Lakes of Bendakaluru

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Valagerehalli Kere

ದುಬಾಸಿ ಪಾಳ್ಯ

Also called Dubasipalya lake, Dubasi Palya Kere

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

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Size
10.3 acresAbout 5.8 football pitches
Rank by size
735th largestOf 1,621 lakes that still exist
Valley
Vrishabhavathi
Who looks after it
BBMPBruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike
Water quality
Not tested for water quality yet
Built over
0.4% of the lakeSatellite, 2021. The 2018 survey found 11% encroached.

Through the years

Nothing on record for 1905 to 1913, 1915 to 1972 and 1974 to 1983.

The records listed below, drawn on one line from 1904 to 2026.

  1. 1904

    Built

    As the 2018 lake survey records it

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  2. 1914

    Not on the survey map

    See source

  3. 1973

    On the survey map

    See source

  4. 1984-2021

    Held water most years

    Water in 15% of all satellite passes, 1984-2024

    4% of its water area has since gone dry; 16% is new water

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

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  5. 2017-2018

    In the water bodies census, not marked as encroached

    This census's status marks are often wrong

    See source

  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

    11% encroached, polluted, 24.9 acres surveyed

    See source

  8. 2024

    On the state's list of Bengaluru lakes, looked after by BBMP

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  9. 2025-2026

    Mostly open water after the monsoon; mostly dry or built in the dry season

    After monsoon, Oct 2025 to Dec 2025

    • 89% open water
    • 5% floating weed
    • 6% dry or built

    Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026

    • 0% open water
    • 3% floating weed
    • 97% dry or built
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How big it is

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

Drawn outline
10.3 acres

About 5.8 football pitches

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2018 lake survey
24.9 acres

About 14 football pitches

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End to end
344 m

The longest straight line across the outline

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Deepest point, 2018
3 m
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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
Polluted
See source
What pollutes it, 2018

Sewage

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Sewage flows in, 2018

From the east and south-west

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Older tests
2 readings

From 2011

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

Older tests

DateWhereReadingChloridePhosphateSuspended solidsmg/LCODmg/LNitratemg/L as NTotal hardnessFluoridepHZincManganeseDissolved oxygenmg/LSource
2011Dubasipalya kere, Inlet1230.0510.538.414.941240.498.180.010.37See source
2011Dubasipalya kere, Outlet - 21200.0516.538.413.731160.58.220.090.363.8See source

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
2018-02-0618.2128.389072048365.2404.82141,600
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How much is built over

Built inside the outline
0.4%

From satellite land cover, 2021

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Encroached area, 2017
7.38 acres

Reported by the state legislature’s committee on lake encroachment

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Encroached by

Farmers, the public and private owners

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Taken for

Plantation, house graveyard, mud road & hollow block factory

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Where it is encroached

On the north-west and es side

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Dumped in it

Garbage & construction debris

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Land record maps
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Land within 500 m

73% built, 19% trees, 4% crops, 3% shrubs, 2% grass

From satellite land cover, 2021

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Who looks after it

Looked after by
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike

BBMP

See source

Where its water comes from and goes

Valley
Vrishabhavathi

The river basin its water drains to

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Overflows into

Muppatu Kavalu Hosa Kere

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Catchment
1.9 km²

The land that drains into it

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Fed by, 2018 survey

Rain & drain fed

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Built parts, 2018 survey

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

See source
Used for, 2018 survey

Fishing

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Nearest sewage treatment plant

Mailasandra Sewage Treatment Plant

1.3 km away, treats 100 million litres a day

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What lives here

Birds recorded
66 species

Most seen: Indian Pond-Heron, White-throated Kingfisher, Black Kite, Western Swamphen and Ashy Prinia.

125 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers

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All wildlife recorded
66 species

125 records, 2017 to 2021

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Threatened species seen here
1
  • Spot-billed Pelican near threatened
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Photographed on iNaturalist
10 times

9 species, 5 confirmed by other naturalists.

Most seen: Florida Keys Indian mallow, crown flower, Siam weed, Bush Morning Glory and Lantana.

Last seen Aug 2026

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Animals seen, 2018 survey

Fish, birds and butterflies

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Water plants, 2018 survey

Emergent, submerged, free floating and rooted floating

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Weed cover, 2018 survey

Partial

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Around it

Around it in 2018

Settlement, plantation, vacant land, Hospital, nursery & graveyard

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Photos

No photos of it on Wikimedia Commons yet.

Where it is

Ward 19
Shivanapalya

ಶಿವನಪಾಳ್ಯ

Bengaluru West corporation, Yeshwanthapura assembly seat

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Village
Valagerahalli

Kengeri hobli, Bengaluru South taluk, Bengaluru Urban district

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Land survey numbers

43

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Height above sea level
810 m
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Coordinates

12.9308° N, 77.4947° E

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Read more

OpenStreetMap
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Its number in each record
ATREE lake map
500
2018 lake survey
BUBSKGvlg_kr1-1306
KGIS tank map
1157
Water bodies census
2/12/002/276600/1302802/003