Lakes of Bendakaluru

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Mahadevanakodag. Lake

ಯಡೂರು ಕೆರೆ

Also called Gummanahalli Lake, Yedur Kere

See it on the map
Size
129 acresAbout 73 football pitches
Rank by size
57th largestOf 1,621 lakes that still exist
Valley
Dakshina Pinakini
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 1928 to 1954, 1956 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. 1955

    On the U.S. Army map

    Compiled from Survey of India maps of 1945-46

    See source

  3. 1978

    On the survey map

    See source

  4. 1984-2021

    Held water most years

    Water in 32% of all satellite passes, 1984-2024

    6% of its water area has since gone dry; 6% 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

    See sourceSee source

  5. 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

  6. 2025-2026

    Mostly open water after the monsoon and in the dry season

    After monsoon, Oct 2025 to Dec 2025

    • 65% open water
    • 35% floating weed
    • 0.8% dry or built

    Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026

    • 61% open water
    • 30% floating weed
    • 9% dry or built
    See source

How big it is

Drawn outline
129 acres

About 73 football pitches

See source
End to end
1.8 km

The longest straight line across the outline

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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

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Land within 500 m

72% crops, 8% built, 8% trees, 5% grass, 4% bare ground, 3% shrubs

From satellite land cover, 2021

See source

Who looks after it

Nobody on record looks after it.

Where its water comes from and goes

Valley
Dakshina Pinakini

The river basin its water drains to

See source
Water comes from
See source
Overflows into

Mahadeva Kodigehalli Lake

See source
Catchment
44.7 km²

The land that drains into it

See source

What lives here

Birds recorded
152 species

Most seen: Black Kite, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Indian Pond-Heron, Little Egret and Ashy Prinia.

2,104 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers

See source
All wildlife recorded
154 species

2,107 records, 1990 to 2024

See source
Threatened species seen here
8
  • Indian Roller near threatened
  • Spot-billed Pelican near threatened
  • Woolly-necked Stork near threatened
  • River Tern vulnerable
  • Tawny Eagle vulnerable
  • Black-tailed Godwit near threatened
  • Curlew Sandpiper vulnerable
  • Common Pochard vulnerable
See source
Photographed on iNaturalist
19 times

11 species, 12 confirmed by other naturalists.

Most seen: Ditch Jewel, Grey Pansy, Indian Wanderer, European Carp and Three-striped Palm Squirrel.

Last seen Sep 2026

See source

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
See source
Height above sea level
881 m
See source
Coordinates

13.1392° N, 77.6893° E

See source

Read more

OpenStreetMap
See source
Wikidata

Q34936494

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Its number in each record
ATREE lake map
270
Lake Development Authority
LDA342
KGIS tank map
791