Lakes of Bendakaluru

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Ramagonddanahalli Kere

Also called Ramagondanahalli kere, Ramagondanahalli Lake

Kere, a large tank, in Ramagondanahalli village, Bengaluru North taluk

See it on the map
Size
28.6 acresAbout 16 football pitches
Rank by size
327th largestOf 1,621 lakes that still exist
Valley
Hebbal
Who looks after it
BBMPBruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike
Water quality
Not tested for water quality yet
Built over
0% of the lakeSatellite, 2021. The 2018 survey found 0.8% encroached.

Through the years

Nothing on record for 1928 to 1954, 1956 to 1977 and 1979 to 1983.

The records listed below, drawn on one line from 1927 to 2026.

  1. 1927

    On the survey map

    See source

  2. 1955

    On the U.S. Army map

    Compiled from Survey of India maps of 1945-46

    See source

  3. 1978

    On the survey map

    See source

  4. 1984-2021

    Held water most years

    Water in 5% of all satellite passes, 1984-2024

    1% of its water area has since gone dry; 30% is new water

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

    See sourceSee source

  5. 2012

    Built

    As the 2018 lake survey records it

    See source

  6. 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

  7. 2018

    Still there in the 2018 lake survey

    0.8% encroached, clean, 36.6 acres surveyed

    Restored, year not recorded

    See source

  8. 2025-2026

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

    After monsoon, Oct 2025 to Dec 2025

    • 75% open water
    • 5% floating weed
    • 20% dry or built

    Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026

    • 2% open water
    • 0% floating weed
    • 98% dry or built
    See source

How big it is

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

Drawn outline
28.6 acres

About 16 football pitches

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Land records
36.6 acres

About 21 football pitches

See source
2018 lake survey
36.6 acres

About 21 football pitches

See source
End to end
641 m

The longest straight line across the outline

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Deepest point, 2018
1.5 m
See source
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
Clean
See source
What pollutes it, 2018

Agriculture runoff

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Sewage flows in, 2018

From the north-east

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

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/100mL
2017-11-282977.32751768963.73.8163.80.19110
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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
2.25 acres

Reported by the state legislature’s committee on lake encroachment

See source
Encroached by

Government agencies

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Taken for

Road

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Where it is encroached

On the north-east side

See source
Dumped in it

Stones

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Other problems noted

Idol immersion

See source
Land record maps
See source
Land within 500 m

55% crops, 18% trees, 14% built, 10% shrubs, 3% grass, 0.5% bare ground

From satellite land cover, 2021

See source

Who looks after it

Looked after by
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike

BBMP

See source
City work on the lake
Developed
See source
City zone
Yelahanka
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
Hebbal

The river basin its water drains to

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Water comes from
See source
Overflows into

Atturu Kere

See source
Catchment
2.9 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

3 inlet drains, 1 overflow weir, no sluice gates, no culverts, no check dams and no islands

See source
Used for, 2018 survey

Irrigation

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Nearest sewage treatment plant

Yelahanka Waste Water Treatment Plant

2.6 km away

See source

What lives here

Birds recorded
130 species

Most seen: Western Swamphen, Black Drongo, Red-wattled Lapwing, Green Bee-eater and Black Kite.

2,634 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers

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All wildlife recorded
132 species

2,636 records, 2020 to 2026

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Threatened species seen here
3
  • Indian Roller near threatened
  • Spot-billed Pelican near threatened
  • Greater spotted eagle vulnerable
See source
Photographed on iNaturalist
2 times

2 species, 2 confirmed by other naturalists.

Most seen: Slender Skimmer and Three Striped Blue Dart.

Last seen Jul 2026

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Animals seen, 2018 survey

Birds

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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

Plantation, agriculture, graveyard, settlement, layout & hotel

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Photos

No photos of it on Wikimedia Commons yet.

Where it is

Greater Bengaluru
Outside the city limits
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Village
Ramagondanahalli

Yelahanka hobli, Bengaluru North taluk, Bengaluru Urban district

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Land survey numbers

52

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Height above sea level
913 m
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Coordinates

13.1182° N, 77.5539° E

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Read more

OpenStreetMap
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Its number in each record
ATREE lake map
19
2018 lake survey
BUBNYHrgh_kr3-314
Lake Development Authority
LDA406
KGIS tank map
831
City lake monitoring site
89