Fleuve· 518 segments
Vaal River
Crosses 9 administrative regions : Dr Kenneth Kaunda, Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati, Fezile Dabi, Frances Baard, Gert Sibande +4
Total length
1 451km
Max discharge
194,4m³/s
Max Strahler
7
Segments matched
518
River geography9 admin regions · 0 communes
9 administrative regions crossed (GADM L2)
- Gert SibandeMpumalanga · South Africa568.9 kmin this dpt
- Frances BaardNorthern Cape · South Africa387.4 kmin this dpt
- Fezile DabiFree State · South Africa334.0 kmin this dpt
- Dr Kenneth KaundaNorth West · South Africa305.3 kmin this dpt
- LejweleputswaFree State · South Africa294.9 kmin this dpt
- Pixley ka SemeNorthern Cape · South Africa223.8 kmin this dpt
- Dr Ruth Segomotsi MompatiNorth West · South Africa162.3 kmin this dpt
- SedibengGauteng · South Africa70.4 kmin this dpt
- Thabo MofutsanyaneFree State · South Africa8.8 kmin this dpt
30 intersecting protected areas
Chrissiesmeer Protected Environment
IUCN Not ReportedProtected Environment
Vredefort Dome
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)
Sandveld Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
Vaaldam Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
Lake Warden Game Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
Clerkstroom Private Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
Modderfontein Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
Lake Warden Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
Duine Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
21 more protected areassorted by area
Nooitgedacht Private Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
Hoffman Private Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
Wolwespruit Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
Koos Meyer Private Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
Bloudrif Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
Stroomdrift Private Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
Las Vacus Private Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
Bushybend Private Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
Kameeldoring Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
Kaaldraai Game Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
Maritha Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
Cloudy Creek Bird Sanctuary and Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
Venterskroon Private Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
Ceerust Game Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
Savannah Game Ranch
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
Winterhoek Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
Sasol Private Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
Leeuwspruit Private Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
Boskoppie Game Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
Vechthoek Private Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
Leeuwkuil Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve
1 page = 1 named river (aggregation of 518 HydroRIVERS v10 segments). Spatial join cached after first hit.
Species present
38 distinct species · 38 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 9 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 Vaal River : 9 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 6 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 16.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Hydrology (HydroRIVERS v10)
Total length
1 451km
Max discharge
194,4m³/s
Max Strahler
7
Segments matched
518
HydroRIVERS v1.0 (Lehner et al. 2019) aggregated by name + main_riv → 1 entity = 1 named river.