Lakes of Bendakaluru

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Tavarekere Kere

ತಾವರೆಕೆರೆ ಕೆರೆ

See it on the map
Size
157 acresAbout 89 football pitches
Rank by size
40th largestOf 1,621 lakes that still exist
Valley
Dakshina Pinakini
Who looks after it
Nobody on record looks after it
Water quality
Not tested for water quality yet
Built over
1% of the lakeSatellite land cover, 2021

Through the years

Nothing on record for 1915 to 1954, 1956 to 1973 and 1975 to 1983.

The records listed below, drawn on one line from 1914 to 2026.
  1. 1914

    On the survey map

  2. 1955

    On the U.S. Army map

    Compiled from Survey of India maps of 1945-46

  3. 1974

    On the survey map

  4. 1984-2021

    Held water most years

    Water in 22% of all satellite passes, 1984-2024

    10% of its water area has since gone dry; 1% is new water

    4 years not counted: the satellite saw under half the lake

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

  5. 2017-2025

    Mostly water in most years

    About three in four of these readings are right, so trust what holds for several years

  6. 2025-2026

    Mostly open water after the monsoon and in the dry season

    After monsoon, Nov 2025 to Dec 2025

    • 64% open water
    • 27% floating weed
    • 9% dry or built

    Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026

    • 65% open water
    • 25% floating weed
    • 10% dry or built

How big it is

Drawn outline
157 acres

About 89 football pitches

End to end
1.1 km

The longest straight line across the outline

How clean the water is

Not tested for water quality yet.

How much is built over

Built inside the outline
1%

From satellite land cover, 2021

Land within 500 m

66% crops, 10% trees, 8% built, 6% shrubs, 6% grass, 2% water, 1% bare ground

From satellite land cover, 2021

Who looks after it

Nobody on record looks after it.

Where its water comes from and goes

Valley
Dakshina Pinakini

The river basin its water drains to

Catchment
13.5 km²

The land that drains into it

What lives here

Birds recorded
120 species

Most seen: Black Kite, Gray Heron, Ashy Prinia, White-throated Kingfisher and Brahminy Kite.

1,238 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers

All wildlife recorded
120 species

1,238 records, 2020 to 2024

Threatened species seen here
5
  • Indian Roller near threatened
  • River Tern vulnerable
  • Spot-billed Pelican near threatened
  • Greater spotted eagle vulnerable
  • Woolly-necked Stork near threatened
Photographed on iNaturalist
9 times

6 species, 6 confirmed by other naturalists.

Most seen: Black Kite, Oriental Darter, Black-winged Kite, Indian Silverbill and Brahminy Kite.

Last seen Dec 2024

Around it

Nothing on record about what is around it.

Photos

No photos of it on Wikimedia Commons yet.

Where it is

Greater Bengaluru
Outside the city limits
Height above sea level
893 m
Coordinates

13.1302° N, 77.9375° E

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Its number in each record
ATREE lake map
551