HydroLAKES lake · #16389
Sibayi
Surface area
61,35km²
Avg depth
11,5m
Volume
703,53km³
Shoreline
112,1km
Administrative coverage
1 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- UmkhanyakudeKwaZulu-Natal · South Africa61.25 km²100.0% of lake
4 intersecting protected areas
Lake Sibayi Fresh Water Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
61.12 km² overlap
iSimangaliso Wetland Park – Maputo National Park
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)
58.66 km² overlap
Lake Sibaya
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
57.33 km² overlap
Coastal Forest Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
0.04 km² overlap
Computed live · HydroLAKES × GADM × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
853 distinct species · 13 029 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 Sibayi : 21 espèces reliées par 20 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 7.9%, 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).
Lake statistics (HydroLAKES)
Surface
61,35km²
Avg depth
11,5m
Volume
703,530km³
Watershed
638km²
Shoreline
112,1km
Shore dev. idx
4,04
Residence time
2 251days
Elevation
19m
HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016) · 1.4M lacs ≥ 0.1 km² mondialement.