Lakes of Bendakaluru

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Lakshmipura Lake

ಸಿಂಗಾಪುರ ಕೆರೆ

Also called Singapura Kere, Bhagavan Buddha Dr. B.R Ambedkar Lake

In Singapura ward, Bengaluru North

See it on the map
Size
8.17 acresAbout 4.6 football pitches
Rank by size
846th largestOf 1,621 lakes that still exist
Valley
Arkavathi
Who looks after it
Nobody on record looks after it
Water quality
Fit only for irrigationTested Jul 2026
Built over
15% of the lakeSatellite land cover, 2021

Through the years

Nothing on record for 1928 to 1977 and 1979 to 1983.

The records listed below, drawn on one line from 1927 to 2026.

  1. 1927

    On the survey map

    See source

  2. 1978

    Not on the survey map

    See source

  3. 1984-2021

    Held water in 8 of 38 years

    Water in 10% of all satellite passes, 1984-2024

    0% of its water area has since gone dry; 52% is new water

    See sourceSee source

  4. 2017-2025

    Mostly water in most years

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

    See source

  5. 2023-2026

    Tested by the state board in 34 months, most often fit only for wildlife and fish

    Jul 2023 to Jul 2026

    See every testSee source

  6. 2025-2026

    Mostly open water after the monsoon; mostly dry or built in the dry season

    After monsoon, Oct 2025 to Dec 2025

    • 73% open water
    • 7% floating weed
    • 19% dry or built

    Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026

    • 28% open water
    • 0.9% floating weed
    • 72% dry or built
    See source

How big it is

Drawn outline
8.17 acres

About 4.6 football pitches

See source
End to end
328 m

The longest straight line across the outline

See source

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

See source
Class each month, tested 34 times since Jul 2023
Fit only for wildlife and fish: 25 months. Fit only for irrigation: 9 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, nitrite, phenolphthalein alkalinity, phosphate

MeasureUnitValue
Water temperature°C25
Dissolved oxygenmg/L3
pH7.9
ConductivityµS/cm499
BODmg/L8
Nitratemg/L as N1.9
Faecal coliformMPN/100mL400
Total coliformMPN/100mL1,700
Bicarbonatemg/L116
TurbidityNTU18
Total alkalinitymg/L as CaCO3116
Chloridemg/L84
CODmg/L81
Kjeldahl nitrogenmg/L as N1.56
Ammonia nitrogenmg/L as N1.2
Total hardnessmg/L as CaCO3132
Calcium hardnessmg/L as CaCO376
Calciummg/L30.4
Magnesium hardnessmg/L as CaCO356
Magnesiummg/L13.6
Sulphatemg/L22
Sodiummg/L47
Dissolved solidsmg/L340
Suspended solidsmg/L28
Potassiummg/L4
Fluoridemg/L0.32
Sodium share%33
Sodium adsorption ratio1.8
Orthophosphatemg/L0.55

Every month the state board tested it

MonthClassDissolved oxygenmg/LBODmg/LFaecal coliformMPN/100mLTotal coliformMPN/100mLSource
Jul 2026E384001,700See source
Jun 2026E3.6579920See source
May 2026D5.54941,600See source
Apr 2026E1.7223801,500See source
Mar 2026D6.244001,700See source
Feb 2026D644702,200See source
Jan 2026D564602,200See source
Dec 2025D663203,500See source
Nov 2025D6.242,1004,600See source
Oct 2025E2.8182103,500See source
Sep 2025D6.243103,500See source
Jul 2025D5.461703,500See source
Jun 2025D653402,400See source
May 2025E3.371,2007,900See source
Apr 2025D4.391,70017,000See source
Mar 2025D4.564302,800See source
Feb 2025E3.1112,10011,000See source
Jan 2025D4.972602,200See source
Dec 2024D673103,500See source
Nov 2024D6.253103,500See source
Oct 2024D4.4109,20046,000See source
Sep 2024D754003,500See source
Aug 2024D6.159307,900See source
Jul 2024D7.442,10011,000See source
Jun 2024D7.944,30014,000See source
May 2024E1391,70013,000See source
Mar 2024E2.2192,2009,400See source
Feb 2024D5.252,2007,900See source
Jan 2024E3.6126,30022,000See source
Dec 2023D5.2746,0003,50,000See source
Oct 2023D5.853,40035,000See source
Sep 2023D4.154,60035,000See source
Aug 2023D5.444,10035,000See source
Jul 2023D4.1114,70054,000See source

Older tests

DateWhereReadingWater temperature°CDissolved oxygenmg/LpHConductivityµS/cmBODmg/LNitrate and nitritemg/L as NFaecal coliformMPN/100mLTotal coliformMPN/100mLSource
2021Singapura Lake, LakeLowest250.36.588650.34,80035,000See source
2021Singapura Lake, LakeHighest255.27.21,374475.97,90,00054,00,000See source

How much is built over

Built inside the outline
15%

From satellite land cover, 2021

See source
Land within 500 m

52% built, 15% crops, 15% trees, 11% shrubs, 5% grass, 2% bare ground

From satellite land cover, 2021

See source

Who looks after it

Looked after by
Nobody on record
City lake page

Open its page on the city’s lake monitoring site

See source

Where its water comes from and goes

Valley
Arkavathi

The river basin its water drains to

See source
Overflows into

Singapura Lake

See source
Catchment
1.2 km²

The land that drains into it

See source
Nearest sewage treatment plant

Vidyaranyapura Sewage Treatment Plant

2.4 km away

See source

What lives here

Photographed on iNaturalist
5 times

4 species, 2 confirmed by other naturalists.

Most seen: Bermuda grass, Rock Rosemary, Chequered Keelback and Sickle Senna.

Last seen Nov 2021

See source

Around it

Nothing on record about what is around it.

Photos

No photos of it on Wikimedia Commons yet.

Where it is

Ward 8
Singapura

ಸಿಂಗಾಪುರ

Bengaluru North corporation, Byatarayanapura assembly seat

See source
Height above sea level
895 m
See source
Coordinates

13.0856° N, 77.5389° E

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Read more

OpenStreetMap
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Its number in each record
ATREE lake map
827
KGIS tank map
809
City lake monitoring site
47