Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · swz
Hawane Dam and Nature Reserve
- Area
- 2 km²
- IUCN cat.
- Not Reported
- Year
- 2013
Overview
- Designation
- Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
- Established
- 2013
- Managing authority
- Swaziland National Trust Commission (SNTC) manages the site, however the Swaziland Water Services Corporation controls the dam and the water in the reservoir.
Source : WDPA (UNEP-WCMC, World Database on Protected Areas).
Species present
407 distinct species · 1 928 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 51 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 Hawane Dam and Nature Reserve : 43 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 47 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 3.7%, 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).
Hydrology1 basins · 1 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
4,5km
Lake surface here
0,65km²
Basins crossed
1
Max stream order
1
Max drainage
1 251km²
Discharge in basins
0,0m³/s
Mean precip.
951mm/an
Mean T°
19,9°C
Moisture idx
-0,33
Mean runoff
217mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
632m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Location
Fond cartographique : OpenFreeMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Géométrie : nos sources (GADM/HydroBASINS/HydroLAKES/HydroRIVERS/WDPA)
- Centroid
- -26.20843, 31.08145
- Open in maps
- OpenStreetMap → · Satellite →
Species observed (Phase 2)
Listing species observed within this protected area requires the GBIF v2 partition × WDPA spatial overlay matview. Computing infrastructure pending.