Willem Pretorius Game Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 1970
121 km²
Commune · ZAF
Setsoto
South Africa
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(66 %)
Species observed
1 860
Observations
75 742
Area
5 966,4km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 20 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 Setsoto : 19 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 15 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 7.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
20
Interactions affichées
15
Connectance
0.079
Patrimoniales
1
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
1 860 distinct species · 75 742 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
15,1°C
Annual rain
680mm
Warmest m°
26,8°C
Coldest m°
0,2°C
Elevation: 1 551 m on average (min 1 350 m, max 2 099 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
15,1°C
Annual rain
680mm
Warmest month
26,8°C
Coldest month
0,2°C
Mean alt.
1 551m
Min
1 350m
Max
2 099m
Std. dev.
104m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(66 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
13,0g/kg
Clay
24,6%
Sand
59,6%
Silt
15,8%
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
6,5
Org. C
18,4g/kg
Clay
23,8%
Sand
60,2%
Silt
15,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
11,9g/kg
Clay
22,3%
Sand
61,7%
Silt
16,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
8,7g/kg
Clay
27,8%
Sand
56,8%
Silt
15,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest4.2%
Crops41.3%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil3.0%
Other (grassland, water…)51.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology17 basins · 13 lakes · 25 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
651,4km
Lake surface here
24,01km²
Basins crossed
17
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
8 672km²
Discharge in basins
20,6m³/s
Mean precip.
676mm/an
Mean T°
15,2°C
Moisture idx
-0,54
Mean runoff
21mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 559m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Meulspruitsub-area1 068,1 km²overlap807.07 km²14%
- Bassin de Wonderkopspruitsub-area811,8 km²overlap804.57 km²13%
- Bassin de Laaispruitsub-area1 083 km²overlap803.77 km²13%
- Bassin de Rietspruitsub-area526,8 km²overlap526.04 km²9%
- Bassin de Sand Riversub-area622 km²overlap509.53 km²9%
- Bassin de Mopeli Riversub-area1 751,1 km²overlap499.22 km²8%
- Bassin de Sand Riversub-area1 440,2 km²overlap496.20 km²8%
- Bassin de Caledon Riversub-area630,5 km²overlap454.43 km²8%
- Bassin de Sand Riversub-area650,6 km²overlap441.54 km²7%
8 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Laaispruitsub-area1 013,5 km²overlap345.82 km²6%
- Bassin de Caledon Riversub-area197,1 km²overlap89.76 km²2%
- Bassin de Khomokhoana Riversub-area455,2 km²overlap82.77 km²1%
- Bassin de Blomspruitsub-area1 324,2 km²overlap76.09 km²1%
- Bassin de Koolspruitsub-area734,1 km²overlap25.52 km²0%
- Bassin de Vals Riversub-area400,1 km²overlap2.85 km²0%
- Bassin de Brandwaterriviersub-area769,3 km²overlap1.07 km²0%
- Bassin de Morotong Riversub-area1 030,9 km²overlap0.13 km²0%
Lakes (13, top by area)
- Allemanskraaldamarea22,3 km²avg depth8.2 m
- Lac 1421283area0,2 km²avg depth3.6 m
- Lac 1421547area0,2 km²avg depth4.0 m
- Lac 1421213area0,2 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1421306area0,2 km²avg depth14.9 m
- Lac 1421054area0,2 km²avg depth3.9 m
- Lac 1420989area0,1 km²avg depth8.1 m
- Lac 1421315area0,1 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lac 1421069area0,1 km²avg depth2.6 m
Rivers / streams (25, ord ≥ 4)
- Sand Riverord 4len here104.27 km33%total314 km
- Laaispruitord 4len here84.14 km64%total132 km
- Sandspruitord 3len here83.54 km30%total275 km
- Caledon Riverord 6len here79.57 km10%total831 km
- Klipspruitord 3len here58.64 km35%total166 km
- Mopeli Riverord 4len here49.24 km62%total80 km
- Wonderkopspruitord 3len here38.61 km100%total39 km
- Duplooyspruitord 4len here27.22 km100%total27 km
- Sandslootord 2len here24.97 km100%total25 km
- Rietspruitord 4len here24.71 km8%total308 km
- Afrikaspruitord 2len here14.09 km100%total14 km
- Debeerspruitord 2len here13.29 km35%total38 km
13 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Meulspruitord 2len here11.55 km100%total12 km
- Laerspruitord 1len here9.59 km100%total10 km
- Tom Schuttespruitord 2len here9.34 km100%total9 km
- Liketlaneord 5len here5.56 km39%total14 km
- Maieaneord 5len here4.33 km21%total21 km
- Siphonord 5len here4.31 km16%total26 km
- Vaalpensspruitord 1len here3.95 km100%total4 km
- Wilgeboomspruitord 3len here0.28 km1%total38 km
- Mokotakoti Riverord 1len here0.10 km1%total9 km
- Makabelane Riverord 1len here0.07 km1%total8 km
- Likhetlana Riverord 1len here≈ tangenttotal12 km
- Souruord 5len here≈ tangenttotal5 km
- Phuthiatsana Riverord 3len here≈ tangenttotal72 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
17,8%
Pesticides
41,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas20
IUCN Not Reported · 20
Heelbo Game Ranch
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 2001
33 km²
Belvedere Game Ranch
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 1998
32 km²
Visierskerf Private Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 1997
29 km²
Dresden Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 2000
23 km²
Thaba Thabo Private Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 1996
14 km²
Complete list20 protected areas
- Willem Pretorius Game ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported1970121 km²
- Heelbo Game RanchNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported200133 km²
- Belvedere Game RanchNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported199832 km²
- Visierskerf Private Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported199729 km²
- Dresden ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported200023 km²
- Thaba Thabo Private Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported199614 km²
- Biddulphsberg Oord Private Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported199510 km²
- Platkop Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported20019 km²
- Bismadal Game RanchNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported20009 km²
- Thaba Imparini LodgeNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19947 km²
- Valleisig Private Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19966 km²
- Moteketlana ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported20005 km²
- Broadwoodhill ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19984 km²
- Arizona Game LodgeNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported20004 km²
- Letlabo Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19973 km²
- Elan Game FarmNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported20003 km²
- San Cottage ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19983 km²
- Rykwater Private Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19973 km²
- Hoekfontein ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported20001 km²
- Ficksburg Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19851 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN