Lakes of Bendakaluru

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Makanahalli Kere

See it on the map
Size
79.9 acresAbout 45 football pitches
Rank by size
97th 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
0.2% of the lakeSatellite land cover, 2021

Through the years

Nothing on record for 1915 to 1954, 1956 to 1973 and 1975 to 1983.

The records listed below, drawn on one line from 1914 to 2026.

  1. 1914

    Not 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. 1974

    On the survey map

    See source

  4. 1984-2021

    Held water most years

    Water in 3% of all satellite passes, 1984-2024

    59% of its water area has since gone dry; 2% is new water

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

    See sourceSee source

  5. 2017-2025

    Mostly plants or weed every year

    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

    See source

  6. 2025-2026

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

    After monsoon, Nov 2025 to Dec 2025

    • 13% open water
    • 18% floating weed
    • 69% dry or built

    Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026

    • 13% open water
    • 18% floating weed
    • 69% dry or built
    See source

How big it is

Drawn outline
79.9 acres

About 45 football pitches

See source
End to end
802 m

The longest straight line across the outline

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How clean the water is

State pollution board
Not tested by the state board
Older tests
2 readings

From 2021

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Every reading
Show every reading

Older tests

DateWhereReadingWater temperature°CDissolved oxygenmg/LpHConductivityµS/cmBODmg/LNitrate and nitritemg/L as NFaecal coliformMPN/100mLTotal coliformMPN/100mLSource
2021Makana Kere, TankLowest211.97.37403.80.79307,000See source
2021Makana Kere, TankHighest27381,4005.81.22,60013,000See source

How much is built over

Built inside the outline
0.2%

From satellite land cover, 2021

See source
Land within 500 m

61% crops, 25% shrubs, 8% built, 5% trees, 2% grass

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

Kodihalli Kere

See source
Catchment
57.3 km²

The land that drains into it

See source

What lives here

No wildlife records from this lake yet.

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
873 m
See source
Coordinates

13.0152° N, 77.8320° E

See source

Read more

OpenStreetMap
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Wikidata

Q49703486

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Its number in each record
ATREE lake map
1086
miTankId
KA21040131