Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics
Rajaghatta Kere
See it on the mapThrough the years
Nothing on record for 1956 to 1974 and 1976 to 1983.
1955
On the U.S. Army map
Compiled from Survey of India maps of 1945-46
1975
On the survey map
1984-2021
Held water most years
Water in 4% of all satellite passes, 1984-2024
50% of its water area has since gone dry; 1% is new water
4 years not counted: the satellite saw under half the lake
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 dry or built after the monsoon and in the dry season
After monsoon, Oct 2025 to Dec 2025
- 4% open water
- 8% floating weed
- 88% dry or built
Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026
- 0.2% open water
- 1% floating weed
- 99% dry or built
How big it is
How clean the water is
Not tested for water quality yet.
How much is built over
71% crops, 13% trees, 7% built, 6% shrubs, 1% grass
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: Eurasian Coot, Western Swamphen, Purple Heron, Indian Pond-Heron and Gray Heron.
660 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers
- Woolly-necked Stork near threatened
- River Tern vulnerable
- Indian Roller near threatened
3 species, 2 confirmed by other naturalists.
Most seen: Great Egret, Grey Heron and Black-headed Ibis.
Last seen Mar 2026
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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