Waterfalls Waterfalls were extracted from the DRDLR:NGI point data and supplemented by Heidi van Deventer from known waterfalls and those indicated by experts across the country.

Peatlands mapped as having turned desiccated or have burnt

The 2018 South African Inventory of Inland Aquatic Ecosystems (SAIIAE) geodatabase is a collection of data layers pertaining to ecosystem types and pressures for both rivers and inland wetlands. These data layers were developed and used for the 2018 National Biodiversity Assessment (NBA 2018).

The spatial representation of the regional setting at Level 2 of the Classification System for Wetlands and other Aquatic Ecosystems in South Africa.

Water treatment works where Blue or Green Drop measurement systems apply Information supplied by DWS; spatialized and corrected (placed) by CSIR BE. Indicates which technologies are used at each site.

South African Ramsar wetland sites (centroids)

The most recent dams register of DWS, dated to 2016

National Freshwater Ecosystem Priority Areas Map 2011 sub quaternary catchments

Artificial wetlands of the South African Inventory of Inland Aquatic Ecosystems (SAIIAE). This data set is part of the Inventory released with the launch of the NBA 2018. National Wetland Map 5 includes inland wetlands and estuaries, but are associated with river line data and many other data sets within the South African Inventory of Inland Aquatic Ecosystems (SAIIAE). Please ensure you obtain the full geodatabase and relevant reports to understand the appropriate use of the data. Appropriate use and a disclaimer is provided under the relevant reports below.

Wastewater Treatment Works (WWTW) (CSIR, 2015).