Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Viraraghavaahalli Kere

Size

10.6 acresAbout 6 football pitches

Rank by size

725th largestOf 1,621 lakes that still exist

Valley

Kumudvathi

Who looks after it

Nobody on record looks after it

Water quality

Not tested for water quality yet

Built over

0% of the lakeSatellite land cover, 2021

Through the years

Nothing on record for 1915 to 1973 and 1975 to 1983.

Water seen by satellite each year, up to 7.60 acres. Grey: years it saw under half the lake

What covers it each year:waterbuilt on or bareplants or weed

1914

1974

1984

1914
Not on the survey map
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1974
Not on the survey map
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1984-2021
Held water most years
Water in 15% of all satellite passes, 1984-2024
28% of its water area has since gone dry; 2% is new water
4 years not counted: the satellite saw under half the lake
Floating weed looks like dry land to this record, so a weed-covered year can read as dry
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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
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2025-2026
Mostly open water after the monsoon; part dry or built, part open water in the dry season
After monsoon, Oct 2025 to Dec 2025
56% open water
22% floating weed
22% dry or built
Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026
42% open water
11% floating weed
47% dry or built
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