Lakes of Bendakaluru

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Rayaradoddi Lake

See it on the map
Size
76.2 acresAbout 43 football pitches
Rank by size
103rd largestOf 1,621 lakes that still exist
Valley
Suvarnamukhi
Who looks after it
Nobody on record looks after it
Water quality
Not tested for water quality yet
Built over
0% of the lakeSatellite land cover, 2021

Through the years

Nothing on record for 1956 to 1979 and 1981 to 1983.

The records listed below, drawn on one line from 1955 to 2026.

  1. 1955

    On the U.S. Army map

    Compiled from Survey of India maps of 1945-46

    See source

  2. 1980

    On the survey map

    See source

  3. 1984-2021

    Held water most years

    Water in 29% of all satellite passes, 1984-2024

    0% of its water area has since gone dry; 38% is new water

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

    See sourceSee source

  4. 2017-2025

    Mostly water every year

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

    See source

  5. 2025-2026

    Part open water, part dry or built after the monsoon; mostly open water in the dry season

    After monsoon, Oct 2025 to Dec 2025

    • 48% open water
    • 19% floating weed
    • 33% dry or built

    Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026

    • 59% open water
    • 12% floating weed
    • 30% dry or built
    See source

How big it is

Drawn outline
76.2 acres

About 43 football pitches

See source
End to end
977 m

The longest straight line across the outline

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How clean the water is

Not tested for water quality yet.

How much is built over

Built inside the outline
0%

From satellite land cover, 2021

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Land within 500 m

41% shrubs, 22% crops, 20% trees, 14% grass, 3% built, 2% water

From satellite land cover, 2021

See source

Who looks after it

Nobody on record looks after it.

Where its water comes from and goes

Valley
Suvarnamukhi

The river basin its water drains to

See source
Water comes from
See source
Catchment
24.8 km²

The land that drains into it

See source

What lives here

Birds recorded
182 species

Most seen: Ashy Prinia, Brahminy Kite, Red-wattled Lapwing, Little Cormorant and Rose-ringed Parakeet.

17,036 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers

See source
All wildlife recorded
227 species

17,093 records, 2009 to 2026

See source
Threatened species seen here
9
  • Indian Roller near threatened
  • River Tern vulnerable
  • Greater spotted eagle vulnerable
  • Spot-billed Pelican near threatened
  • Rufous-tailed Lark near threatened
  • Tawny Eagle vulnerable
  • Egyptian Vulture endangered
  • Steppe Eagle endangered
  • Woolly-necked Stork near threatened
See source
Photographed on iNaturalist
260 times

136 species, 205 confirmed by other naturalists.

Most seen: Asian Openbill, Little Grebe, Great Cormorant, Eurasian Coot and Brahminy Kite.

Last seen Jul 2026

See source

Around it

Nothing on record about what is around it.

Photos

No photos of it on Wikimedia Commons yet.

Where it is

Greater Bengaluru
Outside the city limits
See source
Height above sea level
753 m
See source
Coordinates

12.8064° N, 77.5313° E

See source

Read more

OpenStreetMap
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Its number in each record
ATREE lake map
891
KGIS tank map
1119