Lakes of Bendakaluru

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Muddenahalli Lake

ಅಮಾನಿಕೆರೆ

Also called Nagadasanahalli Kere, Nagadasanahalli Lake, Shingnaikanhalli Kere

Kere, a large tank, in Nagadasanahalli village, Bengaluru North taluk

See it on the map
Size
227 acresAbout 129 football pitches
Rank by size
21st largestOf 1,621 lakes that still exist
Valley
Hebbal
Who looks after it
BDABangalore Development Authority
Water quality
Not tested for water quality yet
Built over
0.1% of the lakeSatellite, 2021. The 2018 survey found 6% encroached.

Through the years

Nothing on record for 1905 to 1926, 1928 to 1954, 1956 to 1977 and 1979 to 1983.

The records listed below, drawn on one line from 1904 to 2026.

  1. 1904

    Built

    As the 2018 lake survey records it

    See source

  2. 1927

    On the survey map

    See source

  3. 1955

    On the U.S. Army map

    Compiled from Survey of India maps of 1945-46

    See source

  4. 1978

    On the survey map

    See source

  5. 1984-2021

    Held water most years

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

    0.1% of its water area has since gone dry; 32% is new water

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  6. 2017-2025

    Mostly plants or weed in most years

    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

  7. 2018

    Still there in the 2018 lake survey

    6% encroached, dry, 289 acres surveyed

    See source

  8. 2025-2026

    Mostly open water after the monsoon and in the dry season

    After monsoon, Oct 2025 to Dec 2025

    • 83% open water
    • 10% floating weed
    • 7% dry or built

    Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026

    • 86% open water
    • 5% floating weed
    • 9% dry or built
    See source

How big it is

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

Drawn outline
227 acres

About 129 football pitches

See source
2018 lake survey
289 acres

About 164 football pitches

See source
End to end
1.8 km

The longest straight line across the outline

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Deepest point, 2018
3 m
See source
Kind of lake
Kere, a large tank
See source

How clean the water is

State pollution board
Not tested by the state board
How it looked in 2018
Dry
See source
What pollutes it, 2018

Agriculture runoff

See source
Inlet and outlet tests, 2017-18
2 readings
See source
Every reading
Show every reading

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
2017-11-15Inlet25.5177.32371605243.13.46415.40.114110
2017-11-15Outlet26.997.62601452223.934811.50.171,600
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How much is built over

Built inside the outline
0.1%

From satellite land cover, 2021

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Encroached area, 2017
73.6 acres

Reported by the state legislature’s committee on lake encroachment

See source
Encroached by

Farmers

See source
Taken for

Agriculture

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Where it is encroached

On the west side

See source
Dumped in it

Garbage & P agriculture waste & construction debris

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Other problems noted

Soil Excavation

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Land within 500 m

40% crops, 29% built, 16% trees, 9% shrubs, 5% grass, 1% bare ground

From satellite land cover, 2021

See source

Who looks after it

Looked after by
Bangalore Development Authority

BDA

See source

Where its water comes from and goes

Valley
Hebbal

The river basin its water drains to

See source
Water comes from
See source
Overflows into

Harohalli Kere

See source
Catchment
15 km²

The land that drains into it

See source
Fed by, 2018 survey

Rain & drain fed

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Built parts, 2018 survey

4 inlet drains, 1 overflow weir, 1 sluice gate and 2 culverts

See source
Used for, 2018 survey

Washing, fishing and cattle feeding

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What lives here

Birds recorded
186 species

Most seen: Black Kite, Gray Heron, Ashy Prinia, Red-wattled Lapwing and Black Drongo.

16,476 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers

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All wildlife recorded
220 species

16,519 records, 2015 to 2026

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Threatened species seen here
8
  • Indian Roller near threatened
  • Spot-billed Pelican near threatened
  • Woolly-necked Stork near threatened
  • River Tern vulnerable
  • Greater spotted eagle vulnerable
  • Tawny Eagle vulnerable
  • Indian Spotted Eagle near threatened
  • Indian Flying Fox near threatened
See source
Photographed on iNaturalist
103 times

80 species, 89 confirmed by other naturalists.

Most seen: Dark Blue Tiger, Lesser Grass Blue, Red Avadavat, crown flower and Plain Tiger Butterfly.

Last seen Aug 2026

See source
Animals seen, 2018 survey

Fish and birds

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Water plants, 2018 survey

Emergent

See source
Weed cover, 2018 survey

Partial

See source

Around it

Around it in 2018

Agriculture land

See source

Photos

No photos of it on Wikimedia Commons yet.

Where it is

Greater Bengaluru
Outside the city limits
See source
Village
Nagadasanahalli

Yelahanka hobli, Bengaluru North taluk, Bengaluru Urban district

See source
Land survey numbers

19 (Singanayakanahalli)

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Height above sea level
920 m
See source
Coordinates

13.1614° N, 77.5713° E

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Read more

OpenStreetMap
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Wikidata

Q34923243

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Its number in each record
ATREE lake map
82
2018 lake survey
BUBNYHngd_kr1-302
Lake Development Authority
LDA379
KGIS tank map
876