Lakes of Bendakaluru

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Kenchanapura Govt. Lake

Kere, a large tank, in Kenchanapura village, Bengaluru South taluk

See it on the map
Size
10.1 acresAbout 5.7 football pitches
Rank by size
742nd largestOf 1,621 lakes that still exist
Valley
Vrishabhavathi
Who looks after it
BBMPBruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike
Water quality
Not tested for water quality yet
Built over
1% of the lakeSatellite, 2021. The 2018 survey found 25% encroached.

Through the years

Nothing on record for 1915 to 1949, 1951 to 1972 and 1974 to 1983.

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

  1. 1914

    Not on the survey map

    See source

  2. 1950

    Built

    As the 2018 lake survey records it

    See source

  3. 1973

    On the survey map

    See source

  4. 1984-2021

    Held water most years

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

    2% of its water area has since gone dry; 41% is new water

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

    See sourceSee source

  5. 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

  6. 2018

    Still there in the 2018 lake survey

    25% encroached, muddy, 17.5 acres surveyed

    See source

  7. 2025-2026

    Mostly open water after the monsoon and in the dry season

    After monsoon, Oct 2025 to Dec 2025

    • 93% open water
    • 1% floating weed
    • 6% dry or built

    Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026

    • 92% open water
    • 0.3% floating weed
    • 8% dry or built
    See source

How big it is

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

Drawn outline
10.1 acres

About 5.7 football pitches

See source
Land records
17.6 acres

About 10 football pitches

See source
2018 lake survey
17.5 acres

About 9.9 football pitches

See source
End to end
349 m

The longest straight line across the outline

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

How clean the water is

State pollution board
Not tested by the state board
How it looked in 2018
Muddy
See source

How much is built over

Built inside the outline
1%

From satellite land cover, 2021

See source
Encroached by

Farmers

See source
Taken for

Plantation

See source
Where it is encroached

On the north-west and south-west side

See source
Dumped in it

Agriculture waste

See source
Other problems noted

Soil Excavation & Borwell

See source
Land record maps
See source
Land within 500 m

46% crops, 21% shrubs, 15% trees, 10% built, 7% grass, 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
Rajarajeshwari Nagar
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
Vrishabhavathi

The river basin its water drains to

See source
Overflows into

Manganahalli Lake

See source
Catchment
1.2 km²

The land that drains into it

See source
Fed by, 2018 survey

Rainfall

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Built parts, 2018 survey

3 inlet drains, 1 overflow weir, no sluice gates, no culverts, no check dams and no islands

See source
Used for, 2018 survey

Cattle feeding

See source
Nearest sewage treatment plant

STP-1

932 m away

See source

What lives here

Birds recorded
76 species

Most seen: Little Egret, White-throated Kingfisher, Oriental Darter, Black Kite and Little Grebe.

314 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers

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All wildlife recorded
76 species

314 records, 2020 to 2024

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Threatened species seen here
1
  • Indian Roller near threatened
See source
Photographed on iNaturalist
2 times

2 species, 2 confirmed by other naturalists.

Most seen: Chequered Keelback and Lemon Pansy.

Last seen Jun 2024

See source
Animals seen, 2018 survey

Birds

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Water plants, 2018 survey

Rooted floating

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Weed cover, 2018 survey

Partial

See source

Around it

Around it in 2018

Layout, agriculture, settlement, plantation & temple

See source

Photos

No photos of it on Wikimedia Commons yet.

Where it is

Greater Bengaluru
Outside the city limits
See source
Village
Kenchanapura

Kengeri hobli, Bengaluru South taluk, Bengaluru Urban district

See source
Land survey numbers

10

See source
Height above sea level
828 m
See source
Coordinates

12.9556° N, 77.4492° E

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Read more

OpenStreetMap
See source
Its number in each record
ATREE lake map
463
2018 lake survey
BUBSKGkcp_kr3-1217
KGIS tank map
1205
City lake monitoring site
210