Bellandur Lake

Bellandur Lake
  • ಬೆಳ್ಳಂದೂರು ಕೆರ (Kannada)
  • ಯಮಲೂರ ಕೆರೆ (Kannada)
View of Bellandur lake
Location of Bellandur lake within Karnataka
Location of Bellandur lake within Karnataka
Bellandur Lake
Location of Bellandur lake within Karnataka
Location of Bellandur lake within Karnataka
Bellandur Lake
LocationBellandur, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
GroupVarthur Lake Series
Coordinates12°56′3″N 77°39′46″E / 12.93417°N 77.66278°E / 12.93417; 77.66278
TypeLake, aquatic eco-system
Part ofKoramangala-Challaghatta lake system
Primary inflowsDrain inlets - Ejlpura, Agara, Challaghatta, Iblur
Primary outflowsVarthur Lake
Catchment area148–287 km2 (57–111 sq mi)
Max. length3.6 km (2.2 mi)
Max. width1.4 km (0.87 mi)
Surface area812–919 acres (329–372 ha)
Average depth2 m (6 ft 7 in)
Max. depth9 m (30 ft)
Surface elevation870 m (2,850 ft)
SettlementsBegur, Agara, Yemalur, Varthur
References[1][2][3][4]
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6km
4miles
South Pinakini River
South
Pinakini
River
Byappanahalli Lake
Byappanahalli
Challaghatta Lake
Challaghatta
Chinnappanahalli Lake
Chinnappanahalli
Vibhutipura Kere
Vibhutipura
Srinivagilu
Srinivagilu
Konena Agrahara Lake
Konena
Agrahara
Halasuru Lake
Halasuru
Sewage pumping station
STP
STP
STP
Kundalahalli Lake
Kundalahalli
Kaggadasapura Lake
Kaggadasapura
Doddanekundi Lake
Doddanekundi
Haraluru Lake
Haraluru
Kasavanahalli Lake
Kasavanahalli
Kaikondrahalli Lake
Kaikondrahalli
Ambalipura Lake
Madivala Lake
Madiwala
Varthur Lake
Varthur
STP
Saul Kere
Saul
Ambalipura Lake (Lower)
Iblur Lake
Iblur
Bellandur Lake
Bellandur
Agara Lake
Agara
Varthur Lake series, a part of the Koramangala-Challaghatta lake system.[5][6][7] Disused/former lakes (yellow) and sewage treatment plants (red) related to the series marked.

Bellandur Lake is located in the suburb of Bellandur in the southeast of the city of Bengaluru. It is the largest lake in the city.[8] It is a part of Bellandur drainage system that drains the southern and the south-eastern parts of the city. The lake is a receptor from three chains of lakes upstream, and has a catchment area of about 148 square kilometres (37,000 acres). Water from this lake flows further east to the Varthur Lake, from where it flows down the plateau and eventually into the Pinakani river basin.[9]

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  5. ^ Ramachandra, T. V.; Mahapatra, Durga Madhab; S, Vinay; V, Sincy; K S, Asulabha; Bhat, Sudarshan P.; Aithal, Bharath H. (April 2017), Bellandur and Varthur Lakes Rejuvenation Blueprint, ENVIS Technical Report 116, Energy and Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, retrieved 5 October 2022 See section "Study Area" for Konena Agrahara Lake
  6. ^ "Lake series of Bangalore - Maps and Area - ENVIS (Govt of Karnataka)". India Water Portal. 16 June 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  7. ^ Isaac, Tanya (2020), Bacterial community analysis of seven polluted lakes in Bangalore, India (Thesis), Degree: BSc in Public Health, Tulane University, p. 10
  8. ^ "A 'thousand lakes' once fed now-parched Bengaluru".
  9. ^ "Bellandur Lake". www.RainwaterHarvesting.org. Retrieved 15 January 2018.