Lakes of Bendakaluru

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Kattigenahalli Lake

ಕಟ್ಟಿಗೇನಹಳ್ಳಿ ಕೆರೆ

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

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Size
15.0 acresAbout 8.5 football pitches
Rank by size
568th largestOf 1,621 lakes that still exist
Valley
Hebbal
Who looks after it
BBMPBruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike
Water quality
Not tested for water quality yet
Built over
0.1% of the lakeSatellite land cover, 2021

Through the years

Nothing on record for 1928 to 1954, 1956 to 1958, 1960 to 1977 and 1979 to 1983.

The records listed below, drawn on one line from 1927 to 2026.

  1. 1927

    On the survey map

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  2. 1955

    On the U.S. Army map

    Compiled from Survey of India maps of 1945-46

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  3. 1959

    Built

    As the 2018 lake survey records it

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  4. 1978

    On the survey map

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  5. 1984-2021

    Held water most years

    Water in 25% of all satellite passes, 1984-2024

    1% of its water area has since gone dry; 16% is new water

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

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  6. 2014

    Restored

    See source

  7. 2017-2018

    In the water bodies census, not marked as encroached

    This census's status marks are often wrong

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  8. 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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  9. 2018

    Still there in the 2018 lake survey

    Polluted, 20.3 acres surveyed

    See source

  10. 2024

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

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  11. 2025-2026

    Mostly open water after the monsoon and in the dry season

    After monsoon, Oct 2025 to Dec 2025

    • 87% open water
    • 7% floating weed
    • 5% dry or built

    Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026

    • 95% open water
    • 4% 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
15.0 acres

About 8.5 football pitches

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Land records
20.3 acres

About 11 football pitches

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2018 lake survey
20.3 acres

About 11 football pitches

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End to end
396 m

The longest straight line across the outline

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Deepest point, 2018
5 m
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Kind of lake
Kere, a large tank
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How clean the water is

State pollution board
Not tested by the state board
How it looked in 2018
Polluted
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What pollutes it, 2018

Sewage & agriculture runoff

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Sewage flows in, 2018

From the north-west and north-east

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

Inlet and outlet tests, 2017-18 lake survey

DateWhereWater temperature°CpHConductivityµS/cmDissolved solidsmg/LSuspended solidsmg/LTurbidityNTUDissolved oxygenmg/LCODmg/LBODmg/LTotal phosphateKjeldahl nitrogenmg/L as NTotal coliformMPN/100mLSewage inflowLight transparencycm
2017-11-14Inlet25.97.3680454250856133680.61.3421,6000.073
2017-11-14Outlet26.87.9579512102195.28.822453.80.4215004
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How much is built over

Built inside the outline
0.1%

From satellite land cover, 2021

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Encroached area, 2017
0.05 acres

Reported by the state legislature’s committee on lake encroachment

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Dumped in it

Construction debris

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Land record maps
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Land within 500 m

49% built, 25% crops, 14% trees, 6% shrubs, 4% grass, 3% bare ground

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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City work on the lake
Developed
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City zone
Yelahanka
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Where its water comes from and goes

Valley
Hebbal

The river basin its water drains to

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Overflows into

Kogilu Kere

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Catchment
1.8 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

6 inlet drains, 1 overflow weir, 1 sluice gate, 1 culvert, no check dams and no islands

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Used for, 2018 survey

Fishing and cattle feeding

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What lives here

Birds recorded
76 species

Most seen: Indian Pond-Heron, Eurasian Coot, Black Kite, Common Myna and Little Grebe.

426 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers

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All wildlife recorded
76 species

426 records, 2015 to 2021

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Threatened species seen here
1
  • Spot-billed Pelican near threatened
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Photographed on iNaturalist
3 times

Last seen Jul 2026

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Animals seen, 2018 survey

Fish, birds, butterflies and dragonflies

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Water plants, 2018 survey

Emergent and free floating

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Around it

Around it in 2018

Agriculture, settlement & plantation

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Photos

No photos of it on Wikimedia Commons yet.

Where it is

Ward 21
Kogilu

ಕೋಗಿಲು

Bengaluru North corporation, Byatarayanapura assembly seat

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Village
Kattigenahalli

Jala hobli, Bengaluru North taluk, Bengaluru Urban district

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Land survey numbers

31

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Height above sea level
917 m
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Coordinates

13.1146° N, 77.6290° E

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Read more

OpenStreetMap
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Its number in each record
ATREE lake map
46
2018 lake survey
BUBNJLktn_kr1-350
Lake Development Authority
LDA281
KGIS tank map
818
Water bodies census
2/12/002/253189/025976/002