Lakes of Bendakaluru
Known only from an old map
Drawn here in 1955

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Unnamed tank near Doddabettahalli

In Doddabettahalli ward, Bengaluru North

See the lakes that disappeared
Size on the old map
10.4 acresAbout 5.9 football pitches
Rank by size
DisappearedThe year it went is not recorded
Valley
No valley on record
Who looks after it
Nobody on record looks after it
Water quality
Not tested for water quality yet
Built over
No survey of building on record

Through the years

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

The records listed below, drawn on one line from 1927 to 2026.

  1. 1927

    On the survey map

    Known only from this map, and the match to it is sure

    See source

  2. 1955

    On the U.S. Army map

    Compiled from Survey of India maps of 1945-46

    See source

  3. 1978

    Not on the survey map

    See source

  4. 1984-2021

    No open water seen in any year

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

    See sourceSee source

  5. 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

    See source

  6. 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

On the old map
10.4 acres

About 5.9 football pitches

See source

What took its place

Nothing on record about what took its place.

How clean the water is

Not tested for water quality yet.

How much is built over

Land within 500 m

60% built, 30% trees, 7% crops, 2% shrubs, 0.9% bare ground, 0.6% grass

From satellite land cover, 2021

See source

Who looks after it

Nobody on record looks after it.

Where its water comes from and goes

Nearest sewage treatment plant

Yelahanka Waste Water Treatment Plant

568 m away

See source

What lives here

All wildlife recorded
1 species

1 records, all in 2011

See source
Photographed on iNaturalist
2 times

2 species, 2 confirmed by other naturalists.

Most seen: sandalwood defoliator and Chinese violet.

Last seen Sep 2020

See source

Photos

No photos of it on Wikimedia Commons yet.

Where it is

Ward 6
Doddabettahalli

ದೊಡ್ಡಬೆಟ್ಟಹಳ್ಳಿ

Bengaluru North corporation, Yelahanka assembly seat

See source
Height above sea level
911 m
See source
Coordinates

13.1062° N, 77.5724° E

See source

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