Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics
Vaddarapalya Lake
Kere, a large tank, in Subramanyapura ward, Bengaluru South
See the lakes that disappearedThrough the years
Nothing on record for 1926 to 1979 and 1981 to 1983.
1925
Built
As the 2018 lake survey records it
1980
Not on the survey map
1984-2021
No open water seen in any year
The lake is small for this record, so treat it as rough
2017
Gone by 2017, says the 2018 lake survey
4.20 acres surveyed
2017-2025
Mostly built on or bare from 2022
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
2025-2026
Mostly floating weed after the monsoon; mostly dry or built 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
- 0% floating weed
- 100% dry or built
How big it is
What took its place
How clean the water is
Not tested for water quality yet.
How much is built over
51% built, 26% trees, 13% shrubs, 6% grass, 4% crops
From satellite land cover, 2021
Who looks after it
Where its water comes from and goes
Vrishabhavathi Valley 150MLD Sewage Treatment Plant
2.7 km away, treats 150 million litres a day
What lives here
Most seen: Common Myna, Blyth's Reed Warbler, Common Sandpiper, White-breasted Waterhen and Indian Pond-Heron.
50 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers
Photos
No photos of it on Wikimedia Commons yet.
Where it is
ಸುಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣ್ಯಪುರ
Bengaluru South corporation, Bangalore South assembly seat
Read more
- 2018 lake survey
- BUBSUHvdp_kr1-1379