Rivière· 20 segments
Mfolozi River
Crosses 2 administrative regions : Umkhanyakude, Uthungulu
Total length
77km
Max discharge
61,1m³/s
Max Strahler
5
Segments matched
20
River geography2 admin regions · 0 communes
2 administrative regions crossed (GADM L2)
- UmkhanyakudeKwaZulu-Natal · South Africa100.6 kmin this dpt
- UthunguluKwaZulu-Natal · South Africa13.8 kmin this dpt
8 intersecting protected areas
iSimangaliso Marine Protected Area
IUCN Not ReportedMarine Protected Area
iSimangaliso Wetland Park – Maputo National Park
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)
St. Lucia System
IUCN IIWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
Hluhluwe – iMfolozi Park
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
Umfolozi Game Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
Corridor Game Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
St. Lucia Park
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
Maphelane Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedForest Nature Reserve
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Species present
81 distinct species · 108 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 38 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 Mfolozi River : 37 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 29 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 4.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Hydrology (HydroRIVERS v10)
Total length
77km
Max discharge
61,1m³/s
Max Strahler
5
Segments matched
20
HydroRIVERS v1.0 (Lehner et al. 2019) aggregated by name + main_riv → 1 entity = 1 named river.