Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics
Mugbal Kere
ಮುಗ್ಬಾಲ್ ಕೆರೆ
See it on the mapThrough the years
Nothing on record for 1915 to 1954, 1956 to 1973 and 1975 to 1983.
1914
On the survey map
1955
On the U.S. Army map
Compiled from Survey of India maps of 1945-46
1974
On the survey map
1984-2021
Held water most years
Water in 10% of all satellite passes, 1984-2024
36% of its water area has since gone dry; 0.1% is new water
4 years not counted: the satellite saw under half the lake
Floating weed looks like dry land to this record, so a weed-covered year can read as dry
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
2025-2026
Mostly floating weed after the monsoon and in the dry season
After monsoon, Nov 2025 to Dec 2025
- 16% open water
- 80% floating weed
- 4% dry or built
Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026
- 15% open water
- 80% floating weed
- 5% dry or built
How big it is
How clean the water is
Not tested for water quality yet.
How much is built over
56% crops, 14% shrubs, 14% built, 12% trees, 3% grass, 0.5% bare ground
From satellite land cover, 2021
Who looks after it
Nobody on record looks after it.
Where its water comes from and goes
What lives here
Most seen: Common Myna, Oriental Darter, Indian Pond-Heron, Black Kite and Ashy Prinia.
689 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers
- Indian Roller near threatened
- Spot-billed Pelican near threatened
- River Tern vulnerable
Around it
Nothing on record about what is around it.
Photos
No photos of it on Wikimedia Commons yet.
Where it is
Read more
- ATREE lake map
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