Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics
Yellakunte Kere-1
Kere, a large tank, in HSR Layout ward, Bengaluru South
See the lakes that disappearedThrough the years
Nothing on record for 1905 to 1944, 1946 to 1954, 1956 to 1979 and 1981 to 1983.
1904
Built
As the 2018 lake survey records it
1945
On the survey map
1955
Not on the U.S. Army map
Compiled from Survey of India maps of 1945-46
1980
On the survey map
1984-2021
Held water until 1994
1% of its water area has since gone dry; 0% is new water
The lake is small for this record, so treat it as rough
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
2018
Recorded as gone in the 2018 lake survey
15.3 acres surveyed
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
How big it is
What took its place
How clean the water is
Not tested for water quality yet.
How much is built over
Who looks after it
Where its water comes from and goes
Agaram 35MLD Sewage Treatment Plant
715 m away, treats 35 million litres a day
What lives here
3 species, 3 confirmed by other naturalists.
Most seen: Roxburgh fig, Asian House Gecko and Tropical Fire Ant.
Last seen Jan 2026
Photos
No photos of it on Wikimedia Commons yet.
Where it is
Read more
- 2018 lake survey
- BUBSBGylk_kr1-1511