hydroelectric dam
C8942
concept
A hydroelectric dam is a large engineered structure that stores and controls river water to drive turbines and generate electricity while managing water flow and levels.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| hydroelectric dam canonical | 456 |
| run-of-the-river dam | 14 |
| hydroelectric facility | 5 |
| hydropower dam | 5 |
| hydropower system | 5 |
| TVA dam | 1 |
| hydroelectric infrastructure | 1 |
| pumped-storage dam | 1 |
| سد لتوليد الطاقة الكهرومائية | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: hydroelectric dam
Generated description
A hydroelectric dam is a large engineered structure that stores and controls river water to drive turbines and generate electricity while managing water flow and levels.
Instances (478)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Ashton Dam | — |
| Saluda Dam | — |
| Blewett Falls Dam | — |
| Pandoh Dam | hydroelectric infrastructure |
| Karangkates Dam | — |
| Oxford Dam | — |
| Irkutsk Dam | — |
| Bratsk Dam | — |
| Pickwick Landing Dam | — |
| Novosibirsk Hydroelectric Station dam | — |
| Wilson Dam | — |
| Imatra dam | — |
| Hengstey dam | — |
| Novosibirsk Dam | — |
| Hirfanlı Dam | — |
| Yonki Dam | — |
| Cheboksary Dam | — |
| Kapulukaya Dam | — |
| Derbent Dam | — |
| New Bullards Bar Dam | — |
| Raystown Dam | — |
| Nangal Dam | — |
| Brilliant Dam | — |
| Wheeler Dam | — |
| Karcham Wangtoo Dam | — |
|
Pitlochry, Scotland
surface form:
Pitlochry Dam
|
— |
| Guntersville Dam | — |
| Nickajack Dam | — |
| Nathpa Jhakri Dam | — |
| Chickamauga Dam | — |
| Serre-Ponçon Dam | — |
| Florentino Ameghino Dam | — |
| New Don Pedro Dam | — |
|
Eastern Region
surface form:
Akosombo Dam
|
— |
| Nangbeto Dam (on tributary) | — |
| Ralco Dam | — |
| Uri Dam | — |
| Kainji Dam | — |
| Colbún Dam | — |
| Holyoke Dam | — |
| Yellowtail Dam | — |
| Denison Dam | — |
| Betania Dam | — |
| Lal Bahadur Shastri Dam | — |
| El Quimbo Dam | — |
| Salto Grande Dam | — |
| Priyadarshini Jurala Dam | — |
| Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam | — |
| Roseires Dam | — |
| Sennar Dam | — |