Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Kukkalahalli Lake

Size

11.3 acresAbout 6.4 football pitches

Rank by size

688th largestOf 1,621 lakes that still exist

Valley

Kumadvati

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 1956 to 1974 and 1976 to 1983.

Water seen by satellite each year, up to 8.33 acres. Grey: years it saw under half the lake

What covers it each year:waterbuilt on or bareplants or weed

1955

1975

1984

1955
On the U.S. Army map
Compiled from Survey of India maps of 1945-46
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1975
On the survey map
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1984-2021
Held water most years
Water in 21% of all satellite passes, 1984-2024
66% of its water area has since gone dry; 0% is new water
4 years not counted: the satellite saw under half the lake
Floating weed looks like dry land to this record, so a weed-covered year can read as dry
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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
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2025-2026
Mostly dry or built after the monsoon and in the dry season
After monsoon, Oct 2025 to Dec 2025
0.3% open water
23% floating weed
76% dry or built
Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026
0% open water
0% floating weed
100% dry or built
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