Lakes of Bendakaluru

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Moge Kere

ಉತ್ತರಹಳ್ಳಿ ಕೆರೆ

Also called Uttarahalli Lake

Kere, a large tank, in Subramanyapura ward, Bengaluru South

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Size
9.70 acresAbout 5.5 football pitches
Rank by size
759th largestOf 1,621 lakes that still exist
Valley
Vrishabhavathi
Who looks after it
BBMPBruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike
Water quality
Fit only for irrigationTested Jul 2026
Built over
6% of the lakeSatellite, 2021. The 2018 survey found 3% encroached.

Through the years

Nothing on record for 1870 to 1979 and 1981 to 1983.

The records listed below, drawn on one line from 1869 to 2026.

  1. 1869

    Built

    As the 2018 lake survey records it

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  2. 1980

    On the survey map

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  3. 1984-2021

    Held water most years

    Water in 2% of all satellite passes, 1984-2024

    4% of its water area has since gone dry; 9% is new water

    Floating weed looks like dry land to this record, so a weed-covered year can read as dry

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  4. 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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  5. 2018

    Still there in the 2018 lake survey

    3% encroached, clean and polluted, 15.4 acres surveyed

    See source

  6. 2023-2026

    Tested by the state board in 35 months, most often fit only for irrigation

    Jul 2023 to Jul 2026

    See every testSee source

  7. 2025-2026

    Mostly open water after the monsoon; mostly dry or built in the dry season

    After monsoon, Oct 2025 to Dec 2025

    • 55% open water
    • 40% floating weed
    • 5% dry or built

    Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026

    • 0% open water
    • 35% floating weed
    • 65% dry or built
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How big it is

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

Drawn outline
9.70 acres

About 5.5 football pitches

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Land records
15.4 acres

About 8.7 football pitches

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2018 lake survey
15.4 acres

About 8.7 football pitches

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End to end
348 m

The longest straight line across the outline

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Deepest point, 2018
3 m
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Kind of lake
Kere, a large tank
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How clean the water is

Latest test
Fit only for irrigation

Fit only for irrigation, cooling and waste disposal. Class E on the state board’s scale from A, the cleanest, to E.

Tested Jul 2026

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Class each month, tested 35 times since Jul 2023
Fit only for wildlife and fish: 9 months. Fit only for irrigation: 26 months. Every month is listed in the readings below.
Drinkable after disinfection
Fit for bathing
Drinkable after treatment
Fit only for wildlife and fish
Fit only for irrigation
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How it looked in 2018
Clean and polluted
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What pollutes it, 2018

Sewage & STP water

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Sewage flows in, 2018

From the east

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Older tests
2 readings

From 2021

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Inlet and outlet tests, 2017-18
1 readings
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Every reading
Show every reading

Latest test, Jul 2026. Too low to measure: boron, carbonate, phenolphthalein alkalinity

MeasureUnitValue
Water temperature°C29
Dissolved oxygenmg/L2.9
pH7.3
ConductivityµS/cm1,115
BODmg/L27
Nitratemg/L as N4.5
Nitritemg/L as N0.39
Faecal coliformMPN/100mL630
Total coliformMPN/100mL9,200
Bicarbonatemg/L292
TurbidityNTU14.6
Total alkalinitymg/L as CaCO3292
Chloridemg/L192
CODmg/L216
Kjeldahl nitrogenmg/L as N5.6
Ammonia nitrogenmg/L as N4.5
Total hardnessmg/L as CaCO3280
Calcium hardnessmg/L as CaCO3144
Calciummg/L57.6
Magnesium hardnessmg/L as CaCO3136
Magnesiummg/L33.1
Sulphatemg/L46
Sodiummg/L97
Dissolved solidsmg/L756
Suspended solidsmg/L16
Phosphatemg/L0.31
Potassiummg/L5
Fluoridemg/L0.61
Sodium share%42
Sodium adsorption ratio2.52
Orthophosphatemg/L1.06

Every month the state board tested it

MonthClassDissolved oxygenmg/LBODmg/LFaecal coliformMPN/100mLTotal coliformMPN/100mLSource
Jul 2026E2.9276309,200See source
Jun 2026E0.49026,00070,000See source
May 2026E1.3132,2007,900See source
Apr 2026E9317,00070,000See source
Mar 2026E1.21146,00070,000See source
Feb 2026E22423,00046,000See source
Jan 2026D6.143,2009,400See source
Dec 2025D6.141702,400See source
Nov 2025D4.984905,400See source
Oct 2025D643,10015,000See source
Sep 2025E2.6273804,300See source
Aug 2025D4.372205,400See source
Jul 2025E3203102,100See source
Jun 2025D5.852,2008,400See source
May 2025E2281,10013,000See source
Apr 2025E1.23917350See source
Mar 2025E962,10,0007,00,000See source
Feb 2025E1.48431,00070,000See source
Jan 2025E2.4726,80049,000See source
Dec 2024E2.6204,3009,400See source
Nov 2024E2.820103,500See source
Sep 2024E52,2007,900See source
Aug 2024D4.291,1007,900See source
Jul 2024E2.8182103,500See source
Jun 2024E1.9295,80017,000See source
May 2024E2.2813,10017,000See source
Apr 2024E603,20017,000See source
Mar 2024E0.94078,0003,30,000See source
Feb 2024E2.6214,60017,000See source
Jan 2024E1.8989,40028,000See source
Dec 2023D5.466,30054,000See source
Oct 2023E1.21522,0002,40,000See source
Sep 2023D6.64See source
Aug 2023E1704,90035,000See source
Jul 2023E3.4174,90054,000See source

Older tests

DateWhereReadingWater temperature°CDissolved oxygenmg/LpHConductivityµS/cmBODmg/LNitrate and nitritemg/L as NFaecal coliformMPN/100mLTotal coliformMPN/100mLSource
2021Uttarahalli Doraikere, TankLowest250.36.719240.522,70024,000See source
2021Uttarahalli Doraikere, TankHighest257.19.3450482.0894,0005,40,000See source

Inlet and outlet tests, 2017-18 lake survey

DateWhereWater temperature°CLight transparencycmpHConductivityµS/cmDissolved solidsmg/LSuspended solidsmg/LTurbidityNTUDissolved oxygenmg/LCODmg/LBODmg/LTotal phosphateKjeldahl nitrogenmg/L as NTotal coliformMPN/100mL
2018-02-0619.748.25755206922874.6489.52141,600
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How much is built over

Built inside the outline
6%

From satellite land cover, 2021

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Encroached area, 2017
2.35 acres

Reported by the state legislature’s committee on lake encroachment

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Encroached by

Private owners

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Taken for

Houses

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Where it is encroached

On the north and east side

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Land within 500 m

88% built, 8% trees, 2% shrubs, 0.9% crops, 0.8% grass

From satellite land cover, 2021

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Who looks after it

Looked after by
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike

BBMP

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City work on the lake
Developed
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City zone
Bommanahalli
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City lake page

Open its page on the city’s lake monitoring site

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Where its water comes from and goes

Valley
Vrishabhavathi

The river basin its water drains to

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Overflows into

Kengeri 2

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Catchment
0.9 km²

The land that drains into it

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Fed by, 2018 survey

Rain & drain fed

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Built parts, 2018 survey

3 inlet drains, 1 overflow weir, no sluice gates, 1 culvert, no check dams and 3 islands

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Used for, 2018 survey

Park maintenance

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What lives here

Birds recorded
95 species

Most seen: Black Kite, Indian Pond-Heron, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Rose-ringed Parakeet and Common Myna.

2,483 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers

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All wildlife recorded
99 species

2,487 records, 2012 to 2026

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Threatened species seen here
2
  • Spot-billed Pelican near threatened
  • Indian Roller near threatened
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Photographed on iNaturalist
42 times

23 species, 29 confirmed by other naturalists.

Most seen: Indian Pond-Heron, Black-crowned Night Heron, White-throated Kingfisher, Grey Heron and Little Egret.

Last seen Apr 2026

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Animals seen, 2018 survey

Birds

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Water plants, 2018 survey

Emergent

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Weed cover, 2018 survey

Partial

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Around it

Around it in 2018

Temple, settlement, school & apartment

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Surveyor's note, 2018

Two village maps (1869 & 1904)

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Photos

Moge Kere, photographed in 2025
Gpkp / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons, 2025
Moge Kere, photographed in 2025
Gpkp / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons, 2025
Moge Kere, photographed in 2025
Gpkp / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons, 2025
Moge Kere, photographed in 2025
Gpkp / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons, 2025
Moge Kere, photographed in 2025
Gpkp / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons, 2025
Moge Kere, photographed in 2024
Gpkp / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons, 2024
Moge Kere, photographed in 2024
Gpkp / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons, 2024
Moge Kere, photographed in 2024
Gpkp / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons, 2024
Moge Kere, photographed in 2024
Gpkp / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons, 2024

Where it is

Ward 51
Subramanyapura

ಸುಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣ್ಯಪುರ

Bengaluru South corporation, Bangalore South assembly seat

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Village
Uttarahalli

Uttarahalli hobli, Bengaluru South taluk, Bengaluru Urban district

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Land survey numbers

111

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Height above sea level
862 m
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Coordinates

12.9081° N, 77.5414° E

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Read more

OpenStreetMap
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Wikimedia Commons

See every photo of it

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Wikidata

Q106416301

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Its number in each record
ATREE lake map
493
2018 lake survey
BUBSUHuth_kr1-1369
KGIS tank map
1031
City lake monitoring site
155