Lakes of Bendakaluru

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Somapura Kere

In Kengeri Kote ward ward, Bengaluru West

See it on the map
Size
11.3 acresAbout 6.4 football pitches
Rank by size
694th largestOf 1,621 lakes that still exist
Valley
Vrishabhavathi
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 1915 to 1954, 1956 to 1972 and 1974 to 1983.

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

  1. 1914

    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. 1973

    Not on the survey map

    See source

  4. 1984-2021

    Held water most years

    Water in 20% of all satellite passes, 1984-2024

    0% of its water area has since gone dry; 19% is new water

    Floating weed looks like dry land to this record, so a weed-covered year can read as dry

    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 floating weed after the monsoon and in the dry season

    After monsoon, Oct 2025 to Dec 2025

    • 27% open water
    • 68% floating weed
    • 5% dry or built

    Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026

    • 0% open water
    • 91% floating weed
    • 10% dry or built
    See source

How big it is

Drawn outline
11.3 acres

About 6.4 football pitches

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End to end
427 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

36% crops, 24% built, 19% shrubs, 12% trees, 8% 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
Vrishabhavathi

The river basin its water drains to

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Water comes from
See source
Overflows into

Chenvinayanahalli Kere

See source
Catchment
4 km²

The land that drains into it

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Nearest sewage treatment plant

Hemmigepura 13 MLD Sewage Treatment Plant

1.2 km away, treats 13 million litres a day

See source

What lives here

Birds recorded
94 species

Most seen: Eurasian Coot, Little Cormorant, Black Kite, Ashy Prinia and Red-wattled Lapwing.

631 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers

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All wildlife recorded
94 species

631 records, 2007 to 2024

See source
Threatened species seen here
1
  • River Tern vulnerable
See source
Photographed on iNaturalist
1 times

1 species, 1 confirmed by other naturalists.

Most seen: Rose-ringed Parakeet.

Last seen Jul 2021

See source

Around it

Nothing on record about what is around it.

Photos

No photos of it on Wikimedia Commons yet.

Where it is

Ward 20
Kengeri Kote ward

ಕೆಂಗೇರಿ ಕೋಟೆ ವಾರ್ಡ್

Bengaluru West corporation, Yeshwanthapura assembly seat

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Height above sea level
795 m
See source
Coordinates

12.8803° N, 77.4918° E

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Read more

OpenStreetMap
See source
Its number in each record
ATREE lake map
334
KGIS tank map
1165
Water bodies census
2/12/002/276600/1302870/004