HydroLAKES lake · #1662
Bloemhofdam
Surface area
163,64km²
Avg depth
7,8m
Volume
1 270km³
Shoreline
224,8km
Administrative coverage
3 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- LejweleputswaFree State · South Africa89.92 km²55.0% of lake
- Dr Ruth Segomotsi MompatiNorth West · South Africa38.55 km²23.6% of lake
- Dr Kenneth KaundaNorth West · South Africa34.92 km²21.4% of lake
4 intersecting protected areas
Sandveld Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
61.70 km² overlap
Lake Warden Game Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
21.45 km² overlap
Lake Warden Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
11.76 km² overlap
Duine Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
1.07 km² overlap
Computed live · HydroLAKES × GADM × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
377 distinct species · 6 540 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 25 species (selected proportionally per kingdom among those with at least one documented interaction here) to keep the graph readable. Hover for details, click to explore the full ecosystem of a species.
ℹ️ The territory contains many more species than displayed and all their documented interactions: the graph is intentionally the structural skeleton (top-N species by composite local score, edges filtered by Serrano 2009 disparity filter α=0.2).
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Bloemhofdam : 22 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 16 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 5.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Lake statistics (HydroLAKES)
Surface
163,64km²
Avg depth
7,8m
Volume
1 270,000km³
Watershed
106 459km²
Shoreline
224,8km
Shore dev. idx
4,96
Residence time
134days
Elevation
1 230m
HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016) · 1.4M lacs ≥ 0.1 km² mondialement.