Lakes of Bendakaluru
On the site now
ISRO (department of space liquid propulsion systems center)

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Kodihalli Kere

Kere, a large tank, in Kodihalli ward, Bengaluru Central

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Size in the 2018 survey
25.6 acresAbout 15 football pitches
Rank by size
DisappearedGone by 2016
Valley
No valley on record
Who looks after it
ISRO
Water quality
Not tested for water quality yet
Built over
No survey of building on record

Through the years

Nothing on record for 1908 to 1944, 1946 to 1954, 1956 to 1979 and 1981 to 1983.

The records listed below, drawn on one line from 1907 to 2026.

  1. 1907

    Built

    As the 2018 lake survey records it

    See source

  2. 1945

    On the survey map

    See source

  3. 1955

    Not on the U.S. Army map

    Compiled from Survey of India maps of 1945-46

    See source

  4. 1980

    On the survey map

    See source

  5. 1984-2021

    No open water seen in any year

    The lake is small for this record, so treat it as rough

    See sourceSee source

  6. 2016

    Gone by 2016, says the 2018 lake survey

    25.6 acres surveyed

    See source

  7. 2017-2025

    Mostly built on or bare every year

    The lake is known only as a point or is under a quarter acre, so the shares are rough

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

    See source

  8. 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

2018 lake survey
25.6 acres

About 15 football pitches

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

What took its place

On the site now
ISRO (department of space liquid propulsion systems center)
See source
Filled in by

Government agencies

See source
Around it in 2018

Buildings

See source

How clean the water is

Not tested for water quality yet.

How much is built over

Land record maps
See sourceSee source
Land within 500 m

82% built, 17% trees, 0.7% grass, 0.5% crops

From satellite land cover, 2021

See source

Who looks after it

Looked after by
ISRO
See source

Where its water comes from and goes

Nearest sewage treatment plant

Sewage Treatment Plant

1.7 km away

See source

What lives here

Birds recorded
19 species

Most seen: Asian Koel, Brahminy Kite, Black Kite, Common Tailorbird and Rose-ringed Parakeet.

37 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers

See source
All wildlife recorded
21 species

39 records, 2016 to 2024

See source
Photographed on iNaturalist
8 times

5 species, 4 confirmed by other naturalists.

Most seen: Asthma Plant, Giant Crepe-myrtle, heart-leaf ice plant, Creeping Woodsorrel and Monkey pod tree.

Last seen Mar 2026

See source

Photos

No photos of it on Wikimedia Commons yet.

Where it is

Ward 20
Kodihalli

ಕೋಡಿಹಳ್ಳಿ

Bengaluru Central corporation, C.V. Raman Nagar assembly seat

See source
Village
Kodihalli

Varthuru hobli, Bengaluru East taluk, Bengaluru Urban district

See source
Land survey numbers

3 (Kodihalli), 125 (KG Thippasandra, KR Puram)

See source
Height above sea level
897 m
See source
Coordinates

12.9685° N, 77.6478° E

See source

Read more

OpenStreetMap
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Its number in each record
2018 lake survey
BUBEVRkdh_kr3-595