Lakes of Bendakaluru

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Kethamaranahalli Kere-1

Kere, a large tank, in Subramanyanagara ward, Bengaluru West

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Size
3.18 acresAbout 1.8 football pitches
Rank by size
DisappearedGone by 2015
Valley
No valley on record
Who looks after it
BBMPBruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike
Water quality
Not tested for water quality yet
Built over
57% of the lakeSatellite land cover, 2021

Through the years

Nothing on record for 1905 to 1926, 1928 to 1977 and 1979 to 1983.

The records listed below, drawn on one line from 1904 to 2026.

  1. 1904

    Built

    As the 2018 lake survey records it

    See source

  2. 1927

    Not on the survey map

    See source

  3. 1978

    Not on the survey map

    See source

  4. 1984-2021

    No open water seen in any year

    See sourceSee source

  5. 2015

    Gone by 2015, says the 2018 lake survey

    8.75 acres surveyed

    See source

  6. 2017-2025

    Mostly built on or bare every year

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

    See source

  7. 2025-2026

    Mostly dry or built after the monsoon and in the dry season

    After monsoon, Oct 2025 to Dec 2025

    • 0% open water
    • 1% floating weed
    • 99% 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

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

Drawn outline
3.18 acres

About 1.8 football pitches

See source
2018 lake survey
8.75 acres

About 5 football pitches

See source
End to end
171 m

The longest straight line across the outline

See source
Kind of lake
Kere, a large tank
See source

What took its place

On the site now
Kempegowda stadium, park & road
See source
Filled in by

BBMP

See source
Around it in 2018

Houses, park ground

See source

How clean the water is

Not tested for water quality yet.

How much is built over

Built inside the outline
57%

From satellite land cover, 2021

See source
Land record maps
See source
Land within 500 m

81% built, 18% trees

From satellite land cover, 2021

See source

Who looks after it

Looked after by
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike

BBMP

See source

Where its water comes from and goes

Where its water comes from and goes is not on record.

What lives here

Birds recorded
4 species

Most seen: Asian Koel, Purple-rumped Sunbird, Common Tailorbird and Alexandrine Parakeet.

4 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers

See source
All wildlife recorded
4 species

4 records, all in 2020

See source
Photographed on iNaturalist
2 times

Last seen Nov 2024

See source

Photos

No photos of it on Wikimedia Commons yet.

Where it is

Ward 55
Subramanyanagara

ಸುಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣ್ಯನಗರ

Bengaluru West corporation, Malleshwaram assembly seat

See source
Village
Kethamaranahalli

Yeshwanthpura hobli, Bengaluru North taluk, Bengaluru Urban district

See source
Land survey numbers

27

See source
Height above sea level
917 m
See source
Coordinates

13.0084° N, 77.5584° E

See source

Read more

Its number in each record
ATREE lake map
510
2018 lake survey
BUBNYPktm_kr1-144