Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Maralajunte Lake

Size

21.9 acresAbout 12 football pitches

Rank by size

414th 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 1928 to 1954, 1956 to 1977 and 1979 to 1983.

Water seen by satellite each year, up to 18.9 acres. Grey: years it saw under half the lake

What covers it each year:waterbuilt on or bareplants or weed

1927

1955

1978

1984

1927
Not on the survey map
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1955
On the U.S. Army map
Compiled from Survey of India maps of 1945-46
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1978
Not on the survey map
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1984-2021
Held water most years
Water in 31% of all satellite passes, 1984-2024
0% of its water area has since gone dry; 75% is new water
5 years not counted: the satellite saw under half the lake
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2017-2018
In the water bodies census, not marked as encroached
This census's status marks are often wrong
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2017-2025
No one cover holds over half of it in most years
About three in four of these readings are right, so trust what holds for several years
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2025-2026
Mostly open water after the monsoon; mostly dry or built in the dry season
After monsoon, Oct 2025 to Dec 2025
63% open water
1% floating weed
36% dry or built
Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026
34% open water
0% floating weed
66% dry or built
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