| Sankey Tank | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 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.
- ^ "Sankey Tank, Bangalore".
- ^ "BMP, BWSSB team up to save lakes". The Hindu. 25 April 2002. Archived from the original on 4 May 2003.
- ^ Reference for full name as per his work available online in the book Lang, A. M. (ed). 1878. Professional Papers on Indian Engineering. 2 Vols. Rourkee. Internet Archive Link
- ^ Patrao, Michael (17 December 2013). "When parks were a lark". No. Bangalore. Deccan Herald. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
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