Lakes of Bendakaluru

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Rajapalya Hoodikere

Also called Giddanakere

Kere, a large tank, in Kaveri Nagara ward, Bengaluru East

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Size
22.4 acresAbout 13 football pitches
Rank by size
405th largestOf 1,621 lakes that still exist
Valley
Hebbal
Who looks after it
BBMPBruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike
Water quality
Fit only for irrigationTested Jul 2026
Built over
0% of the lakeSatellite land cover, 2021

Through the years

Nothing on record for 1915 to 1954, 1956 to 1979 and 1981 to 1983.

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

  1. 1914

    Built

    As the 2018 lake survey records it

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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. 1980

    On the survey map

    See source

  4. 1984-2021

    Held water every year

    Water in 37% of all satellite passes, 1984-2024

    40% of its water area has since gone dry; 0% 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

    See sourceSee source

  5. 2017-2025

    Mostly water in most years

    About three in four of these readings are right, so trust what holds for several years

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  6. 2018

    Still there in the 2018 lake survey

    Sewage, 28.8 acres surveyed

    See source

  7. 2023-2026

    Tested by the state board in 35 months, most often fit only for wildlife and fish

    Aug 2023 to Jul 2026

    See every testSee source

  8. 2024

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

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  9. 2025-2026

    Mostly floating weed after the monsoon; mostly dry or built in the dry season

    After monsoon, Oct 2025 to Dec 2025

    • 9% open water
    • 62% floating weed
    • 29% dry or built

    Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026

    • 0% open water
    • 0.7% floating weed
    • 99% dry or built
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How big it is

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

Drawn outline
22.4 acres

About 13 football pitches

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Land records
28.8 acres

About 16 football pitches

See source
2018 lake survey
28.8 acres

About 16 football pitches

See source
End to end
447 m

The longest straight line across the outline

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

How clean the water is

Latest test
Fit only for irrigation

Fit only for irrigation, cooling and waste disposal. Class E on the state board’s scale from A, the cleanest, to E.

Tested Jul 2026

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Class each month, tested 35 times since Aug 2023
Fit only for wildlife and fish: 24 months. Fit only for irrigation: 11 months. Every month is listed in the readings below.
Drinkable after disinfection
Fit for bathing
Drinkable after treatment
Fit only for wildlife and fish
Fit only for irrigation
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How it looked in 2018
Sewage
See source
What pollutes it, 2018

Sewage

See source
Sewage flows in, 2018

From the south-west

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

Latest test, Jul 2026. Too low to measure: boron, carbonate, nitrite, phenolphthalein alkalinity

MeasureUnitValue
Water temperature°C26
Dissolved oxygenmg/L1.1
pH6.8
ConductivityµS/cm772
BODmg/L18
Nitratemg/L as N3
Faecal coliformMPN/100mL9,400
Total coliformMPN/100mL21,000
Bicarbonatemg/L164
TurbidityNTU9.2
Total alkalinitymg/L as CaCO3164
Chloridemg/L120
CODmg/L192
Kjeldahl nitrogenmg/L as N6.1
Ammonia nitrogenmg/L as N5.5
Total hardnessmg/L as CaCO3204
Calcium hardnessmg/L as CaCO3104
Calciummg/L41.6
Magnesium hardnessmg/L as CaCO3100
Magnesiummg/L24.3
Sulphatemg/L38
Sodiummg/L76
Dissolved solidsmg/L526
Suspended solidsmg/L12
Phosphatemg/L0.34
Potassiummg/L15
Fluoridemg/L0.24
Sodium share%42
Sodium adsorption ratio2.31
Orthophosphatemg/L1.01

Every month the state board tested it

MonthClassDissolved oxygenmg/LBODmg/LFaecal coliformMPN/100mLTotal coliformMPN/100mLSource
Jul 2026E1.1189,40021,000See source
Jun 2026D5.373,2009,400See source
May 2026E2.4543804,300See source
Apr 2026D4.364901,500See source
Mar 2026D5.963105,400See source
Feb 2026D6.544602,800See source
Jan 2026D5.963103,500See source
Dec 2025E1.5293,1008,400See source
Nov 2025E0.8343,1009,400See source
Oct 2025D4.773,1009,400See source
Sep 2025E2.41213,00046,000See source
Aug 2025D5.464102,800See source
Jul 2025D6.841,70011,000See source
Jun 2025E382,3007,000See source
May 2025E3.21617,00049,000See source
Apr 2025D4.283104,300See source
Mar 2025D5.85201,600See source
Feb 2025D6421540See source
Jan 2025D5131702,200See source
Dec 2024E3.21778790See source
Nov 2024D7.252002,100See source
Oct 2024D6.741702,800See source
Sep 2024D6.7448540See source
Aug 2024D4.972302,400See source
Jul 2024E2124,00048,000See source
Jun 2024D4.4117,80049,000See source
May 2024E2.2522,60011,000See source
Apr 2024E1.2582,0009,400See source
Mar 2024D4.8102,10011,000See source
Feb 2024D4.293903,500See source
Jan 2024D642,2009,400See source
Dec 2023D5.9494016,000See source
Oct 2023D574609,200See source
Sep 2023D4.5849016,000See source
Aug 2023D5.353,30035,000See source

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/100mLSewage inflow
2017-11-29Inlet24.937.597042022164368260.6255000.051
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How much is built over

Built inside the outline
0%

From satellite land cover, 2021

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Encroached area, 2017
1.18 acres

Reported by the state legislature’s committee on lake encroachment

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Dumped in it

Garbage dump

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Other problems noted

Borewells

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Land within 500 m

67% built, 21% trees, 4% crops, 3% bare ground, 3% grass, 2% shrubs

From satellite land cover, 2021

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Who looks after it

Looked after by
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike

BBMP

See source
City work on the lake
Work in progress
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City zone
Mahadevapura
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Where its water comes from and goes

Valley
Hebbal

The river basin its water drains to

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Water comes from
See source
Overflows into

Kodigehalli Lake

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Catchment
3.1 km²

The land that drains into it

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Fed by, 2018 survey

Rainfall & drain

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Built parts, 2018 survey

2 inlet drains, 1 overflow weir, 1 sluice gate, no culverts, no check dams and no islands

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Used for, 2018 survey

Cattle feeding and washing

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Nearest sewage treatment plant

BWSSB 5MLD ISPS Sadarmangala

1.1 km away, treats 5 million litres a day

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What lives here

Birds recorded
89 species

Most seen: Little Grebe, Indian Pond-Heron, Black Kite, Red-wattled Lapwing and Common Myna.

957 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers

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All wildlife recorded
91 species

959 records, 2017 to 2024

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Threatened species seen here
2
  • Greater spotted eagle vulnerable
  • Spot-billed Pelican near threatened
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Photographed on iNaturalist
4 times

2 species, 2 confirmed by other naturalists.

Most seen: Plain Tiger Butterfly and blue plumbago.

Last seen Mar 2022

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Animals seen, 2018 survey

Birds and butterflies

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Water plants, 2018 survey

Emergent

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Weed cover, 2018 survey

Partial

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Around it

Around it in 2018

Vacant land, villas, Godown, apartment & Car shed

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Photos

No photos of it on Wikimedia Commons yet.

Where it is

Ward 34
Kaveri Nagara

ಕಾವೇರಿ ನಗರ

Bengaluru East corporation, Mahadevapura assembly seat

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Village
Hoodi

KR Puram hobli, Bengaluru East taluk, Bengaluru Urban district

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Land survey numbers

138

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Height above sea level
894 m
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Coordinates

12.9872° N, 77.7230° E

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Read more

OpenStreetMap
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Its number in each record
ATREE lake map
35
2018 lake survey
BUBEKRhod_kr3-697
Lake Development Authority
LDA145
KGIS tank map
725