Lakes of Bendakaluru

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Madappanahalli Lake

Also called Madappanahalli kunte 6

Kunte, a small pond, in Madappanahalli village, Bengaluru North taluk

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Size
3.91 acresAbout 2.2 football pitches
Rank by size
DisappearedGone by 2015
Valley
No valley on record
Who looks after it
BDABangalore Development Authority
Water quality
Not tested for water quality yet
Built over
0% of the lakeSatellite land cover, 2021

Through the years

Nothing on record for 1917 to 1926, 1928 to 1977 and 1979 to 1983.

The records listed below, drawn on one line from 1916 to 2026.
  1. 1916

    Built

    As the 2018 lake survey records it

  2. 1927

    Not on the survey map

  3. 1978

    Not on the survey map

  4. 1984-2021

    No open water seen in any year

  5. 2015

    Gone by 2015, says the 2018 lake survey

    0.10 acres surveyed

  6. 2017-2025

    Mostly plants or weed in most years

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

  7. 2025-2026

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

    After monsoon, Oct 2025 to Dec 2025

    • 0% open water
    • 1% floating weed
    • 99% dry or built

    Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026

    • 0% open water
    • 0% floating weed
    • 100% dry or built

How big it is

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

Drawn outline
3.91 acres

About 2.2 football pitches

2018 lake survey
0.10 acres

Smaller than a football pitch

End to end
206 m

The longest straight line across the outline

Kind of lake
Kunte, a small pond

What took its place

On the site now
Vacant land
Around it in 2018

Agriculture, layout

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

57% crops, 15% trees, 15% shrubs, 9% built, 5% grass

From satellite land cover, 2021

Who looks after it

Looked after by
Bangalore Development Authority

BDA

Where its water comes from and goes

Where its water comes from and goes is not on record.

What lives here

No wildlife records from this lake yet.

Photos

No photos of it on Wikimedia Commons yet.

Where it is

Greater Bengaluru
Outside the city limits
Village
Madappanahalli

Hesaraghatta hobli, Bengaluru North taluk, Bengaluru Urban district

Land survey numbers

17

Height above sea level
898 m
Coordinates

13.1599° N, 77.5407° E

Read more

Its number in each record
ATREE lake map
810
2018 lake survey
BUBNHGmdp_ku9-421
KGIS tank map
889