Lourie Dam Local Authority Nature Reserve

Lourie Dam Local Authority Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Eastern Cape, about 54 km west of Gqeberha.

Nature reserves Eastern Cape

—km² recorded size

—year established

22 melevation of the point

54 kmwest of Gqeberha

Facts

Type: Nature reserve
Province: Eastern Cape
District: Cacadu
Local municipality: Kouga
Elevation: 22 m
Coordinates: -33.8629, 25.0403
Nearest large town: Gqeberha, 54 km west
Wikipedia articles: 1 language

Sources: Wikidata Q31943962 · Natural Earth (province outline)

Highlighted: Eastern Cape. Yellow pin: Lourie Dam Local Authority Nature Reserve.

Nearby

Simbonga Game Reserve and SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary5 km south-east
Kabeljous Nature ReserveNature reserve18 km south-west
Van Stadens Wild Flower ReserveNature reserve18 km east
Noorsekloof Local Authority Nature ReserveNature reserve22 km south-west
Nyosi Wildlife ReservePrivate game reserve31 km east
Island Nature ReserveNature reserve · 5 km²33 km south-east

Address and visiting

Listed address

Loerie Dam Local Authority Nature Reserve

From business listings compiled from public map and web sources, checked October 2026.

GBIF records within 3 km

Wildlife recorded around Lourie Dam Local Authority Nature Reserve

3 mammal and 3 689 bird occurrence records within 3 km of the reserve's point. Species with the most records first; the number is records, not animals.

Mammals

Cape GenetGenetta tigrina2

Birds

Source: GBIF.org occurrence data (records within the radius; licences of the publishing datasets apply). All wildlife.

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