Lakes of Bendakaluru

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Ramohalli Kere

Kere, a large tank, in Ramohalli village, Bengaluru South taluk

See it on the map
Size
51.9 acresAbout 29 football pitches
Rank by size
168th largestOf 1,621 lakes that still exist
Valley
Vrishabhavathi
Who looks after it
ZPZilla Panchayat
Water quality
Not tested for water quality yet
Built over
0.1% of the lakeSatellite land cover, 2021

Through the years

Nothing on record for 1905 to 1913, 1915 to 1954, 1956 to 1972 and 1974 to 1983.

The records listed below, drawn on one line from 1904 to 2026.

  1. 1904

    Built

    As the 2018 lake survey records it

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  2. 1914

    On the survey map

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  3. 1955

    On the U.S. Army map

    Compiled from Survey of India maps of 1945-46

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  4. 1973

    On the survey map

    See source

  5. 1984-2021

    Held water until 2018

    Water in 14% of all satellite passes, 1984-2024

    3% of its water area has since gone dry; 15% 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

    No one cover holds over half of it in most years

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

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  8. 2018

    Still there in the 2018 lake survey

    Dry, 64.5 acres surveyed

    See source

  9. 2025-2026

    Mostly open water after the monsoon and in the dry season

    After monsoon, Oct 2025 to Dec 2025

    • 80% open water
    • 13% floating weed
    • 8% dry or built

    Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026

    • 77% open water
    • 6% floating weed
    • 18% dry or built
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How big it is

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

Drawn outline
51.9 acres

About 29 football pitches

See source
2018 lake survey
64.5 acres

About 37 football pitches

See source
End to end
836 m

The longest straight line across the outline

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Deepest point, 2018
4 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
Dry
See source

How much is built over

Built inside the outline
0.1%

From satellite land cover, 2021

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Dumped in it

Garbage & construction debris

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Other problems noted

Soil excavation

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Land record maps
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Land within 500 m

32% crops, 25% trees, 22% built, 16% shrubs, 6% grass

From satellite land cover, 2021

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Who looks after it

Looked after by
Zilla Panchayat

ZP

See source

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

Chikkaluru Kere

See source
Catchment
6.5 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

2 inlet drains, no overflow weirs, 2 sluice gates, no culverts, no check dams and no islands

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Nearest sewage treatment plant

STP-6

3.0 km away

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What lives here

Birds recorded
18 species

Most seen: Common Myna, White-breasted Waterhen, Gray Heron, Purple Heron and Greater Coucal.

19 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers

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All wildlife recorded
24 species

28 records, 2020 to 2024

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Photographed on iNaturalist
8 times

5 species, 8 confirmed by other naturalists.

Most seen: Crimson Marsh Glider, Angled Castor, Ditch Jewel, Great Eggfly and Dancing Dropwing.

Last seen Aug 2024

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Animals seen, 2018 survey

Butterflies and dragonflies

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Water plants, 2018 survey

Rooted floating

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Weed cover, 2018 survey

Partial

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Around it

Around it in 2018

Agriculture, settlement, plantation, temple & nursery

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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
Ramohalli

Kengeri hobli, Bengaluru South taluk, Bengaluru Urban district

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Land survey numbers

148

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Height above sea level
811 m
See source
Coordinates

12.9048° N, 77.4157° E

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Read more

OpenStreetMap
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Its number in each record
ATREE lake map
327
2018 lake survey
BUBSKGrmh_kr13-1295
KGIS tank map
120
Water bodies census
1/12/002/000003/000092/003