Lakes of Bendakaluru

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Muppatu Kavalu Hosa Kere

ಹೊಸಕೆರೆ

Also called Bandimatta Hosa kere, Hosa kere

Kere, a large tank, in Kengal Hanumanthaiah West ward, Bengaluru West

See it on the map
Size
28.8 acresAbout 16 football pitches
Rank by size
322nd largestOf 1,621 lakes that still exist
Valley
Vrishabhavathi
Who looks after it
BBMPBruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike
Water quality
Not tested for water quality yet
Built over
0.1% of the lakeSatellite, 2021. The 2018 survey found 8% encroached.

Through the years

Nothing on record for 1915 to 1954, 1956 to 1972 and 1975 to 1983.

The records listed below, drawn on one line from 1914 to 2026.

  1. 1914

    Not on the survey map

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  2. 1955

    Not on the U.S. Army map

    Compiled from Survey of India maps of 1945-46

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  3. 1973

    On the survey map

    See source

  4. 1974

    Built

    As the 2018 lake survey records it

    See source

  5. 1984-2021

    Held water most years

    Water in 16% of all satellite passes, 1984-2024

    8% of its water area has since gone dry; 7% is new water

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

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  6. 2017-2018

    In the water bodies census, not marked as encroached

    This census's status marks are often wrong

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  7. 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

  8. 2018

    Still there in the 2018 lake survey

    8% encroached, polluted, 54.4 acres surveyed

    See source

  9. 2024

    On the state's list of Bengaluru lakes, looked after by BBMP

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  10. 2025-2026

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

    After monsoon, Oct 2025 to Dec 2025

    • 66% open water
    • 10% floating weed
    • 24% dry or built

    Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026

    • 0% open water
    • 5% floating weed
    • 95% dry or built
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How big it is

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

Drawn outline
28.8 acres

About 16 football pitches

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2018 lake survey
54.4 acres

About 31 football pitches

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End to end
1.1 km

The longest straight line across the outline

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

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

Sewage

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Sewage flows in, 2018

From the north

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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 by

Private owners and the public

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Taken for

Houses, temple

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Where it is encroached

On the east, south-east and south-west side

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Dumped in it

Garbage, construction debris & plastic

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Other problems noted

Soil excavation

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Land within 500 m

59% built, 14% shrubs, 12% trees, 11% crops, 3% grass, 0.7% bare ground

From satellite land cover, 2021

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Who looks after it

Looked after by
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike

BBMP

See source
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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Water comes from
See source
Overflows into

Vrishabhavathi River

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Catchment
17.2 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

5 inlet drains, 1 overflow weir, 1 sluice gate, 1 culvert, no check dams and no islands

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Nearest sewage treatment plant

Kengeri 60MLD Sewage Treatment Plant

1.6 km away, treats 60 million litres a day

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What lives here

Birds recorded
76 species

Most seen: Black Drongo, Common Myna, Indian Pond-Heron, White-throated Kingfisher and Black Kite.

308 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers

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All wildlife recorded
77 species

309 records, 2017 to 2025

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Threatened species seen here
2
  • Red-necked Falcon near threatened
  • Spot-billed Pelican near threatened
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Photographed on iNaturalist
16 times

15 species, 16 confirmed by other naturalists.

Most seen: Blyth's Reed Warbler, Common Kingfisher, Tree Pipit, Yellow-billed Babbler and Large-billed Crow.

Last seen Dec 2025

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Animals seen, 2018 survey

Butterflies and dragonflies

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Water plants, 2018 survey

Emergent

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Weed cover, 2018 survey

Complete

See source

Around it

Around it in 2018

Layout, coconut plantation, temple settlement

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Photos

No photos of it on Wikimedia Commons yet.

Where it is

Ward 18
Kengal Hanumanthaiah West

ಕೆಂಗಲ್ ಹನುಮಂತಯ್ಯ ಪಶ್ಚಿಮ

Bengaluru West corporation, Yeshwanthapura assembly seat

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Village
Valagerahalli

Kengeri hobli, Bengaluru South taluk, Bengaluru Urban district

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Land survey numbers

16

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Height above sea level
808 m
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Coordinates

12.9284° N, 77.4823° E

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Read more

OpenStreetMap
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Its number in each record
ATREE lake map
494
2018 lake survey
BUBSKGvlg_kr3-1308
KGIS tank map
1208
Water bodies census
2/12/002/276600/1302831/002
City lake monitoring site
101