| Hebbal lake | |
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| Hebbala Kéré (Kannada) | |
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| Location | Hebbal, Bangalore, Karnataka |
| Coordinates | 13°02′48″N 77°35′13″E / 13.04667°N 77.58694°E |
| Type | Stalewater |
| Primary inflows | Rainfall and city drainage |
| Primary outflows | Nala |
| Catchment area | 37.5 km2 (14.47883 mi2) |
| Basin countries | India |
| Built | 1537 |
| Surface area | 57 ha (140.9 acres) |
| Water volume | 15,200,000 m3 (540,000,000 cu ft) (normal level) |
| Islands | 2 |
| Settlements | Bangalore |
Hebbal Lake is located in the north of Bangalore at the mouth of National Highway 7, along the junction of Bellary Road and the Outer Ring Road (ORR). It was one of the three lakes created in 1537 by Kempe Gowda. Like most lakes or "tanks" in the Bangalore region it was formed by the damming natural valley systems[1] by the construction of bunds. The spread of the lake in a study in 2000 was found to be 75 ha with plans for extending it to make up 143 ha.[2]
- ^ Smitha, K. C. (2004). "Urban Governance and Bangalore Water Supply & Sewerage Board (BWSSB)" (PDF). Bangalore: Institute of Social and Economic Change. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2006.
- ^ Ranjani, V. G.; Ramachandra, T. V. (2000), Bathymetric analysis and the characterisation of the Hebbal lake to explore restoration and management options, Energy & Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore