HydroLAKES lake · #16412
Sterkfonteindam
Surface area
63,81km²
Avg depth
41,1m
Volume
2 620km³
Shoreline
100km
Administrative coverage
1 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- Thabo MofutsanyaneFree State · South Africa63.72 km²100.0% of lake
2 intersecting protected areas
Sterkfontein Dam Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
59.72 km² overlap
Craigielea Hunting Lodge
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
0.73 km² overlap
Computed live · HydroLAKES × GADM × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
164 distinct species · 513 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 34 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 Sterkfonteindam : 28 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 35 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 6.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 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
63,81km²
Avg depth
41,1m
Volume
2 620,000km³
Watershed
194km²
Shoreline
100,0km
Shore dev. idx
3,53
Residence time
29 700days
Elevation
1 700m
HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016) · 1.4M lacs ≥ 0.1 km² mondialement.