Lakes of Bendakaluru

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Kundalahalli Kere

ಕುಂದಲಹಳ್ಳಿ ಕೆರೆ

Also called Kundalahalli Lake

Kere, a large tank, in Kundalahalli ward, Bengaluru East

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Size
17.6 acresAbout 10 football pitches
Rank by size
502nd largestOf 1,621 lakes that still exist
Valley
Koramangala-Challaghatta
Who looks after it
BBMPBruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike
Water quality
Fit only for irrigationTested Jul 2026
Built over
1% of the lakeSatellite land cover, 2021

Through the years

Nothing on record for 1946 to 1954, 1958 to 1979 and 1981 to 1983.

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

  1. 1945

    On the survey map

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  2. 1955

    Not on the U.S. Army map

    Compiled from Survey of India maps of 1945-46

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  3. 1957

    Built

    As the 2018 lake survey records it

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  4. 1980

    On the survey map

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  5. 1984-2021

    Held water every year

    Water in 51% of all satellite passes, 1984-2024

    1% of its water area has since gone dry; 8% is new water

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

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  6. 2017-2018

    In the water bodies census, not marked as encroached

    This census's status marks are often wrong

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  7. 2017-2025

    Mostly water in most years

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

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  8. 2018

    Still there in the 2018 lake survey

    Sewage, 30.5 acres surveyed

    See source

  9. 2023-2026

    Tested by the state board in 36 months, most often fit only for wildlife and fish

    Jul 2023 to Jul 2026

    See every testSee source

  10. 2024

    On the state's list of Bengaluru lakes, looked after by BBMP

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  11. 2025-2026

    Mostly open water after the monsoon and in the dry season

    After monsoon, Oct 2025 to Dec 2025

    • 89% open water
    • 0.7% floating weed
    • 10% dry or built

    Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026

    • 100% open water
    • 0% floating weed
    • 0% dry or built
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How big it is

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

Drawn outline
17.6 acres

About 10 football pitches

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2018 lake survey
30.5 acres

About 17 football pitches

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End to end
566 m

The longest straight line across the outline

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Deepest point, 2018
3 m
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Kind of lake
Kere, a large tank
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How clean the water is

Latest test
Fit only for irrigation

Fit only for irrigation, cooling and waste disposal. Class E on the state board’s scale from A, the cleanest, to E.

Tested Jul 2026

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Class each month, tested 36 times since Jul 2023
Fit only for wildlife and fish: 20 months. Fit only for irrigation: 16 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
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How it looked in 2018
Sewage
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What pollutes it, 2018

Sewage

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Sewage flows in, 2018

From the south-west, north and north-west

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Older tests
5 readings

From 2011 and 2021

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Every reading
Show every reading

Latest test, Jul 2026. Too low to measure: boron, carbonate, phenolphthalein alkalinity

MeasureUnitValue
Water temperature°C25
Dissolved oxygenmg/L3.1
pH7.7
ConductivityµS/cm474
BODmg/L21
Nitratemg/L as N1.6
Nitritemg/L as N0.05
Faecal coliformMPN/100mL4,900
Total coliformMPN/100mL14,000
Bicarbonatemg/L100
TurbidityNTU25.6
Total alkalinitymg/L as CaCO3100
Chloridemg/L96
CODmg/L136
Kjeldahl nitrogenmg/L as N2.5
Ammonia nitrogenmg/L as N2
Total hardnessmg/L as CaCO384
Calcium hardnessmg/L as CaCO348
Calciummg/L19.2
Magnesium hardnessmg/L as CaCO336
Magnesiummg/L8.8
Sodiummg/L40
Dissolved solidsmg/L320
Suspended solidsmg/L32
Phosphatemg/L0.3
Potassiummg/L7
Fluoridemg/L0.38
Sodium share%48
Sodium adsorption ratio1.9
Orthophosphatemg/L0.82

Every month the state board tested it

MonthClassDissolved oxygenmg/LBODmg/LFaecal coliformMPN/100mLTotal coliformMPN/100mLSource
Jul 2026E3.1214,90014,000See source
Jun 2026D5.953402,400See source
May 2026D5.182202,400See source
Apr 2026D4.59941,600See source
Mar 2026D4.993404,300See source
Feb 2026D4.863904,300See source
Jan 2026E1.3704,60022,000See source
Dec 2025E1.9113905,400See source
Nov 2025E1.6151702,400See source
Oct 2025E2.3242,10011,000See source
Sep 2025D5.373104,300See source
Aug 2025E482602,200See source
Jul 2025E3221,50013,000See source
Jun 2025D4.674803,500See source
May 2025E3152,60012,000See source
Apr 2025D4.571,4007,900See source
Mar 2025E2.13026220See source
Feb 2025E3.1156803,900See source
Jan 2025D5.983103,500See source
Dec 2024E32045230See source
Nov 2024D5.9122103,500See source
Oct 2024D4.2103103,500See source
Sep 2024D4.81794016,000See source
Aug 2024D5.243903,500See source
Jul 2024E203,30013,000See source
Jun 2024D4.11592,0004,60,000See source
May 2024E3.2412002,800See source
Apr 2024E1.4272103,500See source
Mar 2024D4.683203,500See source
Feb 2024D4.682,6009,400See source
Jan 2024D6.244,00011,000See source
Dec 2023D5.6647016,000See source
Oct 2023D4.987,0001,60,000See source
Sep 2023E2.91747016,000See source
Aug 2023D4.8948016,000See source
Jul 2023E2.9304,80092,000See source

Older tests

DateWhereReadingChloridePhosphateSuspended solidsmg/LDissolved oxygenmg/LCODmg/LNitratemg/L as NTotal hardnessFluoridepHZincCopperManganeseE coliTotal coliformMPN/100mLWater temperature°CConductivityµS/cmBODmg/LNitrate and nitritemg/L as NFaecal coliformMPN/100mLSource
2011Kundala Halli Kere, Inlet2240.58652.604.962480.338.20.050.020.021,6001,600See source
2011Kundala Halli Kere, Middle2240.51,59018.884.742640.347.990.040.020.04See source
2011Kundala Halli Kere, Outlet2550.2435.53.032160.648.640.050.020.03See source
2021Kundalahalli Lake, LakeLowest36.83,5002572540.81460See source
2021Kundalahalli Lake, LakeHighest6.17.85,40,000251,299171594,000See source

How much is built over

Built inside the outline
1%

From satellite land cover, 2021

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Encroached area, 2017
2.17 acres

Reported by the state legislature’s committee on lake encroachment

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Dumped in it

Garbage & construction debris

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Land within 500 m

81% built, 12% trees, 3% shrubs, 2% crops, 0.7% grass, 0.7% bare ground

From satellite land cover, 2021

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Who looks after it

Looked after by
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike

BBMP

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City lake page

Open its page on the city’s lake monitoring site

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Where its water comes from and goes

Valley
Koramangala-Challaghatta

The river basin its water drains to

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Overflows into

Siddapura Kere

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Catchment
1.2 km²

The land that drains into it

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Fed by, 2018 survey

Rain & drain

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Built parts, 2018 survey

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

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Used for, 2018 survey

Washing

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Nearest sewage treatment plant

Sewage Treatment Plant

243 m away

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What lives here

Birds recorded
95 species

Most seen: Indian Pond-Heron, Great Cormorant, Little Grebe, House Crow and Brahminy Kite.

1,022 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers

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All wildlife recorded
119 species

1,051 records, 2013 to 2026

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Threatened species seen here
1
  • Spot-billed Pelican near threatened
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Photographed on iNaturalist
91 times

59 species, 71 confirmed by other naturalists.

Most seen: Blyth's Reed Warbler, Little Egret, Purple-rumped Sunbird, Great Cormorant and Ashy Woodswallow.

Last seen Aug 2026

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Animals seen, 2018 survey

Fish, birds and butterflies

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Water plants, 2018 survey

Free floating

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Weed cover, 2018 survey

Partial

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Around it

Around it in 2018

Settlement, vacant land, hollow brick factory & IT companies

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Photos

Kundalahalli Kere, photographed in 2019
SlowPhoton / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons, 2019

Where it is

Ward 37
Kundalahalli

ಕುಂದಲಹಳ್ಳಿ

Bengaluru East corporation, Mahadevapura assembly seat

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Village
Kundarahalli

KR Puram hobli, Bengaluru East taluk, Bengaluru Urban district

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Land survey numbers

5

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Height above sea level
882 m
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Coordinates

12.9695° N, 77.7207° E

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Read more

OpenStreetMap
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Its number in each record
ATREE lake map
139
2018 lake survey
BUBEKRknd_kr1-730
Lake Development Authority
LDA318
KGIS tank map
721
Water bodies census
2/12/002/253189/026434/002
City lake monitoring site
209