Lakes of Bendakaluru

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Sandekuppe Kere

See it on the map
Size
65.9 acresAbout 37 football pitches
Rank by size
128th largestOf 1,621 lakes that still exist
Valley
Arkavathi
Who looks after it
Nobody on record looks after it
Water quality
Not tested for water quality yet
Built over
0.3% of the lakeSatellite land cover, 2021

Through the years

Nothing on record for 1915 to 1954, 1956 to 1973 and 1975 to 1983.

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

  1. 1914

    Not 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. 1974

    On the survey map

    See source

  4. 1984-2021

    Held water most years

    Water in 15% of all satellite passes, 1984-2024

    3% of its water area has since gone dry; 14% is new water

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

    See sourceSee source

  5. 2017-2018

    In the water bodies census, not marked as encroached

    This census's status marks are often wrong

    See source

  6. 2017-2025

    Mostly water in most years

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

    See source

  7. 2025-2026

    Mostly open water after the monsoon and in the dry season

    After monsoon, Oct 2025 to Dec 2025

    • 82% open water
    • 12% floating weed
    • 6% dry or built

    Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026

    • 80% open water
    • 7% floating weed
    • 14% dry or built
    See source

How big it is

Drawn outline
65.9 acres

About 37 football pitches

See source
End to end
1.3 km

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
0.3%

From satellite land cover, 2021

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Land within 500 m

42% crops, 24% shrubs, 22% trees, 10% built, 2% grass

From satellite land cover, 2021

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Who looks after it

Nobody on record looks after it.

Where its water comes from and goes

Valley
Arkavathi

The river basin its water drains to

See source
Water comes from
See source
Catchment
13.7 km²

The land that drains into it

See source

What lives here

Birds recorded
138 species

Most seen: White-throated Kingfisher, Coppersmith Barbet, Gray Heron, Ashy Prinia and Common Myna.

3,670 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers

See source
All wildlife recorded
153 species

3,688 records, 2010 to 2025

See source
Threatened species seen here
5
  • Indian Roller near threatened
  • Spot-billed Pelican near threatened
  • River Tern vulnerable
  • Tawny Eagle vulnerable
  • Indian Bael near threatened
See source
Photographed on iNaturalist
140 times

85 species, 120 confirmed by other naturalists.

Most seen: Red Avadavat, Scaly-breasted Munia, Red-wattled Lapwing, Grey Heron and Indian Silverbill.

Last seen Mar 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
832 m
See source
Coordinates

13.0195° N, 77.3873° E

See source

Read more

OpenStreetMap
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Its number in each record
ATREE lake map
705
KGIS tank map
1
Water bodies census
1/12/002/000002/000175/001