Sankey Tank | |
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Location | Bangalore District, Karnataka |
Coordinates | 13°01′N 77°34′E / 13.01°N 77.57°E |
Lake type | Freshwater |
Primary inflows | Rainfall |
Catchment area | 1.254 km (0.8 mi) |
Basin countries | India |
Surface area | 15 ha (37.1 acres) |
Max. depth | 9.26 m (30.4 ft) |
Shore length1 | 1.7 km (1.1 mi) |
Surface elevation | 929.8 m (3,050.5 ft) |
Islands | 1 |
Settlements | Bengaluru |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Sankey tank, a manmade lake or tank, is situated in the western part of Bangalore in the middle of the neighbourhoods of Malleshwaram, Vyalikaval and Sadashivanagar.[1] The lake covers an area of about 15 ha (37.1 acres). At its widest, the tank has a width of 800 m (2,624.7 ft).[2]
Sankey tank was constructed by Col. Richard Hieram Sankey (RE)[3] of the Madras Sappers Regiment, in 1882, to meet the water supply demands of Bangalore.[4] The tank was also known as Gandhadhakotikere, as the Government Sandalwood Depot used to be located near the lake.