Soetdoring Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 1978
68 km²
Commune · ZAF
Masilonyana
South Africa
BSkArid, steppe, cold(100 %)
Species observed
1 463
Observations
107 827
Area
6 796,1km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 15 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).
RègnesAnimalPlanteChampignonBacterie
RelationsPredationParasitismeSymbiosePollinisation
StatutEn dangerVulnérableProtégéeEndémique
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Masilonyana : 13 espèces reliées par 12 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 11.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
15
Interactions affichées
12
Connectance
0.114
Patrimoniales
0
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
1 463 distinct species · 107 827 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
16,7°C
Annual rain
590mm
Warmest m°
29,6°C
Coldest m°
1,6°C
Elevation: 1 384 m on average (min 1 241 m, max 1 537 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
16,7°C
Annual rain
590mm
Warmest month
29,6°C
Coldest month
1,6°C
Mean alt.
1 384m
Min
1 241m
Max
1 537m
Std. dev.
59m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BSkArid, steppe, cold(100 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,0
Org. C
9,5g/kg
Clay
26,6%
Sand
64,2%
Silt
9,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: vbGLiMaggregated to Lejweleputswa
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,9
Org. C
13,0g/kg
Clay
23,3%
Sand
67,2%
Silt
9,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,0
Org. C
8,4g/kg
Clay
22,7%
Sand
67,6%
Silt
9,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,2
Org. C
7,2g/kg
Clay
33,7%
Sand
57,8%
Silt
8,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest3.6%
Crops35.0%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil4.5%
Other (grassland, water…)56.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology23 basins · 23 lakes · 22 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
551,7km
Lake surface here
30,06km²
Basins crossed
23
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
7 614km²
Discharge in basins
15,6m³/s
Mean precip.
567mm/an
Mean T°
16,0°C
Moisture idx
-0,63
Mean runoff
23mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 396m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Doringspruitsub-area938,1 km²overlap936.50 km²14%
- Bassin de Moddersub-area1 985 km²overlap760.47 km²11%
- Bassin de Osspruitsub-area693,6 km²overlap628.94 km²9%
- Bassin de Taaibosspruitsub-area551,4 km²overlap550.59 km²8%
- Bassin de Groot-vetriviersub-area2 245,4 km²overlap524.81 km²8%
- Bassin de Vetriviersub-area467,6 km²overlap466.97 km²7%
- Bassin de Doringriviersub-area591,5 km²overlap399.26 km²6%
- Bassin de Vetriviersub-area865,1 km²overlap399.06 km²6%
- Bassin de Vetriviersub-area344,4 km²overlap343.86 km²5%
14 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Laaispruitsub-area1 013,5 km²overlap332.64 km²5%
- Bassin de Bossiespruitsub-area282,4 km²overlap281.99 km²4%
- Bassin de Laaispruitsub-area1 083 km²overlap277.62 km²4%
- Bassin de Soutspruitsub-area213 km²overlap211.03 km²3%
- Basin #58080sub-area1 149,4 km²overlap186.95 km²3%
- Bassin de Korannaspruitsub-area582,6 km²overlap153.53 km²2%
- Bassin de Moddersub-area391,6 km²overlap145.95 km²2%
- Bassin de Sand Riversub-area650,6 km²overlap85.24 km²1%
- Bassin de Sand Riversub-area510,3 km²overlap66.65 km²1%
- Bassin de Moddersub-area50,4 km²overlap33.56 km²0%
- Bassin de Sand Riversub-area628,2 km²overlap3.90 km²0%
- Bassin de Vet Riversub-area1 010,9 km²overlap3.02 km²0%
- Bassin de Sand Riversub-area463,8 km²overlap1.83 km²0%
- Bassin de Moddersub-area246 km²overlap1.72 km²0%
Lakes (23, top by area)
- Erfenisdamarea19,8 km²avg depth11.3 m
- Krugersdriftdamarea9,2 km²avg depth8.2 m
- Mushroom Valley Damarea1,5 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lake #83738area1,3 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1421018area0,9 km²avg depth5.2 m
- Lac 1421244area0,6 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 1421005area0,6 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1421390area0,6 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1421216area0,6 km²avg depth3.3 m
14 more lakes
- Lac 1421255area0,4 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Lac 1421333area0,3 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1421355area0,3 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1421263area0,3 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Lac 1421207area0,2 km²avg depth3.6 m
- Lac 1421160area0,2 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 1421324area0,2 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1421308area0,2 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 1421280area0,2 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1421442area0,2 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 1421202area0,1 km²avg depth6.2 m
- Lac 1421234area0,1 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1421318area0,1 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 1421017area0,1 km²avg depth1.3 m
Rivers / streams (22, ord ≥ 4)
- Vetrivierord 5len here107.12 km61%total175 km
- Modderord 5len here71.20 km24%total293 km
- Doringrivierord 3len here54.34 km71%total77 km
- Laaispruitord 4len here48.04 km36%total132 km
- Osspruitord 4len here32.91 km48%total68 km
- Taaibosspruitord 4len here31.94 km47%total69 km
- Groot Vetrivierord 4len here26.39 km100%total26 km
- Soutspruitord 2len here24.61 km100%total25 km
- Klein-Osspruitord 2len here22.86 km100%total23 km
- Steynspruitord 3len here20.75 km70%total30 km
- Rietspruitord 4len here19.17 km6%total308 km
- Jan mareespruitord 3len here15.36 km100%total15 km
10 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Vaalbankspruitord 2len here13.82 km100%total14 km
- Leeuspruitord 4len here11.65 km5%total240 km
- Doringspruitord 3len here9.05 km39%total23 km
- Middelwater Spruitord 4len here8.06 km62%total13 km
- Kromspruitord 5len here7.89 km11%total71 km
- Rietfonteinspruitord 1len here7.61 km100%total8 km
- Bossiespruitord 2len here6.62 km100%total7 km
- Wilgeboomspruitord 3len here6.54 km17%total38 km
- Verkeerdevleiord 2len here5.73 km100%total6 km
- Korannaspruitord 3len here≈ tangenttotal56 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
10,1%
Pesticides
21,3kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas14
IUCN Not Reported · 14
Erfenis Dam Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 1988
40 km²
Grasslands Safaris
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 2000
31 km²
H. J. Joel Private Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 1993
23 km²
Doornpoort Game Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 2001
17 km²
Kareefontein Private Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 1997
12 km²
Complete list14 protected areas
- Soetdoring Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported197868 km²
- Erfenis Dam Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported198840 km²
- Grasslands SafarisNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported200031 km²
- H. J. Joel Private Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported199323 km²
- Doornpoort Game ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported200117 km²
- Kareefontein Private Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported199712 km²
- Tshepang Game LodgeNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported199811 km²
- Blesbok Private Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported198811 km²
- Olivia Private Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19959 km²
- Wag 'n Bietjie Private Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19968 km²
- Vegcor SafarisNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported20007 km²
- Bosbok Game ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19986 km²
- Tweefontein Private Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported20006 km²
- De Kuilen Private Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19904 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN