Rivière· 65 segments
Grootrivier
Crosses 2 administrative regions : Central Karoo, Eden
Total length
323km
Max discharge
7,9m³/s
Max Strahler
5
Segments matched
65
River geography2 admin regions · 0 communes
2 administrative regions crossed (GADM L2)
- EdenWestern Cape · South Africa194.9 kmin this dpt
- Central KarooWestern Cape · South Africa49.4 kmin this dpt
6 intersecting protected areas
Cape Floral Region Protected Areas
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)
Klein Swartberg Mountain Catchment Area
IUCN Not ReportedMountain Catchment Area
Rooiberg Mountain Catchment Area
IUCN Not ReportedMountain Catchment Area
Groot Swartberg Mountain Catchment Area
IUCN Not ReportedMountain Catchment Area
Rietkraal Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
Doringkloof Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
1 page = 1 named river (aggregation of 65 HydroRIVERS v10 segments). Spatial join cached after first hit.
Species present
749 distinct species · 3 008 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 40 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 Grootrivier : 34 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 33 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 3.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 8 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Hydrology (HydroRIVERS v10)
Total length
323km
Max discharge
7,9m³/s
Max Strahler
5
Segments matched
65
HydroRIVERS v1.0 (Lehner et al. 2019) aggregated by name + main_riv → 1 entity = 1 named river.