Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · swz
Sand River Dam
- Area
- 8 km²
- IUCN cat.
- Not Reported
- Year
- 2013
Overview
- Designation
- Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
- Established
- 2013
- Managing authority
- Swaziland National Trust Commission (SNTC) manages the site, however the Swaziland Water Services Corporation controls the dam and the water in the reservoir.
Source : WDPA (UNEP-WCMC, World Database on Protected Areas).
Species present
311 distinct species · 1 118 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 Sand River Dam : 21 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) + 1 bulle famille, 16 interactions GloBI documentées sur 3 types (connectance 6.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). Les 1 bulle regroupe des espèces visuellement absorbées par famille (≥3 espèces visibles).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Hydrology1 basins · 1 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
1,1km
Lake surface here
6,10km²
Basins crossed
1
Max stream order
2
Max drainage
8 822km²
Discharge in basins
0,4m³/s
Mean precip.
761mm/an
Mean T°
22,0°C
Moisture idx
-0,52
Mean runoff
135mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
325m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Location
Fond cartographique : OpenFreeMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Géométrie : nos sources (GADM/HydroBASINS/HydroLAKES/HydroRIVERS/WDPA)
- Centroid
- -25.99815, 31.70449
- Open in maps
- OpenStreetMap → · Satellite →
Species observed (Phase 2)
Listing species observed within this protected area requires the GBIF v2 partition × WDPA spatial overlay matview. Computing infrastructure pending.