Grootvlei Protected Environment
IUCN Not ReportedProtected Environment · 2025
45 km²
Subdivision · ZAF
17
South Africa
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(88 %)
Species observed
28
Observations
49
Area
107,6km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
28 distinct species · 49 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
13,5°C
Annual rain
691mm
Warmest m°
24,9°C
Coldest m°
-1,6°C
Elevation: 1 620 m on average (min 1 423 m, max 2 055 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
13,5°C
Annual rain
691mm
Warmest month
24,9°C
Coldest month
-1,6°C
Mean alt.
1 620m
Min
1 423m
Max
2 055m
Std. dev.
155m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(88 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
18,5g/kg
Clay
24,6%
Sand
50,2%
Silt
25,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Alfred Nzo
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
23,3g/kg
Clay
24,6%
Sand
49,9%
Silt
25,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
17,8g/kg
Clay
23,9%
Sand
50,9%
Silt
25,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
14,4g/kg
Clay
25,3%
Sand
49,7%
Silt
25,0%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest5.0%
Crops26.9%
Built-up1.2%
Bare soil6.2%
Other (grassland, water…)60.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology5 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
14,3km
Basins crossed
5
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
3 174km²
Discharge in basins
6,2m³/s
Mean precip.
737mm/an
Mean T°
15,1°C
Moisture idx
-0,45
Mean runoff
180mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 588m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,2nW
Built-up
116,7%
Pesticides
12,8kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Reported · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN