HydroLAKES lake · #16612
Theewaterskloofdam
Surface area
37,02km²
Avg depth
11,7m
Volume
432,9km³
Shoreline
71,3km
Administrative coverage
1 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- OverbergWestern Cape · South Africa37.01 km²100.0% of lake
1 intersecting protected areas
Cape Floral Region Protected Areas
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)
17.15 km² overlap
Computed live · HydroLAKES × GADM × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
536 distinct species · 3 281 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 26 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 Theewaterskloofdam : 20 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 23 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 6.1%, 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).
Lake statistics (HydroLAKES)
Surface
37,02km²
Avg depth
11,7m
Volume
432,900km³
Watershed
490km²
Shoreline
71,3km
Shore dev. idx
3,30
Residence time
1 021days
Elevation
306m
HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016) · 1.4M lacs ≥ 0.1 km² mondialement.