Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics
Sunnakall Kere
Also called K100
Kere, a large tank, in Hombegowda Nagara ward, Bengaluru Central
See the lakes that disappearedThrough the years
Nothing on record for 1905 to 1954, 1956 to 1979 and 1981 to 1983.
1904
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
Not 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
2016
Gone by 2016, says the 2018 lake survey
116 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
79.32- Sy no 33 as per RTC, 27.0-Sy no 1 as per SSLR, 9.26-sy no 10 as per SSLR
How clean the water is
Not tested for water quality yet.
How much is built over
73% built, 23% trees, 1% crops, 1% shrubs, 0.9% grass, 0.8% bare ground
From satellite land cover, 2021
Who looks after it
Where its water comes from and goes
What lives here
Most seen: Black Kite, Common Myna, Rock Pigeon, Large-billed Crow and House Crow.
53 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers
63 species, 62 confirmed by other naturalists.
Most seen: Red Pierrot, Ladder brake, black maidenhair fern, Tailed Jay and Gaudy Baron.
Last seen Aug 2026
Photos
No photos of it on Wikimedia Commons yet.
Where it is
Read more
- 2018 lake survey
- BUBSBGadu_kr3-1394