Rivière· 275 segments
Olifants River
Crosses 8 administrative regions : Capricorn, Chókwè, Ehlanzeni, Gert Sibande, Massingir +3
Total length
1 104km
Max discharge
118,5m³/s
Max Strahler
6
Segments matched
275
River geography8 admin regions · 0 communes
8 administrative regions crossed (GADM L2)
- SekhukhuneLimpopo · South Africa272.4 kmin this dpt
- NkangalaMpumalanga · South Africa255.1 kmin this dpt
- MopaniLimpopo · South Africa220.6 kmin this dpt
- MassingirGaza · Mozambique184.8 kmin this dpt
- CapricornLimpopo · South Africa167.6 kmin this dpt
- EhlanzeniMpumalanga · South Africa120.8 kmin this dpt
- Gert SibandeMpumalanga · South Africa42.3 kmin this dpt
- ChókwèGaza · Mozambique0.0 kmin this dpt
19 intersecting protected areas
Kruger National Park
IUCN Not ReportedNational Park
Limpopo
IUCN IINational Park
Klaserie Private Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
Loskop Dam Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
Balule Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
Umbabat Private Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
Olifants West Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
Vienna Private Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
D. J. Dercksen Private Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
10 more protected areassorted by area
Annasdal Private Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
Malachite Private Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
Bokgobelo Protected Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedProtected Environment
Potlake Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
Bezuidenhoutshoek Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
Lissabon Private Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
Blyolifant Private Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
Olifants Private Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
Maroelanie Private Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
Witbank Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
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Species present
100 distinct species · 232 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 22 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 Olifants River : 21 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 17 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 6.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (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
1 104km
Max discharge
118,5m³/s
Max Strahler
6
Segments matched
275
HydroRIVERS v1.0 (Lehner et al. 2019) aggregated by name + main_riv → 1 entity = 1 named river.