HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #1080012840
Bassin de Mseleni
A watershed (drainage basin) is not a body of water — it is the land area where rainfall converges towards a single river that eventually reaches the sea (or an endorheic basin). Boundaries follow ridgelines.
Crosses 3 administrative regions across 2 countries : Maputo, Matutuíne, Umkhanyakude
Sub-basin area
2 458,3km²
Upstream area
2 458,3km²
Discharge
1,51m³/s
Mean elev.
42m
Administrative coverage
3 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- 1571.7 km²64.0% of basin
- 734.0 km²29.9% of basin
- 47.6 km²1.9% of basin
18 intersecting protected areas
Maputo
IUCN VEnvironmental Protection Area
827.84 km² overlap
iSimangaliso Wetland Park – Maputo National Park
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)
770.45 km² overlap
Coastal Forest Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
261.33 km² overlap
Maputo
IUCN IISpecial Reserve
218.48 km² overlap
Kosi Bay
IUCN IVWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
173.35 km² overlap
St. Lucia System
IUCN IIWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
149.26 km² overlap
Lake Sibayi Fresh Water Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
71.87 km² overlap
Lake Sibaya
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
60.09 km² overlap
Ponta do Ouro
IUCN IVNational Reserve
44.77 km² overlap
9 more protected areassorted by overlap area
iSimangaliso Marine Protected Area
IUCN Not ReportedMarine Protected Area
44.32 km² overlap
Turtle Beaches/Coral Reefs of Tongaland
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
39.41 km² overlap
St. Lucia Marine Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
25.15 km² overlap
Maputaland Marine Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
17.04 km² overlap
Sodwana Bay National Park
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
11.56 km² overlap
St. Lucia Park
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
7.26 km² overlap
Manguzi Forest Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
2.37 km² overlap
St. Lucia Game Park
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
0.04 km² overlap
Sileza Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
0.00 km² overlap
Computed live · GADM 4.1 × HydroBASINS lev08 × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
5 332 distinct species · 87 976 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 16 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 Bassin de Mseleni : 13 espèces reliées par 14 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 11.7%, 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).
Hydroclimate (BasinATLAS lev08)
Mean T°
22,3°C
Annual rain
885mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
-0,39
Runoff
181mm/an
PET
1 451mm
AET
750mm
Mean slope
1,5°
Water table
167cm
Forest
74%
Crops
15%
Urban
1%
Protected
38%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)