HydroLAKES lake · #184622
Gamkapoortdam
Surface area
4,39km²
Avg depth
10m
Volume
43,8km³
Shoreline
25,9km
Administrative coverage
1 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- Central KarooWestern Cape · South Africa4.39 km²100.0% of lake
2 intersecting protected areas
Cape Floral Region Protected Areas
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)
4.39 km² overlap
Gamkapoort Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
4.36 km² overlap
Computed live · HydroLAKES × GADM × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
276 distinct species · 762 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 40 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 Gamkapoortdam : 36 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 33 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 4.2%, 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
4,39km²
Avg depth
10,0m
Volume
43,800km³
Watershed
17 145km²
Shoreline
25,9km
Shore dev. idx
3,49
Residence time
58days
Elevation
377m
HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016) · 1.4M lacs ≥ 0.1 km² mondialement.