Lakes of Bendakaluru

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Timmasadra Kere

ತಿಮ್ಮಸಂದ್ರ

Also called Thimmasandra kere, Thimmasandra

Kere, a large tank, in Thimmasandra village, Bengaluru North taluk

See it on the map
Size
52.9 acresAbout 30 football pitches
Rank by size
163rd largestOf 1,621 lakes that still exist
Valley
Hebbal
Who looks after it
ZPZilla Panchayat
Water quality
Not tested for water quality yet
Built over
0% of the lakeSatellite, 2021. The 2018 survey found 70% encroached.

Through the years

Nothing on record for 1920 to 1926, 1928 to 1954, 1956 to 1977 and 1979 to 1983.

The records listed below, drawn on one line from 1919 to 2026.

  1. 1919

    Built

    As the 2018 lake survey records it

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  2. 1927

    On the survey map

    See source

  3. 1955

    On the U.S. Army map

    Compiled from Survey of India maps of 1945-46

    See source

  4. 1978

    On the survey map

    See source

  5. 1984-2021

    Held water most years

    Water in 19% of all satellite passes, 1984-2024

    0% of its water area has since gone dry; 71% is new water

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

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  6. 2017-2025

    No one cover holds over half of it 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

    70% encroached, dry, 102 acres surveyed

    See source

  8. 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

    • 76% open water
    • 0.3% floating weed
    • 23% dry or built
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How big it is

The records disagree on its size, so each measure is shown.

Drawn outline
52.9 acres

About 30 football pitches

See source
2018 lake survey
102 acres

About 58 football pitches

See source
End to end
945 m

The longest straight line across the outline

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

State pollution board
Not tested by the state board
How it looked in 2018
Dry
See source
What pollutes it, 2018

Agriculture runoff

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

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
2017-11-1428.686.8183115145121.17.214427.40.17170
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How much is built over

Built inside the outline
0%

From satellite land cover, 2021

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Encroached by

Farmers

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Taken for

Agriculture

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Where it is encroached

On the all side

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Other problems noted

Rapid soil excavation

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Land within 500 m

54% crops, 17% trees, 14% shrubs, 8% built, 6% grass, 0.6% bare ground

From satellite land cover, 2021

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Who looks after it

Looked after by
Zilla Panchayat

ZP

See source

Where its water comes from and goes

Valley
Hebbal

The river basin its water drains to

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Water comes from
See source
Overflows into

Muddenahalli Lake

See source
Catchment
5.7 km²

The land that drains into it

See source
Fed by, 2018 survey

Rainfall

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Built parts, 2018 survey

4 inlet drains, 1 overflow weir, 1 sluice gate, no culverts, no check dams and no islands

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Used for, 2018 survey

Irrigation

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What lives here

Birds recorded
136 species

Most seen: Common Myna, Indian Pond-Heron, White-throated Kingfisher, Brahminy Kite and Ashy Prinia.

3,720 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers

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All wildlife recorded
144 species

3,730 records, 2021 to 2026

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Threatened species seen here
5
  • Indian Roller near threatened
  • River Tern vulnerable
  • Greater spotted eagle vulnerable
  • Spot-billed Pelican near threatened
  • Rufous-tailed Lark near threatened
See source
Photographed on iNaturalist
25 times

13 species, 12 confirmed by other naturalists.

Most seen: Giant Honey Bee, crown flower, Grass Cross Spider, common conecap and Common Crow.

Last seen Jul 2026

See source
Weed cover, 2018 survey

Partial

See source

Around it

Around it in 2018

Agriculture & plantation

See source

Photos

No photos of it on Wikimedia Commons yet.

Where it is

Greater Bengaluru
Outside the city limits
See source
Village
Thimmasandra

Jala hobli, Bengaluru North taluk, Bengaluru Urban district

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Land survey numbers

10 (Thimmasandra), 154 (Tharahunse)

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Height above sea level
891 m
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Coordinates

13.1698° N, 77.5874° E

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Read more

OpenStreetMap
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Wikidata

Q49703609

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Its number in each record
ATREE lake map
794
2018 lake survey
BUBNJLtms_kr1-370
KGIS tank map
894