Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics
Sonnenahalli Lake
See it on the mapThrough the years
Nothing on record for 1956 to 1974 and 1976 to 1983.
1955
On the U.S. Army map
Compiled from Survey of India maps of 1945-46
1975
On the survey map
1984-2021
Held water every year
Water in 65% 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
2017-2025
Mostly water every year
About three in four of these readings are right, so trust what holds for several years
2025-2026
Mostly open water after the monsoon and in the dry season
After monsoon, Oct 2025 to Dec 2025
- 98% open water
- 1% floating weed
- 1% dry or built
Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026
- 95% open water
- 1% floating weed
- 4% dry or built
How big it is
How clean the water is
Not tested for water quality yet.
How much is built over
50% crops, 42% shrubs, 5% trees, 2% grass, 0.9% built
From satellite land cover, 2021
Who looks after it
Nobody on record looks after it.
Where its water comes from and goes
What lives here
Most seen: Indian Peafowl, Black Drongo, Ashy Prinia, White-browed Bulbul and Eastern Red-rumped Swallow.
700 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers
- River Tern vulnerable
- Indian Roller near threatened
- Egyptian Vulture endangered
3 species, 3 confirmed by other naturalists.
Most seen: Purple Sunbird, Common Tailorbird and Oriental Honey-buzzard.
Last seen Aug 2026
Around it
Nothing on record about what is around it.
Photos
No photos of it on Wikimedia Commons yet.
Where it is
Read more
- ATREE lake map
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