Lakes of Bendakaluru

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Ullalu Lake-1

Also called Ullalu Chickere

Kere, a large tank, in Ullal ward, Bengaluru West

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Size
0.64 acresSmaller than a football pitch
Rank by size
DisappearedGone by 2015
Valley
No valley on record
Who looks after it
BBMPBruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike
Water quality
Not tested for water quality yet
Built over
19% of the lakeSatellite land cover, 2021

Through the years

Nothing on record for 1971 to 1983.

The records listed below, drawn on one line from 1970 to 2026.

  1. 1970

    Built

    As the 2018 lake survey records it

    See source

  2. 1984-2021

    No open water seen in any year

    The lake is small for this record, so treat it as rough

    See sourceSee source

  3. 2015

    Gone by 2015, says the 2018 lake survey

    6.08 acres surveyed

    See source

  4. 2017-2025

    Mostly built on or bare every year

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

    See source

  5. 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
    See source

How big it is

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

Drawn outline
0.64 acres

Smaller than a football pitch

See source
2018 lake survey
6.08 acres

About 3.4 football pitches

See source
End to end
86 m

The longest straight line across the outline

See source
Kind of lake
Kere, a large tank
See source

What took its place

On the site now
Park & building
See source
Filled in by

BDA

See source
Around it in 2018

Coconutplant., layout, commerical building & houses

See source

How clean the water is

Not tested for water quality yet.

How much is built over

Built inside the outline
19%

From satellite land cover, 2021

See source
Land within 500 m

48% built, 20% crops, 16% shrubs, 14% trees, 2% grass

From satellite land cover, 2021

See source

Who looks after it

Looked after by
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike

BBMP

See source

Where its water comes from and goes

Nearest sewage treatment plant

Mallathahalli Sewage Treatment Plant

1.4 km away, treats 5 million litres a day

See source

What lives here

No wildlife records from this lake yet.

Photos

No photos of it on Wikimedia Commons yet.

Where it is

Ward 16
Ullal

ಉಳ್ಳಾಲ

Bengaluru West corporation, Yeshwanthapura assembly seat

See source
Village
Ullalu

Yeshwanthpura hobli, Bengaluru North taluk, Bengaluru Urban district

See source
Land survey numbers

49

See source
Height above sea level
854 m
See source
Coordinates

12.9693° N, 77.4827° E

See source

Read more

Its number in each record
ATREE lake map
516
2018 lake survey
BUBNYPulu_kr1-230