World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · nzl
Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand
- Area
- 25 138 km²
- IUCN cat.
- Not Applicable
- Year
- 1990
Overview
- Designation
- World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)
- Established
- 1990
- Managing authority
- Not Reported
Source : WDPA (UNEP-WCMC, World Database on Protected Areas).
Species present
8 480 distinct species · 671 995 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 43 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 Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand : 39 espèces reliées par 89 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 8.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 7 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Hydrology47 basins · 50 lakes · 100 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
3 822,0km
Lake surface here
704,11km²
Basins crossed
47
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
8 201km²
Discharge in basins
2 081,3m³/s
Mean precip.
2 835mm/an
Mean T°
7,5°C
Moisture idx
0,67
Max snow
43%
Mean runoff
2 739mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
714m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Stillwater Riversub-area3 814,4 km²overlap3669.68 km²15%
- Bassin de Long Burnsub-area1 923,6 km²overlap1811.59 km²7%
- Bassin de Landsborough Riversub-area1 343,5 km²overlap1341.89 km²5%
- Bassin de Mahitahi Riversub-area1 333,7 km²overlap1238.90 km²5%
- Bassin de Hollyford River / Whakatipu Kā Tukasub-area1 118 km²overlap1120.33 km²4%
- Bassin de Upukerora Riversub-area1 247,4 km²overlap1116.16 km²4%
- Bassin de Makarora Riversub-area2 596,3 km²overlap1101.73 km²4%
- Bassin de Arawhata Riversub-area914,1 km²overlap910.13 km²4%
- Bassin de Worsley Streamsub-area890,1 km²overlap892.07 km²4%
38 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Waiau Riversub-area2 405,7 km²overlap747.17 km²3%
- Bassin de Wairaurahiri Riversub-area717,1 km²overlap713.29 km²3%
- Bassin de Waitangitaona Riversub-area1 013,1 km²overlap697.00 km²3%
- Bassin de Grebe Riversub-area647,3 km²overlap648.80 km²3%
- Bassin de Eglinton River West Branchsub-area621,4 km²overlap621.08 km²2%
- Bassin de Murchison Riversub-area1 431,7 km²overlap563.32 km²2%
- Bassin de Dart River / Te Awa Whakatipusub-area637,5 km²overlap548.24 km²2%
- Bassin de Waiau Riversub-area600,8 km²overlap516.15 km²2%
- Bassin de Arthur Riversub-area513,9 km²overlap514.97 km²2%
- Bassin de Doon Riversub-area481,9 km²overlap483.04 km²2%
- Bassin de Princess Burnsub-area481,8 km²overlap482.95 km²2%
- Bassin de Gorge Riversub-area499,6 km²overlap475.38 km²2%
- Bassin de Waiatoto Riversub-area447,1 km²overlap447.85 km²2%
- Bassin de Cascade Riversub-area441,1 km²overlap441.96 km²2%
- Bassin de Mararoa Riversub-area1 232,7 km²overlap425.90 km²2%
- Bassin de Karangarua Riversub-area411,9 km²overlap405.26 km²2%
- Bassin de Cook River / Wehekasub-area381,7 km²overlap382.39 km²2%
- Bassin de Hunter Riversub-area1 155,3 km²overlap272.63 km²1%
- Bassin de Dobson Riversub-area1 828,8 km²overlap260.22 km²1%
- Bassin de Seaforth Riversub-area257,2 km²overlap257.80 km²1%
- Bassin de Kaipo Riversub-area257,9 km²overlap251.04 km²1%
- Bassin de Okuru Riversub-area276,5 km²overlap243.54 km²1%
- Bassin de Turnbull Riversub-area238,1 km²overlap219.76 km²1%
- Bassin de Waikōau Riversub-area458,6 km²overlap166.07 km²1%
- Bassin de Whataroa Riversub-area596,9 km²overlap128.15 km²1%
- Bassin de Greenstone Riversub-area365,2 km²overlap127.59 km²1%
- Bassin de Godley Riversub-area443,8 km²overlap114.42 km²0%
- Bassin de Stafford Riversub-area116,4 km²overlap95.65 km²0%
- Bassin de Crombie Streamsub-area112 km²overlap86.93 km²0%
- Bassin de Rees Riversub-area395,5 km²overlap78.97 km²0%
- Bassin de Winding Glensub-area84,9 km²overlap77.27 km²0%
- Bassin de Ōhinetamatea River / Saltwater Creeksub-area76,7 km²overlap74.57 km²0%
- Basin #23870sub-area73,3 km²overlap73.44 km²0%
- Bassin de Shotover Riversub-area1 095 km²overlap6.40 km²0%
- Bassin de Ahuriri Riversub-area1 686,1 km²overlap4.70 km²0%
- Basin #83010sub-area20,8 km²overlap2.24 km²0%
- Bassin de Ōreti Riversub-area689,8 km²overlap0.20 km²0%
- Bassin de Cass Riversub-area308,6 km²overlap0.00 km²0%
Lakes (50, top by area)
- Te Anauarea332,6 km²avg depth168.8 m
- Manapouriarea132,5 km²avg depth149.0 m
- Lake Haurokoarea67,8 km²avg depth116.7 m
- Lake Poteriteriarea42,2 km²avg depth113.1 m
- Lake Monowaiarea30 km²avg depth71.0 m
- North Mavora Lakearea10,1 km²avg depth31.7 m
- Lake Mapourikaarea8,5 km²avg depth23.3 m
- Lake Alabaster/Wawahi Wakaarea5,1 km²avg depth30.9 m
- Lake Hakapouaarea4,9 km²avg depth33.8 m
41 more lakes
- Green Lakearea4,6 km²avg depth29.8 m
- Lake Paringa / Tāwhiriraupōarea4,3 km²avg depth26.9 m
- Lake #85113area4 km²avg depth25.8 m
- Lake Elleryarea3,8 km²avg depth19.8 m
- Lake Thomsonarea3,2 km²avg depth31.1 m
- Tasman Lakearea2,8 km²avg depth17.6 m
- Moanahuna / Lake Marchantarea2,6 km²avg depth46.7 m
- Ōtāpara / Lake Gunnarea2,6 km²avg depth30.5 m
- Lake Te Anauarea2,4 km²avg depth36.7 m
- Lake Wahapoarea2,4 km²avg depth19.6 m
- Lake Wilmotarea2,2 km²avg depth29.3 m
- Lake Moerakiarea2,2 km²avg depth20.3 m
- Lake Gravearea2,1 km²avg depth37.1 m
- Monk Lakearea2 km²avg depth26.8 m
- Lake Cadmanarea1,9 km²avg depth24.0 m
- Lake Fraserarea1,8 km²avg depth18.3 m
- Manawapora / South Mavora Lakearea1,7 km²avg depth16.8 m
- Hinerukutai / Lake Alicearea1,7 km²avg depth36.1 m
- Lake #85091area1,7 km²avg depth23.6 m
- Lake Adaarea1,6 km²avg depth22.8 m
- Lake Beattiearea1,6 km²avg depth22.8 m
- Lake Widgeonarea1,5 km²avg depth23.5 m
- Lake #85093area1,5 km²avg depth27.9 m
- Lake Te Auarea1,5 km²avg depth36.4 m
- Lake McIvorarea1,5 km²avg depth29.6 m
- Lake #85129area1,3 km²avg depth25.4 m
- Lake #85092area1,3 km²avg depth22.3 m
- Lake Rakatuarea1,1 km²avg depth6.8 m
- Lake Ronaldarea1,1 km²avg depth18.3 m
- Lake Unknownarea1 km²avg depth24.3 m
- Lac 1427462area0,9 km²avg depth12.5 m
- Lac 1427368area0,8 km²avg depth10.8 m
- Lac 1427344area0,8 km²avg depth6.7 m
- Lac 1427427area0,8 km²avg depth12.3 m
- Lac 1427367area0,8 km²avg depth4.8 m
- Lac 1427525area0,8 km²avg depth11.6 m
- Lac 1427533area0,8 km²avg depth11.8 m
- Lac 1427432area0,8 km²avg depth13.1 m
- Lac 1427492area0,7 km²avg depth13.7 m
- Lac 1427510area0,7 km²avg depth11.3 m
- Lac 1427385area0,7 km²avg depth4.4 m
Rivers / streams (100, ord ≥ 4)
- Hollyford River / Whakatipu Kā Tukaord 4len here140.73 km100%total141 km
- Landsborough Riverord 4len here139.27 km100%total139 km
- Arawhata Riverord 4len here132.85 km97%total137 km
- Haast Riverord 5len here132.32 km98%total134 km
- Cascade Riverord 4len here111.47 km100%total111 km
- Dart River / Te Awa Whakatipuord 5len here101.59 km80%total126 km
- Pyke Riverord 4len here89.59 km100%total90 km
- Waiatoto Riverord 4len here80.77 km100%total81 km
- Grebe Riverord 4len here65.77 km100%total66 km
- Hunter Riverord 3len here62.32 km71%total88 km
- Makarora Riverord 5len here60.76 km74%total82 km
- Seaforth Riverord 4len here53.40 km100%total53 km
88 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Karangarua Riverord 4len here52.77 km90%total59 km
- Ōtoko Riverord 3len here50.38 km100%total50 km
- Upukerora Riverord 3len here50.36 km71%total71 km
- Okuru Riverord 3len here50.26 km80%total63 km
- Thomas Riverord 2len here49.16 km100%total49 km
- Makawhio River / Jacobs Riverord 3len here45.72 km90%total51 km
- Mahitahi Riverord 3len here45.40 km77%total59 km
- Cook River / Wehekaord 4len here43.09 km100%total43 km
- Eglinton River West Branchord 3len here43.00 km100%total43 km
- Waiau Riverord 5len here42.81 km23%total189 km
- Eglinton Riverord 4len here42.59 km100%total43 km
- Paringa Riverord 5len here41.62 km98%total42 km
- Murchison Riverord 4len here41.61 km100%total42 km
- Waipara Riverord 3len here40.11 km100%total40 km
- Hopkins Riverord 4len here40.05 km50%total81 km
- Kaipo Riverord 3len here40.05 km99%total40 km
- Long Burnord 3len here38.70 km100%total39 km
- Eglinton River East Branchord 2len here37.49 km100%total37 km
- Stillwater Riverord 3len here37.48 km100%total37 km
- Irene Riverord 3len here37.41 km100%total37 km
- Gorge Riverord 3len here36.58 km100%total37 km
- Worsley Streamord 3len here36.42 km100%total36 km
- Clarke Riverord 3len here36.33 km100%total36 km
- Turnbull Riverord 3len here35.93 km86%total42 km
- Moeraki Riverord 3len here35.88 km99%total36 km
- Borland Burnord 3len here34.84 km100%total35 km
- Matukituki River East Branchord 4len here34.03 km82%total42 km
- Joe Riverord 3len here32.35 km100%total32 km
- Wairaurahiri Riverord 4len here32.35 km89%total36 km
- Wilkin Riverord 5len here31.94 km78%total41 km
- Hope Riverord 3len here31.23 km100%total31 km
- Windon Burnord 3len here30.31 km100%total30 km
- Macfarlane Riverord 2len here29.89 km100%total30 km
- Carrick Riverord 3len here29.87 km100%total30 km
- Waikūkūpa Riverord 2len here29.81 km99%total30 km
- Te Naihi Riverord 3len here29.81 km100%total30 km
- Whitestone Riverord 3len here29.61 km40%total75 km
- Iris Burnord 2len here29.60 km100%total30 km
- Neale Burnord 4len here28.66 km100%total29 km
- Waitangitaona Riverord 3len here28.38 km74%total38 km
- Hauroko Burnord 3len here28.35 km100%total28 km
- Rock Burnord 4len here28.00 km100%total28 km
- Beans Burnord 2len here27.23 km100%total27 km
- Mueller Riverord 2len here27.12 km100%total27 km
- Wills Riverord 3len here26.90 km100%total27 km
- Burke Riverord 3len here26.80 km100%total27 km
- Clearwater Riverord 2len here26.78 km100%total27 km
- Caroline Burnord 2len here26.13 km100%total26 km
- Arthur Riverord 4len here26.05 km100%total26 km
- Ōmoeroa Riverord 2len here26.00 km98%total26 km
- Siberia Streamord 3len here25.96 km100%total26 km
- Whakapohai Riverord 2len here25.89 km100%total26 km
- Waita Riverord 4len here25.81 km100%total26 km
- Wilson Riverord 2len here25.75 km100%total26 km
- Princess Burnord 3len here25.70 km100%total26 km
- Clinton River North Branchord 2len here25.68 km100%total26 km
- Spey Riverord 3len here25.54 km100%total26 km
- Callery Riverord 3len here25.43 km100%total25 km
- Whataroa Riverord 4len here25.40 km24%total108 km
- Tūtoko Riverord 4len here25.25 km100%total25 km
- Russet Burnord 2len here24.69 km100%total25 km
- Martyr Riverord 2len here24.45 km100%total24 km
- Mararoa Riverord 4len here24.43 km15%total158 km
- Blue Riverord 2len here24.40 km100%total24 km
- Kiwi Burnord 2len here23.19 km100%total23 km
- Copland Riverord 3len here23.16 km100%total23 km
- Doon Riverord 2len here23.08 km100%total23 km
- Transit Riverord 3len here23.00 km100%total23 km
- Jackson Riverord 3len here22.99 km100%total23 km
- Joes Riverord 4len here22.72 km100%total23 km
- Glaisnock Riverord 3len here22.44 km100%total22 km
- Fox Riverord 3len here22.39 km100%total22 km
- Bullock Creekord 4len here22.05 km100%total22 km
- Hunter River East Branchord 2len here21.55 km100%total22 km
- Dark Riverord 3len here21.54 km100%total21 km
- Freeman Burnord 3len here21.30 km100%total21 km
- Whitewater Riverord 3len here21.17 km100%total21 km
- Waiho Riverord 4len here21.08 km59%total36 km
- Windward Riverord 3len here21.02 km100%total21 km
- Olivine Riverord 3len here21.01 km100%total21 km
- Godley Riverord 3len here20.77 km34%total61 km
- Cavendish Riverord 2len here20.64 km100%total21 km
- John o'Groats Riverord 3len here20.44 km100%total20 km
- Mike Riverord 2len here20.42 km100%total20 km
- Wapiti Riverord 3len here20.33 km100%total20 km
- Ōhinetamatea River / Saltwater Creekord 3len here19.77 km100%total20 km
- Caples Riverord 3len here18.80 km49%total38 km
- Forest Burnord 2len here18.73 km100%total19 km
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
- -44.74372, 167.90423
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Species observed (Phase 2)
Listing species observed within this protected area requires the GBIF v2 partition × WDPA spatial overlay matview. Computing infrastructure pending.