Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics
Saneguruvanahalli Lake-1
Kere, a large tank, in Sane Guruvana Halli ward, Bengaluru West
See the lakes that disappearedThrough the years
Nothing on record for 1904 to 1954, 1956 to 1979 and 1981 to 1983.
1903
Built
As the 2018 lake survey records it
1955
Not on the U.S. Army map
Compiled from Survey of India maps of 1945-46
1980
On the survey map
1984-2021
No open water seen in any year
The lake is small for this record, so treat it as rough
2015
Gone by 2015, says the 2018 lake survey
12.6 acres surveyed
2017-2025
Mostly built on or bare every year
The lake is known only as a point or is under a quarter acre, so the shares are rough
About three in four of these readings are right, so trust what holds for several years
2025-2026
Mostly dry or built after the monsoon and in the dry season
The lake is small for these images, so treat the shares as rough
After monsoon, Oct 2025 to Dec 2025
- 0% open water
- 0% floating weed
- 100% dry or built
Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026
- 0% open water
- 0% floating weed
- 100% dry or built
How big it is
What took its place
How clean the water is
Not tested for water quality yet.
How much is built over
Who looks after it
Where its water comes from and goes
Where its water comes from and goes is not on record.
What lives here
Most seen: Rock Pigeon, House Sparrow, Rose-ringed Parakeet, House Crow and Asian Koel.
27 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers
Photos
No photos of it on Wikimedia Commons yet.
Where it is
ಸಾಣೆ ಗುರುವನ ಹಳ್ಳಿ
Bengaluru West corporation, Rajajinagar assembly seat
Yeshwanthpura hobli, Bengaluru North taluk, Bengaluru Urban district
Read more
- 2018 lake survey
- BUBNYPsgv_kr1-209