First and second axes of a canonical correspondence analysis performed on gastropod population densities and physical and chemical parameters measured at Lake Nhlange, Lake Sibaya, Mgobozeleni Estuary and St. Lucia Estuary in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Data were collected from 2007 to 2011at quarterly intervals. Physical and chemical parameter vectors: salinity (SAL), depth, water temperature (TEMP) and pH. Species: Tarebia granifera (Tarebia), Melanoides tuberculata (Melanoides), Physa acuta (Physa), Assiminea cf. ovata (Assiminea), Haminoea natalensis (Haminoea), Aplexa marmorata (Aplexa), Lymnaea natalensis (Lymnaea) and Bulinus natalensis (Bulinus).