Potlake Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 1983
28 km²
Commune · ZAF
Fetakgomo
South Africa
BShArid, steppe, hot(95 %)
Species observed
658
Observations
2 505
Area
1 104,5km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 28 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).
RègnesAnimalPlanteChampignonBacterie
RelationsPredationParasitismeSymbiosePollinisation
StatutEn dangerVulnérableProtégéeEndémique
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Fetakgomo : 24 espèces reliées par 24 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 5.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
29
Interactions affichées
24
Connectance
0.059
Patrimoniales
0
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
658 distinct species · 2 505 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
20,1°C
Annual rain
506mm
Warmest m°
29,9°C
Coldest m°
6,5°C
Elevation: 945 m on average (min 713 m, max 1 478 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
20,1°C
Annual rain
506mm
Warmest month
29,9°C
Coldest month
6,5°C
Mean alt.
945m
Min
713m
Max
1 478m
Std. dev.
151m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(95 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,9
Org. C
12,8g/kg
Clay
21,3%
Sand
60,8%
Silt
17,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Sekhukhune
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
17,4g/kg
Clay
20,6%
Sand
61,1%
Silt
18,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,9
Org. C
12,0g/kg
Clay
19,9%
Sand
61,9%
Silt
18,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,0
Org. C
9,0g/kg
Clay
23,4%
Sand
59,2%
Silt
17,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest7.9%
Crops11.0%
Built-up1.7%
Bare soil7.1%
Other (grassland, water…)72.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology8 basins · 2 lakes · 4 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
122,5km
Lake surface here
1,14km²
Basins crossed
8
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
33 550km²
Discharge in basins
19,4m³/s
Mean precip.
788mm/an
Mean T°
18,1°C
Moisture idx
-0,47
Mean runoff
42mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 091m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Olifants Riversub-area1 201,6 km²overlap301.32 km²27%
- Bassin de Olifants Riversub-area269,5 km²overlap259.40 km²23%
- Bassin de Olifants Riversub-area662,8 km²overlap205.07 km²19%
- Bassin de Hlakarosub-area552 km²overlap168.28 km²15%
- Bassin de Motsesub-area785,1 km²overlap84.33 km²8%
- Bassin de Olifants Riversub-area535 km²overlap63.54 km²6%
- Bassin de Olifants Riversub-area54,1 km²overlap20.68 km²2%
- Bassin de Olifants Riversub-area20,2 km²overlap1.91 km²0%
Lakes (2, top by area)
Rivers / streams (4, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,8nW
Built-up
169,6%
Pesticides
34,7kg/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