Lakes of Bendakaluru

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Narasapanakere

In Kengeri Kote ward ward, Bengaluru West

See it on the map
Size
14.3 acresAbout 8.1 football pitches
Rank by size
589th largestOf 1,621 lakes that still exist
Valley
Vrishabhavathi
Who looks after it
Nobody on record looks after it
Water quality
Not tested for water quality yet
Built over
19% of the lakeSatellite land cover, 2021

Through the years

Nothing on record for 1915 to 1954, 1956 to 1972 and 1974 to 1983.

The records listed below, drawn on one line from 1914 to 2026.
  1. 1914

    Not on the survey map

  2. 1955

    On the U.S. Army map

    Compiled from Survey of India maps of 1945-46

  3. 1973

    Not on the survey map

  4. 1984-2021

    No open water seen in any year

  5. 2017-2025

    Mostly built on or bare from 2020

    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

    • 0% open water
    • 0% floating weed
    • 100% dry or built

    Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026

    • 0% open water
    • 0% floating weed
    • 100% dry or built

How big it is

Drawn outline
14.3 acres

About 8.1 football pitches

End to end
408 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
19%

From satellite land cover, 2021

Land within 500 m

36% crops, 23% shrubs, 18% trees, 13% built, 8% grass, 2% water

From satellite land cover, 2021

Who looks after it

Nobody on record looks after it.

Where its water comes from and goes

Valley
Vrishabhavathi

The river basin its water drains to

Catchment
0.1 km²

The land that drains into it

Nearest sewage treatment plant

Hemmigepura 13 MLD Sewage Treatment Plant

1.5 km away, treats 13 million litres a day

What lives here

Birds recorded
121 species

Most seen: Common Myna, Black Kite, Red-whiskered Bulbul, Purple-rumped Sunbird and White-browed Bulbul.

1,554 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers

All wildlife recorded
126 species

1,559 records, 2020 to 2024

Threatened species seen here
3
  • Indian Roller near threatened
  • Tawny Eagle vulnerable
  • Rufous-tailed Lark near threatened
Photographed on iNaturalist
15 times

14 species, 11 confirmed by other naturalists.

Most seen: Wineflower, Cadaba fruticosa, Plain Orange-tip, Eurasian Coot and White-throated Kingfisher.

Last seen Mar 2021

Around it

Nothing on record about what is around it.

Photos

No photos of it on Wikimedia Commons yet.

Where it is

Ward 20
Kengeri Kote ward

ಕೆಂಗೇರಿ ಕೋಟೆ ವಾರ್ಡ್

Bengaluru West corporation, Yeshwanthapura assembly seat

Height above sea level
808 m
Coordinates

12.8761° N, 77.4920° E

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Its number in each record
ATREE lake map
495