Lakes of Bendakaluru

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Singasandra

ಸಿಂಗಸಂದ್ರ ಕೆರೆ

Also called Govt. Jungu Kere, Singasandra Lake

Kere, a large tank, in Bandepalya ward, Bengaluru South

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Size
5.09 acresAbout 2.9 football pitches
Rank by size
1021st largestOf 1,621 lakes that still exist
Valley
Koramangala-Challaghatta
Who looks after it
BBMPBruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike
Water quality
Fit only for wildlife and fishTested Jul 2026
Built over
0% of the lakeSatellite, 2021. The 2018 survey found 0.8% encroached.

Through the years

Nothing on record for 1904 to 1979 and 1981 to 1983.

The records listed below, drawn on one line from 1903 to 2026.

  1. 1903

    Built

    As the 2018 lake survey records it

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  2. 1980

    Not on the survey map

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  3. 1984-2021

    Held water in 21 of 38 years

    Water in 8% of all satellite passes, 1984-2024

    0% of its water area has since gone dry; 39% is new water

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  4. 2014

    Restored

    See 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. 2018

    Still there in the 2018 lake survey

    0.8% encroached, polluted, 11.2 acres surveyed

    See source

  8. 2023-2026

    Tested by the state board in 36 months, most often fit only for wildlife and fish

    Jul 2023 to Jul 2026

    See every testSee source

  9. 2025-2026

    Mostly open water after the monsoon and in the dry season

    After monsoon, Oct 2025 to Dec 2025

    • 88% open water
    • 9% floating weed
    • 3% dry or built

    Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026

    • 73% open water
    • 9% 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
5.09 acres

About 2.9 football pitches

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Land records
10.3 acres

About 5.9 football pitches

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2018 lake survey
11.2 acres

About 6.3 football pitches

See source
End to end
241 m

The longest straight line across the outline

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Deepest point, 2018
3 m
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Kind of lake
Kere, a large tank
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How clean the water is

Latest test, Singasandra Lake
Fit only for wildlife and fish

Fit only for wildlife and fisheries. Class D on the state board’s scale from A, the cleanest, to E.

Tested Jul 2026

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Class each month at Singasandra Lake, tested 36 times since Jul 2023
Fit only for wildlife and fish: 28 months. Fit only for irrigation: 8 months. Every month is listed in the readings below.
Drinkable after disinfection
Fit for bathing
Drinkable after treatment
Fit only for wildlife and fish
Fit only for irrigation
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Class each month at Jungu Kere (Devarabeesanahalli Lake), tested 4 times since Feb 2024
Fit only for wildlife and fish: 3 months. Fit only for irrigation: 1 months. Every month is listed in the readings below.
Drinkable after disinfection
Fit for bathing
Drinkable after treatment
Fit only for wildlife and fish
Fit only for irrigation
See source
How it looked in 2018
Polluted
See source
What pollutes it, 2018

Sewage

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Sewage flows in, 2018

From the south

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Older tests
2 readings

From 2021

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

Latest test, Jul 2026, Singasandra Lake. Too low to measure: boron, carbonate, phenolphthalein alkalinity, phosphate, kjeldahl nitrogen, suspended solids

MeasureUnitValue
Water temperature°C24
Dissolved oxygenmg/L4.8
pH7.1
ConductivityµS/cm765
BODmg/L6
Nitratemg/L as N3.1
Nitritemg/L as N0.04
Faecal coliformMPN/100mL840
Total coliformMPN/100mL4,300
Bicarbonatemg/L116
TurbidityNTU8.6
Total alkalinitymg/L as CaCO3116
Chloridemg/L164
CODmg/L56
Ammonia nitrogenmg/L as N0.4
Total hardnessmg/L as CaCO396
Calcium hardnessmg/L as CaCO352
Calciummg/L20.8
Magnesium hardnessmg/L as CaCO344
Magnesiummg/L10.7
Sulphatemg/L20
Sodiummg/L64
Dissolved solidsmg/L520
Potassiummg/L3
Fluoridemg/L0.28
Sodium share%58
Sodium adsorption ratio2.86
Orthophosphatemg/L0.22

Every month the state board tested it

MonthStationClassDissolved oxygenmg/LBODmg/LFaecal coliformMPN/100mLTotal coliformMPN/100mLSource
Jul 2026Singasandra LakeD4.868404,300See source
Jun 2026Singasandra LakeD5.364003,500See source
May 2026Singasandra LakeD644902,100See source
Apr 2026Singasandra LakeD4.562,0009,400See source
Mar 2026Singasandra LakeD4.784902,100See source
Feb 2026Singasandra LakeD5.464001,700See source
Jan 2026Singasandra LakeD5.354901,700See source
Dec 2025Singasandra LakeD6.244702,800See source
Nov 2025Singasandra LakeD4.684004,300See source
Oct 2025Singasandra LakeD641102,400See source
Sep 2025Singasandra LakeD6.742403,500See source
Aug 2025Singasandra LakeD5.271402,400See source
Jul 2025Singasandra LakeE2.8273,2009,400See source
Jun 2025Singasandra LakeD6.243103,500See source
May 2025Singasandra LakeD651201,700See source
Apr 2025Singasandra LakeE1.2421303,500See source
Mar 2025Singasandra LakeD5.3109204,800See source
Mar 2025Jungu Kere (Devarabeesanahalli Lake)D6.24110790See source
Feb 2025Singasandra LakeD5.481404,300See source
Jan 2025Singasandra LakeD4.862304,300See source
Dec 2024Singasandra LakeD5.882,1007,000See source
Dec 2024Jungu Kere (Devarabeesanahalli Lake)E3.2242,1009,400See source
Nov 2024Singasandra LakeE3482105,400See source
Oct 2024Singasandra LakeD5.571,10013,000See source
Sep 2024Singasandra LakeE2.892603,500See source
Aug 2024Singasandra LakeD6.144103,500See source
Jul 2024Singasandra LakeE3.43017,00094,000See source
Jun 2024Singasandra LakeD5.462403,500See source
May 2024Singasandra LakeE3.4301402,400See source
Apr 2024Singasandra LakeD5.262,10017,000See source
Apr 2024Jungu Kere (Devarabeesanahalli Lake)D4.573302,200See source
Mar 2024Singasandra LakeD4.562,2004,900See source
Feb 2024Singasandra LakeE2.6133,30011,000See source
Feb 2024Jungu Kere (Devarabeesanahalli Lake)D4.763,30011,000See source
Jan 2024Singasandra LakeD6114,8001,60,000See source
Dec 2023Singasandra LakeE2.684805,400See source
Oct 2023Singasandra LakeD4.1132,70024,000See source
Sep 2023Singasandra LakeD4.1132,70024,000See source
Aug 2023Singasandra LakeD4.772,20024,000See source
Jul 2023Singasandra LakeD4.4746,0005,40,000See source

Older tests

DateWhereReadingWater temperature°CDissolved oxygenmg/LpHConductivityµS/cmBODmg/LNitrate and nitritemg/L as NFaecal coliformMPN/100mLTotal coliformMPN/100mLSource
2021Singasandra Lake, LakeLowest251.16.556240.54,30035,000See source
2021Singasandra Lake, LakeHighest2577.61,3673661,30,00016,00,000See source

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
2018-02-052378.15024606885.2240312251,600
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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
2.17 acres

Reported by the state legislature’s committee on lake encroachment

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Encroached by

Government agencies

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Taken for

Road

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Where it is encroached

On the north side

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Land record maps
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Land within 500 m

78% built, 12% trees, 4% crops, 3% grass, 2% shrubs, 0.9% bare ground, 0.8% water

From satellite land cover, 2021

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Who looks after it

Looked after by
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike

BBMP

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City work on the lake
Developed
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City zone
Bommanahalli
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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
Koramangala-Challaghatta

The river basin its water drains to

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Overflows into

Chikkabegur Kere

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Catchment
0.9 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

2 inlet drains, 1 overflow weir, no sluice gates, 2 culverts, no check dams and no islands

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Used for, 2018 survey

Fishing

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Nearest sewage treatment plant

Chikkabeguru Sewage Treatment Plant

845 m away

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What lives here

Birds recorded
46 species

Most seen: Western Swamphen, Common Myna, Indian Pond-Heron, Rock Pigeon and Little Cormorant.

187 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers

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All wildlife recorded
47 species

188 records, 2017 to 2024

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Threatened species seen here
1
  • Spot-billed Pelican near threatened
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Photographed on iNaturalist
9 times

7 species, 8 confirmed by other naturalists.

Most seen: White-throated Kingfisher, Grey Heron, Purple Heron, Granite Ghost and Chequered Keelback.

Last seen Jul 2024

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Animals seen, 2018 survey

Fish, birds, butterflies and dragonflies

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Water plants, 2018 survey

Emergent and free floating

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Around it

Around it in 2018

Settlement & vacant land

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Photos

No photos of it on Wikimedia Commons yet.

Where it is

Ward 67
Bandepalya

ಬಂಡೇಪಾಳ್ಯ

Bengaluru South corporation, Bommanahalli assembly seat

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Village
Singasandra

Begur hobli, Bengaluru South taluk, Bengaluru Urban district

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Land survey numbers

99, 100

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Height above sea level
911 m
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Coordinates

12.8823° N, 77.6453° E

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Read more

OpenStreetMap
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Its number in each record
ATREE lake map
121
2018 lake survey
BUBSBGsgs_kr2-1497
Lake Development Authority
LDA161
KGIS tank map
974
Water bodies census
2/12/002/276600/1302863/002
City lake monitoring site
83