HydroLAKES lake · #183640
Lake Bhangazi
Surface area
2,89km²
Avg depth
7,9m
Volume
22,77km³
Shoreline
8,3km
Administrative coverage
1 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- UmkhanyakudeKwaZulu-Natal · South Africa2.89 km²100.0% of lake
2 intersecting protected areas
iSimangaliso Wetland Park – Maputo National Park
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)
2.89 km² overlap
St. Lucia System
IUCN IIWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
2.89 km² overlap
Computed live · HydroLAKES × GADM × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
802 distinct species · 5 708 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 27 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 Lake Bhangazi : 24 espèces reliées par 25 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 7.1%, 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).
Lake statistics (HydroLAKES)
Surface
2,89km²
Avg depth
7,9m
Volume
22,770km³
Watershed
6km²
Shoreline
8,3km
Shore dev. idx
1,38
Residence time
5 857days
Elevation
11m
HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016) · 1.4M lacs ≥ 0.1 km² mondialement.