HydroLAKES lake · #183907
Kalkfontein Dam
Surface area
4,66km²
Avg depth
69,5m
Volume
323,4km³
Shoreline
22,9km
Administrative coverage
1 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- XhariepFree State · South Africa4.65 km²100.0% of lake
1 intersecting protected areas
Kalkfontein Dam Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
4.65 km² overlap
Computed live · HydroLAKES × GADM × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
225 distinct species · 3 057 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 Kalkfontein Dam : 21 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 22 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 6.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 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
4,66km²
Avg depth
69,5m
Volume
323,400km³
Watershed
10 274km²
Shoreline
22,9km
Shore dev. idx
2,99
Residence time
567days
Elevation
1 216m
HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016) · 1.4M lacs ≥ 0.1 km² mondialement.