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HEBBAL LAKE

Hebbal Lake is a natural lake and located in the northern Bangalore, along Bellary Road. Hebbal Lake is nearly 150 acre in area. Hebbal Lake is maintained by Sate Forest Department. This seasonal lake used to get filled during the monsoon and invariably go dry in the summer. It has a big variety of aquatic vegetation and a large number of birds live around it. You can enjoy bird viewing while boating.

Hebbal Lake alone was home to over 70 species of water birds including 40 from the Himalayan and Central Asian regions. Due to increasing in water pollution, the variety has reduced but the numbers are fair enough to make a visit. Incidentally, it was one of the three lakes founded in 1537 by Kempe Gowda.