| Yele Mallappa Shetty Lake | |
|---|---|
| Veerenahalli Kere Yele Mallappa Shetty Lake | |
| ಎಲೆ ಮಲ್ಲಪ್ಪ ಶೆಟ್ಟಿ ಕೆರೆ (Kannada) | |
 Yele Mallappa Shetty Lake | |
  Yele Mallappa Shetty Lake Location of the lake in Karnataka  Yele Mallappa Shetty Lake Yele Mallappa Shetty Lake (India) | |
| Location | Bangalore, Karnataka, India |
| Coordinates | 13°01′24.6″N 77°43′45.2″E / 13.023500°N 77.729222°E |
| Type | Perennial lake, stale water |
| Etymology | Named after Yele Mallappa Shetty |
| Primary inflows | Rainfall and city drainage |
| Built | 1870’s |
| Surface area | 508 acres (205.6 ha) |
| Max. depth | 3 metres (9.8 ft) |
| Shore length1 | 3 km (1.9 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 903 m (2,962.6 ft) |
| References | [1] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Yele Mallappa Shetty Lake is one of the largest lakes in Bangalore, located on the eastern side of the city, outside of KR Puram. It is an artificial water reservoir constructed in early 1900s.[2] The lake is spread over 490 acres (198.3 ha).[3]
- ^ Dr. Jeya Prakash, P.; Mr. Sreenivas, V. (March 2018). "Final Report on Inventorisation of Water Bodies in Bengaluru Metropolitan Area (BMA)" (PDF). II: Lake Database and Atlas (Part-2: Bengaluru East Taluk). Centre for Lake Conservation (CLC) & Environmental Management and Policy Research Institute (EMPRI): 900, 921, 934, 1144. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Bhat, Mrinalini (27 November 2019). "Construction debris eats away at another Bengaluru lake". The Times of India.
- ^ Menezes, Naveen (4 July 2019). "BWSSB plans to supply treated lake water to residential units". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 July 2019.