Appendix A: Supplementary material

Table A1: Locations and site descriptions of 68 ponds surveyed in Potchefstroom, South Africa (including the seven dry ponds)
Pond Code / Locality description / Coordinates / Altitude / Pond Area / Hydroperiod / Pond Type / Pond Utilization
A1 / Parys Road Roadside pool 1 / S26 43.955 E27 08.098 / 1331 / 1912.8 / Ephemeral / Roadside pool / Agriculture
A2 / Parys Road Roadside pool 2 / S26 43.774
E 27 07.530 / 1328 / 434.0 / Ephemeral / Roadside pond / None
A3 / Parys Road Roadside pool 3 / S26 43.789 E27 07.630 / 1329 / 518.2 / Ephemeral / Roadside pond / None
A5 / Roadside pool between Viljoenskroon-Prison roads / S26 45.317 E27 06.388 / 1328 / 174.8 / Permanent / Roadside pond / Recreational
A6 / Potchefstroom HTS roadside pool / S26 42.363 E27 07.111 / 1354 / 538.1 / Permanent / Roadside pond / Recreational
A7 / Promosa roadside pool / S26 42.027 E27 01.813 / 1414 / 260.0 / Permanent / Roadside pond / Recreational
B11 / 98 Lombaard Street, Mooivet, Pond 2 / S26 42.664 E27 05.485 / 1346 / 36.0 / Permanent / Formal ornamental pond / Agriculture
B13 / 98 Lombaard Street, Mooivet, Pond 4 / S26 42.672 E27 05.503 / 1346 / 13.0 / Permanent / Formal ornamental pond / None
B15 / 100 Strydom Street, Raised Garden Pond 2 / S26 43.082 E27 07.386 / 1347 / 41.3 / Permanent / Formal ornamental pond / Agriculture
B16 / Botanical Garden Raised Pond / S26 40.924 E27 05.726 / 1356 / 3.6 / Permanent / Formal ornamental pond / Agriculture
B17 / Tina Scholtz Academy, Garden Pond 1 (front) / S26 42.639 E27 05.787 / 1353 / 52.0 / Permanent / Formal ornamental pond / Aesthetics
B18 / Tina Scholtz Academy, Garden Pond 2 (back/reception) / S26 42.610 E27 05.784 / 1343 / 33.6 / Permanent / Formal ornamental pond / None
B2 / Banquet Hall Pond / S26 42.910 E27 06.031 / 1337 / 13546.1 / Permanent / Formal ornamental pond / None
B5 / Botanical Gardens Pond 7 / S26 40.899 E27 05.694 / 1348 / 10.2 / Permanent / Formal ornamental pond / Aesthetics
B6 / Calfyn, NWU Campus / S26 41.325 E27 05.468 / 1355 / 782.0 / Permanent / Formal ornamental pond / Historic_quarry
B7 / Electronic Services pond, NWU Campus / S26 41.192 E27 05.544 / 1355 / 62.0 / Permanent / Formal ornamental pond / Historic_quarry
B8 / Tuscany Ridge Garden Pond, near Dam 5 / S26 40.014 E27 06.448 / 1370 / 8.7 / Permanent / Formal ornamental pond / Agriculture
B9 / Tuscany Ridge Front Pond / S26 39.996 E27 06.337 / 1370 / 96.0 / Permanent / Formal ornamental pond / Recreational
C1 / Oudrift Riverside Lodge Pond 1 / S26 40.642 E27 06.189 / 1350 / 456.3 / Permanent / Garden Pond / None
C10 / Botanical Gardens Pond 2 / S26 40.952 E27 05.697 / 1346 / 108.8 / Permanent / Garden Pond / Aesthetics
C12 / Botanical Gardens Pond 4 / S26 40.925 E27 05.722 / 1346 / 919.6 / Permanent / Garden Pond / Aesthetics
C13 / Botanical Gardens Pond 5 / S26 40.901 E27 05.711 / 1340 / 344.5 / Permanent / Garden Pond / Aesthetics
C16 / Leonie & Hennie Stander Pond 2 / S26 40.992 E27 05.969 / 1344 / 32.4 / Permanent / Garden pond / Aesthetics
C19 / 9 Roselt Street, Baillie Park 1 (back) / S26 42.873 E27 07.102 / 1348 / 6.0 / Permanent / Garden Pond / None
C2 / Oudrift Riverside Lodge Pond 2 / S26 40.655 E27 06.186 / 1350 / 903.8 / Permanent / Garden Pond / None
C4 / Oudrift Riverside Lodge Pond 4 / S26 40.668 E27 06.078 / 1350 / 518.9 / Permanent / Garden Pond / None
C6 / 17 Strydom Street, Baillie Park / S26 43.044 E27 07.024 / 1346 / 55.1 / Permanent / Garden Pond / None
C7 / Olivier Street 3 Garden pond, Mieder Park / S26 43.313 E27 05.993 / 1338 / 33.6 / Permanent / Garden Pond / Aesthetics
C8 / 5 Schubart Street garden pond / S26 41.309 E27 06.083 / 1344 / 58.3 / Permanent / Garden Pond / Aesthetics
C9 / Botanical Gardens Pond 1 / S26 40.971 E27 05.709 / 1336 / 2487.7 / Permanent / Garden Pond / Aesthetics
D1 / River, Residential area / S26 41.195 E27 06.172 / 1343 / 346.7 / Permanent / Permanent river / Recreational
D2 / Urban River, Mooi River Mall 1 / S26 42.837 E27 06.326 / 1333 / 142.4 / Permanent / Permanent river / Aesthetics
D3 / Rural River, Govan Mbeki / S26 45.162 E27 06.013 / 1325 / 1087.5 / Permanent / Permanent river / River
D4 / Rural River, Oudedorp Farm / S26 36.247 E27 04.538 / 1366 / 3888.9 / Permanent / Permanent river / Agriculture
D5 / Suburban river, Van Graan Street / S26 41.116 E27 06.094 / 1343 / 546.7 / Permanent / Permanent river / Recreational
D6 / Urban River, Mooi River Mall 2 / S26 42.655 E27 06.338 / 1335 / 202.2 / Permanent / Permanent river / Aesthetics
E1 / Daly quarry 1 / S26 38.281 E27 03.327 / 1396 / 5517.8 / Ephemeral / Former quarry / Recreational
E2 / Daly quarry 2 / S26 38.397 E27 03.377 / 1395 / 14722.5 / Ephemeral / Former quarry / Aesthetics
E3 / Daly quarry 3 / S26 38.377 E27 03.377 / 1395 / 14722.5 / Ephemeral / Former quarry / Aesthetics
E4 / Promosa former quarry / S26 42.300 E27 02.307 / 1394 / 765.2 / Permanent / Former quarry / Recreational
F1 / Potchefstroom dam / S26 40.103 E27 05.781 / 1351 / 18376.0 / Permanent / Big dam / None
F2 / Daly Farm Dam 1 / S26 38.262 E27 04.909 / 1360 / 674565.4 / Permanent / Big dam / Aesthetics
F3 / Daly Farm Dam 2 / S26 39.510 E27 04.739 / 1357 / 269421.6 / Permanent / Big dam / Aesthetics
F4 / Poortjies Dam, Primosa / S26 42.638 E27 02.154 / 1383 / 1180021.9 / Permanent / Big dam / River
F5 / Modderdam / S26 41.916 E27 09.717 / 1338 / 412078.69 / Permanent / Big dam / Agriculture
F6 / Gerrit Thomas Dam / S26 46.095 E27 03.668 / 1334 / 68993.17 / Permanent / Big dam / Run_off
G2 / Daly farm pond 1 / S26 38.963 E27 03.769 / 1378 / 5326.9 / Permanent / Farm dam / Aesthetics
G3 / Eleazer dam / S26 40.290 E27 00.612 / 1420 / 32729.8 / Permanent / Farm dam / Aesthetics
G4 / Carletonville Auction farm Dam / S26 38.264 E27 06.439 / 1378 / 72025.9 / Permanent / Farm dam / Aesthetics
G5 / Parys Road Dam 1 / S26 44.208 E27 07.931 / 1331 / 5062.3 / Permanent / Farm dam / Aesthetics
G6 / Parys Road Dam 2 / S26 44.252 E27 08.025 / 1334 / 12505.6 / Permanent / Farm dam / River
G7 / Hendrik se Gat, Military Base / S26 40.799 E27 05.363 / 1368 / 45645.6 / Permanent / Farm dam / River
H1 / Parys road vlei / S26 43.661 E27 07.249 / 1328 / 110814.7 / Ephemeral / Vlei / Aesthetics
H2 / Oudebrug Road Vlei / S26 41.035 E27 06.646 / 1349 / 51011.4 / Permanent / Vlei / Recreational
H3 / Vlei next to river, Groen Wilgers Retiring home / S26 40.984 E27 05.907 / 1346 / 1141.4 / Permanent / Vlei / None
H4 / Wasgoedspruit, S. faciatus site / S26 42.440 E27 04.658 / 1351 / 24854.1 / Permanent / Vlei / Run_off
H6 / Corner of Chris Hani St and Govan Mbeki Dr Vlei / S26 43.680 E27 06.071 / 1330 / 878.3 / Permanent / Vlei / Recreational
H7 / Promosa vlei ditch / S26 42.595 E27 01.828 / 1389 / 3490.6 / Permanent / Vlei / Recreational
H8 / Govan Mbeki Vlei / S26 44.897 E27 06.010 / 1324 / 4539.41 / Permanent / Vlei / River
I1 / Agriculture Golf club Pond 1 / S26 43.912 E27 04.163 / 1358 / 5118.7 / Permanent / Large peri-urban pond / Aesthetics
I2 / Agriculture Golf club Pond 2 / S26 43.752 E27 04.171 / 1359 / 102970.2 / Permanent / Large peri-urban pond / Aesthetics
I3 / Oudebrug Street Dam 1, Johan Rens Dam / S26 40.942 E27 06.497 / 1351 / 2241.3 / Permanent / Large peri-urban pond / Aesthetics
I4 / Oudebrug Street Dam 2 , next to Johan Rens / S26 40.948 E27 06.471 / 1350 / 4261.0 / Permanent / Large peri-urban pond / Aesthetics
I5 / Engineering Faculty Dam, NWU Campus / S26 40.768 E27 05.727 / 1353 / 3863.2 / Permanent / Large peri-urban pond / River
I6 / Tuscany Ridge Dam 1, Carletonville Road / S26 39.895 E27 06.432 / 1372 / 43393.3 / Permanent / Large peri-urban pond / Historic_quarry
I7 / Tuscany Ridge Dam 2, Carletonville Road / S26 39.896 E27 06.532 / 1374 / 19453.4 / Permanent / Large peri-urban pond / Historic_quarry
I8 / Tuscany Ridge Dam 4, Carletonville Road / S26 40.048 E27 06.519 / 1369 / 8995.0 / Permanent / Large peri-urban pond / Recreational
I9 / Tuscany Ridge Dam 6, Carletonville Road / S26 40.152 E27 06.466 / 1364 / 1871.8 / Permanent / Large peri-urban pond / Agriculture