Upper Wilge Protected Environment
IUCN Not ReportedProtected Environment · 2022
222 km²
Commune · ZAF
Phumelela
South Africa
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(97 %)
Species observed
1 842
Observations
141 609
Area
8 183,5km²
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).
RègnesAnimalPlanteChampignonBacterie
RelationsPredationParasitismeSymbiosePollinisation
StatutEn dangerVulnérableProtégéeEndémique
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Phumelela : 25 espèces reliées par 18 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 5.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
26
Interactions affichées
18
Connectance
0.055
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
1 842 distinct species · 141 609 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
14,0°C
Annual rain
680mm
Warmest m°
23,5°C
Coldest m°
1,2°C
Elevation: 1 746 m on average (min 1 506 m, max 2 157 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
14,0°C
Annual rain
680mm
Warmest month
23,5°C
Coldest month
1,2°C
Mean alt.
1 746m
Min
1 506m
Max
2 157m
Std. dev.
116m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(97 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
15,7g/kg
Clay
27,5%
Sand
54,2%
Silt
18,3%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Thabo Mofutsanyane
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
20,9g/kg
Clay
27,0%
Sand
54,5%
Silt
18,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
15,3g/kg
Clay
26,8%
Sand
54,8%
Silt
18,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
11,0g/kg
Clay
28,8%
Sand
53,2%
Silt
18,0%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest2.0%
Crops33.2%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil1.6%
Other (grassland, water…)63.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology28 basins · 27 lakes · 15 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
803,9km
Lake surface here
8,04km²
Basins crossed
28
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
15 585km²
Discharge in basins
100,5m³/s
Mean precip.
717mm/an
Mean T°
13,6°C
Moisture idx
-0,47
Mean runoff
55mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 742m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Meulriviersub-area1 894,8 km²overlap1190.79 km²15%
- Bassin de Cornelis Riversub-area1 073,7 km²overlap1072.06 km²13%
- Bassin de Klipriviersub-area885,4 km²overlap881.67 km²11%
- Bassin de Kommandospruitsub-area870,2 km²overlap868.79 km²11%
- Bassin de Spruitsonderdrifsub-area759 km²overlap757.43 km²9%
- Bassin de Holspruitsub-area729,5 km²overlap728.36 km²9%
- Bassin de Wilger Riversub-area476,4 km²overlap475.66 km²6%
- Bassin de Vaal Riversub-area1 659,6 km²overlap428.60 km²5%
- Bassin de Klipriviersub-area644,4 km²overlap344.20 km²4%
19 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Klipriviersub-area403,3 km²overlap261.76 km²3%
- Bassin de Wilger Riversub-area694,5 km²overlap245.26 km²3%
- Bassin de Wilge Riversub-area2 040 km²overlap189.23 km²2%
- Bassin de Wilger Riversub-area239 km²overlap170.19 km²2%
- Bassin de Klipriviersub-area191,5 km²overlap146.10 km²2%
- Bassin de Gansvleispruitsub-area184,1 km²overlap141.02 km²2%
- Bassin de Wilger Riversub-area108,5 km²overlap60.94 km²1%
- Bassin de Wilger Riversub-area240,1 km²overlap52.26 km²1%
- Bassin de Wilger Riversub-area258 km²overlap50.97 km²1%
- Bassin de Ingangane Riversub-area2 004,1 km²overlap31.11 km²0%
- Bassin de Wilger Riversub-area48,6 km²overlap21.67 km²0%
- Bassin de Wilger Riversub-area149 km²overlap16.53 km²0%
- Bassin de Slangriviersub-area1 995,1 km²overlap16.14 km²0%
- Bassin de Elandsriviersub-area1 527,7 km²overlap12.95 km²0%
- Bassin de Klip Riversub-area2 159,9 km²overlap9.06 km²0%
- Bassin de Klipriviersub-area23,7 km²overlap8.73 km²0%
- Bassin de Sundays Riversub-area2 497 km²overlap1.97 km²0%
- Bassin de Rus se Spruitsub-area582,4 km²overlap0.04 km²0%
- Bassin de Vaal Riversub-area2 065,4 km²overlap0.01 km²0%
Lakes (27, top by area)
- Lac 1420154area1 km²avg depth5.1 m
- Lac 1419867area0,7 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1420119area0,6 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 1420426area0,5 km²avg depth5.6 m
- Lac 1420134area0,5 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 1420270area0,5 km²avg depth3.4 m
- Lac 1420116area0,5 km²avg depth3.6 m
- Lac 1420280area0,4 km²avg depth4.2 m
- Lac 1420317area0,3 km²avg depth3.3 m
18 more lakes
- Lac 1420859area0,3 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1420261area0,3 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1420155area0,3 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 1420856area0,2 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lac 1420148area0,2 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1420298area0,2 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 1420823area0,2 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 1420066area0,2 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1420352area0,2 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 1420548area0,2 km²avg depth5.8 m
- Lac 1419960area0,2 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lac 1420302area0,2 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 1420257area0,1 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 1420546area0,1 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Lac 1420111area0,1 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1420829area0,1 km²avg depth3.5 m
- Lac 1420708area0,1 km²avg depth3.9 m
- Lac 1420145area0,1 km²avg depth5.1 m
Rivers / streams (15, ord ≥ 4)
- Kliprivierord 5len here167.80 km66%total254 km
- Cornelis Riverord 3len here160.77 km100%total161 km
- Wilger Riverord 5len here128.25 km31%total417 km
- Meulrivierord 3len here116.52 km67%total173 km
- Spruitsonderdriford 4len here77.08 km100%total77 km
- Holspruitord 4len here38.13 km31%total125 km
- Wilgerivierord 2len here36.94 km100%total37 km
- Kommandospruitord 3len here19.56 km99%total20 km
- Gansvleispruitord 2len here14.39 km62%total23 km
- Dwaalspruitord 3len here13.62 km44%total31 km
- Vaal Riverord 7len here8.80 km0%total2358 km
- Wilge Riverord 4len here8.09 km3%total246 km
3 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
7,0%
Pesticides
33,8kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas17
IUCN Not Reported · 16IUCN IV · 1
Sneeuwberg Protected Environment
IUCN Not ReportedProtected Environment · 2016
168 km²
Ingula Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2021
81 km²
Ingula Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 2018
81 km²
Eeram Protected Environment
IUCN Not ReportedProtected Environment · 2023
66 km²
Seekoeivlei Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 1978
50 km²
Complete list17 protected areas
- Upper Wilge Protected EnvironmentProtected EnvironmentIUCN Not Reported2022222 km²
- Sneeuwberg Protected EnvironmentProtected EnvironmentIUCN Not Reported2016168 km²
- Ingula Nature ReserveWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN Not Reported202181 km²
- Ingula Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported201881 km²
- Eeram Protected EnvironmentProtected EnvironmentIUCN Not Reported202366 km²
- Seekoeivlei Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported197850 km²
- Seekoeivlei Nature ReserveWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN IV199743 km²
- Kiepersol Protected EnvironmentProtected EnvironmentIUCN Not Reported202342 km²
- Ncandu Private Forest and Grassland ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported201325 km²
- Shozaloza SafarisNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported200023 km²
- Ncandu Nature ReserveForest Nature ReserveIUCN Not Reported198919 km²
- Potberg Private Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported199512 km²
- Schuinshoogte Game FarmNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported200011 km²
- Moreson Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported199711 km²
- Sardaville Game and Holiday FarmNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported200010 km²
- Rosedale Private Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19978 km²
- Walton Game ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported20008 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN