source
End to end
485 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 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 16 times since Apr 2025
Fit only for wildlife and fish: 14 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
Clean
See source
What pollutes it, 2018

Human defecation, cattle wading

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

Latest test, Jul 2026. Too low to measure: boron, carbonate, phenolphthalein alkalinity, kjeldahl nitrogen

MeasureUnitValue
Water temperature°C25
Dissolved oxygenmg/L5.4
pH6.6
ConductivityµS/cm783
BODmg/L5
Nitratemg/L as N3.01
Nitritemg/L as N0.06
Faecal coliformMPN/100mL1,700
Total coliformMPN/100mL400
Bicarbonatemg/L140
TurbidityNTU31.2
Total alkalinitymg/L as CaCO3140
Chloridemg/L18
CODmg/L48
Ammonia nitrogenmg/L as N0.4
Total hardnessmg/L as CaCO3230
Calcium hardnessmg/L as CaCO3170
Calciummg/L68
Magnesium hardnessmg/L as CaCO360
Magnesiummg/L14.6
Sulphatemg/L74
Sodiummg/L78
Dissolved solidsmg/L528
Suspended solidsmg/L42
Phosphatemg/L0.82
Potassiummg/L8
Fluoridemg/L0.21
Sodium share%41
Sodium adsorption ratio2.24
Orthophosphatemg/L2.08

Every month the state board tested it

MonthClassDissolved oxygenmg/LBODmg/LFaecal coliformMPN/100mLTotal coliformMPN/100mLSource
Jul 2026D5.451,700400See source
Jun 2026D5.565801,700See source
May 2026D5.963902,800See source
Apr 2026E2.7303303,500See source
Mar 2026D5.462402,200See source
Feb 2026D664003,500See source
Jan 2026D5.663301,600See source
Dec 2025D5.563,30013,000See source
Nov 2025D5.753804,300See source
Oct 2025D641703,500See source
Sep 2025D5.362601,700See source
Aug 2025D5.483804,300See source
Jul 2025D5.293103,500See source
Jun 2025D5.242602,200See source
May 2025E3.862101,700See source
Apr 2025D5.172,20013,000See 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
2018-01-10Inlet2478.16134005513.16.9965.420.28.41,600
2018-01-10Outlet23.9177.7610432488.54.2808.870.24.21,600
See source

How much is built over

Built inside the outline
2%

From satellite land cover, 2021

See source
Encroached area, 2017
1.90 acres

Reported by the state legislature’s committee on lake encroachment

See source
Encroached by

NICE Road

See source
Taken for

Road

See source
Where it is encroached

On the south side

See source
Dumped in it

Garbage dump

See source
Other problems noted

RTC- KIADB has given lease to NICE

See source
Land within 500 m

48% built, 27% trees, 15% crops, 7% grass, 4% shrubs, 0.7% 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
To be developed
See source
City zone
Bommanahalli
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
Koramangala-Challaghatta

The river basin its water drains to

See source
Water comes from
See source
Overflows into

Hulimavu Kere

See source
Catchment
2.9 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, 1 sluice gate, no culverts, no check dams and no islands

See source
Used for, 2018 survey

Fishing, cattle feeding, washing, Forest and Hallow Brick

See source
Nearest sewage treatment plant

Hulimavu 10MLD Sewage Treatment Plant

1.1 km away, treats 10 million litres a day

See source

What lives here

Birds recorded
91 species

Most seen: Indian Pond-Heron, Eurasian Coot, White-throated Kingfisher, Red-wattled Lapwing and Common Myna.

1,350 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers

See source
All wildlife recorded
95 species

1,354 records, 2015 to 2024

See source
Photographed on iNaturalist
3 times

3 species, 3 confirmed by other naturalists.

Most seen: Paddyfield Pipit, Wire-tailed Swallow and Great Eggfly.

Last seen Aug 2024

See source
Animals seen, 2018 survey

Fish, birds, butterflies and dragonflies

See source
Water plants, 2018 survey

Emergent, submerged and rooted floating

See source
Weed cover, 2018 survey

Partial

See source

Around it

Around it in 2018

Plantation, hallow brick factory, layout & vacant land

See source

Photos

No photos of it on Wikimedia Commons yet.

Where it is

Ward 38
Doddakammanahalli

ದೊಡ್ಡಕಮ್ಮನಹಳ್ಳಿ

Bengaluru South corporation, Bangalore South assembly seat

See source
Village
Kammanahalli

Begur hobli, Bengaluru South taluk, Bengaluru Urban district

See source
Land survey numbers

38

See source
Height above sea level
898 m
See source
Coordinates

12.8557° N, 77.6037° E

See source

Read more

OpenStreetMap
See source
Its number in each record
ATREE lake map
133
2018 lake survey
BUBSBGkmn_kr1-1456
Lake Development Authority
LDA264
KGIS tank map
1014
Water bodies census
2/12/002/276600/1302864/001
City lake monitoring site
106