Lakes of Bendakaluru

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Kittiganahalli Lake

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Size
20.0 acresAbout 11 football pitches
Rank by size
461st largestOf 1,621 lakes that still exist
Valley
Dakshina Pinakini
Who looks after it
Nobody on record looks after it
Water quality
Fit only for wildlife and fishTested Jul 2026
Built over
0.8% of the lakeSatellite land cover, 2021

Through the years

Nothing on record for 1946 to 1954, 1956 to 1979 and 1981 to 1983.

The records listed below, drawn on one line from 1945 to 2026.

  1. 1945

    On the survey map

    See source

  2. 1955

    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 9% of all satellite passes, 1984-2024

    5% of its water area has since gone dry; 13% is new water

    Floating weed looks like dry land to this record, so a weed-covered year can read as dry

    See sourceSee source

  5. 2017-2025

    No one cover holds over half of it in most years

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

    See source

  6. 2023-2026

    Tested by the state board in 35 months, most often fit only for irrigation

    Jul 2023 to Jul 2026

    See every testSee source

  7. 2025-2026

    Mostly floating weed after the monsoon and in the dry season

    After monsoon, Oct 2025 to Dec 2025

    • 17% open water
    • 80% floating weed
    • 4% dry or built

    Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026

    • 2% open water
    • 91% floating weed
    • 7% dry or built
    See source

How big it is

Drawn outline
20.0 acres

About 11 football pitches

See source
End to end
619 m

The longest straight line across the outline

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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 35 times since Jul 2023
Fit only for wildlife and fish: 6 months. Fit only for irrigation: 29 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
Older tests
2 readings

From 2021

See source
Every reading
Show every reading

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

MeasureUnitValue
Water temperature°C24
Dissolved oxygenmg/L4.1
pH7.2
ConductivityµS/cm1,424
BODmg/L7
Nitratemg/L as N5.7
Nitritemg/L as N0.62
Faecal coliformMPN/100mL460
Total coliformMPN/100mL3,500
Bicarbonatemg/L348
TurbidityNTU6.8
Total alkalinitymg/L as CaCO3348
Chloridemg/L256
CODmg/L72
Ammonia nitrogenmg/L as N0.92
Total hardnessmg/L as CaCO3368
Calcium hardnessmg/L as CaCO3188
Calciummg/L75.2
Magnesium hardnessmg/L as CaCO3180
Magnesiummg/L43.8
Sulphatemg/L50
Sodiummg/L132
Dissolved solidsmg/L964
Phosphatemg/L0.31
Potassiummg/L9
Fluoridemg/L0.35
Sodium share%43
Sodium adsorption ratio3
Orthophosphatemg/L0.9

Every month the state board tested it

MonthClassDissolved oxygenmg/LBODmg/LFaecal coliformMPN/100mLTotal coliformMPN/100mLSource
Jul 2026D4.174603,500See source
Jun 2026E3.5284702,800See source
May 2026E2.6341,7007,000See source
Apr 2026E0.6512702,400See source
Mar 2026E2302,20024,000See source
Feb 2026D6.544002,800See source
Jan 2026D582,2007,900See source
Dec 2025E1.4392702,400See source
Nov 2025E1.9274604,300See source
Oct 2025D593204,300See source
Sep 2025D4.893103,500See source
Aug 2025E0.7292,00022,000See source
Jul 2025E0.8343102,800See source
Jun 2025E0.8452,10017,000See source
May 2025E3921,0001,70,000See source
Apr 2025D5.352101,200See source
Mar 2025E2.12821,00070,000See source
Feb 2025E251,1004,900See source
Jan 2025E6217,00070,000See source
Dec 2024E7014,00070,000See source
Nov 2024E2.22711,00046,000See source
Oct 2024E7911,00,00049,00,000See source
Sep 2024E0.7411,10,0004,90,000See source
Aug 2024E2.9288409,200See source
Jul 2024E452,10013,000See source
Jun 2024E2692,0004,60,000See source
May 2024E0.53917,00048,000See source
Apr 2024E751,4004,900See source
Mar 2024E511,40,0004,90,000See source
Feb 2024E3631,00070,000See source
Jan 2024E981,40,0002,70,000See source
Dec 2023E2182,30,00024,00,000See source
Oct 2023E3.5104,30092,000See source
Sep 2023E1.9293,10035,000See source
Jul 2023E252,20,00024,00,000See source

Older tests

DateWhereReadingWater temperature°CDissolved oxygenmg/LpHConductivityµS/cmBODmg/LNitrate and nitritemg/L as NFaecal coliformMPN/100mLTotal coliformMPN/100mLSource
2021Chandapura Lake, TankLowest250.36.71,099612,30024,000See source
2021Chandapura Lake, TankHighest2557.42,30942274,60,00035,00,000See source

How much is built over

Built inside the outline
0.8%

From satellite land cover, 2021

See source
Land within 500 m

39% trees, 38% built, 11% crops, 7% grass, 4% shrubs, 1% bare ground

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
Dakshina Pinakini

The river basin its water drains to

See source
Water comes from
See source
Overflows into

Muttanallur Kere

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Catchment
118.8 km²

The land that drains into it

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What lives here

Birds recorded
117 species

Most seen: Indian Pond-Heron, Western Swamphen, Eurasian Coot, Black Kite and Glossy Ibis.

4,020 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers

See source
All wildlife recorded
118 species

4,021 records, 1992 to 2024

See source
Threatened species seen here
2
  • Spot-billed Pelican near threatened
  • Indian Roller near threatened
See source
Photographed on iNaturalist
4 times

3 species, 2 confirmed by other naturalists.

Most seen: Common Castor Butterfly, Lesser swine-cress and Ashy Prinia.

Last seen Feb 2025

See source

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
876 m
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Coordinates

12.8065° N, 77.7056° E

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Read more

OpenStreetMap
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Its number in each record
ATREE lake map
966
KGIS tank map
593