Lakes of Bendakaluru

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Kuruvegere Kere

See it on the map
Size
36.6 acresAbout 21 football pitches
Rank by size
244th largestOf 1,621 lakes that still exist
Valley
Arkavathi
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.

The records listed below, drawn on one line from 1955 to 2026.
  1. 1955

    On the U.S. Army map

    Compiled from Survey of India maps of 1945-46

  2. 1975

    On the survey map

  3. 1984-2021

    Held water in 21 of 33 years

    Water in 5% of all satellite passes, 1984-2024

    0% of its water area has since gone dry; 38% is new water

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

  4. 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

  5. 2025-2026

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

    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

How big it is

Drawn outline
36.6 acres

About 21 football pitches

End to end
634 m

The longest straight line across the outline

How clean the water is

Not tested for water quality yet.

How much is built over

Built inside the outline
0%

From satellite land cover, 2021

Land within 500 m

74% crops, 13% trees, 6% built, 4% shrubs, 2% grass, 1% bare ground

From satellite land cover, 2021

Who looks after it

Nobody on record looks after it.

Where its water comes from and goes

Valley
Arkavathi

The river basin its water drains to

Catchment
3.4 km²

The land that drains into it

What lives here

Birds recorded
112 species

Most seen: Gray Heron, Greater Coucal, Black Drongo, Brahminy Kite and Black Kite.

261 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers

All wildlife recorded
112 species

261 records, 2023 to 2025

Threatened species seen here
2
  • Indian Roller near threatened
  • Egyptian Vulture endangered
Photographed on iNaturalist
1 times

1 species, 1 confirmed by other naturalists.

Most seen: Brahminy Starling.

Last seen Jun 2025

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
Height above sea level
917 m
Coordinates

13.3601° N, 77.5977° E

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Its number in each record
ATREE lake map
1305