Lakes of Bendakaluru
Known only from an old map
Drawn here in 1975

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Unnamed tank near Kolala

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Size on the old map
47.8 acresAbout 27 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 1956 to 1974 and 1976 to 1983.

The records listed below, drawn on one line from 1955 to 2026.
  1. 1955

    On the U.S. Army map

    Compiled from Survey of India maps of 1945-46

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

  2. 1975

    On the survey map

  3. 1984-2021

    Held water in 23 of 38 years

    Water in 4% of all satellite passes, 1984-2024

    33% of its water area has since gone dry; 0.4% is new water

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

  4. 2017-2025

    Mostly plants or weed in most years

    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

  5. 2025-2026

    Mostly floating weed 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
    • 100% floating weed
    • 0% dry or built

    Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026

    • 0% open water
    • 100% floating weed
    • 0% dry or built

How big it is

On the old map
47.8 acres

About 27 football pitches

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

49% crops, 26% trees, 15% shrubs, 7% built, 3% grass

From satellite land cover, 2021

Who looks after it

Nobody on record looks after it.

Where its water comes from and goes

Where its water comes from and goes is not on record.

What lives here

No wildlife records from this lake yet.

Photos

No photos of it on Wikimedia Commons yet.

Where it is

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

13.3587° N, 77.3064° E

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