Lakes of Bendakaluru

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Marohalli Kere

ತೆಪ್ಪದ ಬೇಗೂರು ಚಿಕ್ಕ ಕೆರೆ

Also called Tippada Beguru Chikka Kere

See it on the map
Size
31.2 acresAbout 18 football pitches
Rank by size
301st largestOf 1,621 lakes that still exist
Valley
Kumudvathi
Who looks after it
Nobody on record looks after it
Water quality
Not tested for water quality yet
Built over
0.3% 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

  2. 1955

    Not on the U.S. Army map

    Compiled from Survey of India maps of 1945-46

  3. 1974

    On the survey map

  4. 1984-2021

    Held water most years

    Water in 9% of all satellite passes, 1984-2024

    17% of its water area has since gone dry; 20% is new water

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

  5. 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

  6. 2025-2026

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

    After monsoon, Oct 2025 to Dec 2025

    • 23% open water
    • 5% floating weed
    • 72% dry or built

    Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026

    • 3% open water
    • 0.2% floating weed
    • 97% dry or built

How big it is

Drawn outline
31.2 acres

About 18 football pitches

End to end
955 m

The longest straight line across the outline

How clean the water is

Not tested for water quality yet.

How much is built over

Built inside the outline
0.3%

From satellite land cover, 2021

Land within 500 m

57% crops, 24% built, 12% trees, 3% shrubs, 3% grass, 1% bare ground

From satellite land cover, 2021

Who looks after it

Nobody on record looks after it.

Where its water comes from and goes

Valley
Kumudvathi

The river basin its water drains to

Catchment
3.4 km²

The land that drains into it

What lives here

Birds recorded
24 species

Most seen: White-throated Kingfisher, Black Kite, Rock Pigeon, Brahminy Kite and Black Drongo.

85 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers

All wildlife recorded
25 species

86 records, 2017 to 2023

Photographed on iNaturalist
6 times

4 species, 4 confirmed by other naturalists.

Most seen: Bonpland's croton, fennel, Purple Bush-Bean and Blue Tiger.

Last seen Jan 2024

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
Height above sea level
864 m
Coordinates

13.1508° N, 77.3344° E

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Its number in each record
ATREE lake map
665