HydroLAKES lake · #16607
Kwaggaskloofdam
Surface area
32,38km²
Avg depth
14,7m
Volume
474,7km³
Shoreline
46,8km
Administrative coverage
1 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- Cape WinelandsWestern Cape · South Africa32.37 km²100.0% of lake
2 intersecting protected areas
Cape Floral Region Protected Areas
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)
0.24 km² overlap
Hawequas Mountain Catchment Area
IUCN Not ReportedMountain Catchment Area
0.04 km² overlap
Computed live · HydroLAKES × GADM × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
508 distinct species · 2 452 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 29 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 Kwaggaskloofdam : 25 espèces reliées par 26 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 6.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 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
32,38km²
Avg depth
14,7m
Volume
474,700km³
Watershed
90km²
Shoreline
46,8km
Shore dev. idx
2,32
Residence time
6 612days
Elevation
203m
HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016) · 1.4M lacs ≥ 0.1 km² mondialement.