Lakes of Bendakaluru

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Kebbapalya NE

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Size
2.43 acresAbout 1.4 football pitches
Rank by size
1220th largestOf 1,621 lakes that still exist
Valley
Arkavathi
Who looks after it
Nobody on record looks after it
Water quality
Not tested for water quality yet
Built over
0% of the lakeSatellite land cover, 2021

Through the years

Nothing on record for 1928 to 1977 and 1979 to 1983.

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

  1. 1927

    Not on the survey map

    See source

  2. 1978

    Not on the survey map

    See source

  3. 1984-2021

    No open water seen in any year

    See sourceSee source

  4. 2017-2025

    Mostly plants or weed in most years

    Floating weed shows as crops or grass here, not as water

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

    See source

  5. 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
    • 0% floating weed
    • 100% 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
2.43 acres

About 1.4 football pitches

See source
End to end
207 m

The longest straight line across the outline

See source

How clean the water is

Not tested for water quality yet.

How much is built over

Built inside the outline
0%

From satellite land cover, 2021

See source
Land within 500 m

59% crops, 22% shrubs, 11% built, 8% trees

From satellite land cover, 2021

See source

Who looks after it

Nobody on record looks after it.

Where its water comes from and goes

Valley
Arkavathi

The river basin its water drains to

See source
Overflows into

Ganigarahalli Kere

See source
Catchment
0.4 km²

The land that drains into it

See source
Nearest sewage treatment plant

Chikkabanavara 5MLD Sewage Treatment Plant

1.4 km away, treats 5 million litres a day

See source

What lives here

No wildlife records from this lake yet.

Around it

Nothing on record about what is around it.

Photos

No photos of it on Wikimedia Commons yet.

Where it is

Greater Bengaluru
Outside the city limits
See source
Height above sea level
880 m
See source
Coordinates

13.0947° N, 77.5189° E

See source

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Its number in each record
ATREE lake map
826