Novosibirsk Hydroelectric Station dam
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The Novosibirsk Hydroelectric Station dam is a major Soviet-era hydroengineering structure on the Ob River in Russia that generates electricity and forms the large Novosibirsk Reservoir.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Novosibirsk Hydroelectric Dam | 1 |
| Novosibirsk Hydroelectric Power Plant dam | 1 |
| Novosibirsk Hydroelectric Station dam canonical | 1 |
| Novosibirskaya GES Dam | 1 |
| Novosibirskaya GES dam | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13063257 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Novosibirsk Hydroelectric Station dam Context triple: [Novosibirsk Reservoir, createdBy, Novosibirsk Hydroelectric Station dam]
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A.
Krasnoyarsk Dam
The Krasnoyarsk Dam is a massive Soviet-era hydroelectric power station in Siberia, Russia, known for its large reservoir and significant role in regional power generation and river navigation.
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B.
Bratsk Dam
Bratsk Dam is a massive Soviet-era hydroelectric power station in Siberia, Russia, known for once being one of the world’s largest dams and reservoirs.
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C.
Ust-Ilimsk Dam
Ust-Ilimsk Dam is a large hydroelectric power station in Siberia, Russia, forming part of the Angara River cascade and contributing significantly to regional electricity generation.
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D.
Tsimlyansk Dam
Tsimlyansk Dam is a major hydroengineering structure on the Don River in Russia, built to provide hydroelectric power, irrigation, and navigation through the creation of the Tsimlyansk Reservoir.
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E.
Sayano–Shushenskaya Dam
The Sayano–Shushenskaya Dam is a massive hydroelectric power station in southern Siberia and Russia’s largest power plant, known both for its significant electricity production and a catastrophic turbine hall accident in 2009.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Novosibirsk Hydroelectric Station dam Target entity description: The Novosibirsk Hydroelectric Station dam is a major Soviet-era hydroengineering structure on the Ob River in Russia that generates electricity and forms the large Novosibirsk Reservoir.
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A.
Krasnoyarsk Dam
The Krasnoyarsk Dam is a massive Soviet-era hydroelectric power station in Siberia, Russia, known for its large reservoir and significant role in regional power generation and river navigation.
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B.
Bratsk Dam
Bratsk Dam is a massive Soviet-era hydroelectric power station in Siberia, Russia, known for once being one of the world’s largest dams and reservoirs.
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C.
Ust-Ilimsk Dam
Ust-Ilimsk Dam is a large hydroelectric power station in Siberia, Russia, forming part of the Angara River cascade and contributing significantly to regional electricity generation.
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D.
Tsimlyansk Dam
Tsimlyansk Dam is a major hydroengineering structure on the Don River in Russia, built to provide hydroelectric power, irrigation, and navigation through the creation of the Tsimlyansk Reservoir.
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E.
Sayano–Shushenskaya Dam
The Sayano–Shushenskaya Dam is a massive hydroelectric power station in southern Siberia and Russia’s largest power plant, known both for its significant electricity production and a catastrophic turbine hall accident in 2009.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet-era infrastructure project
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gravity dam ⓘ hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Novosibirsk Hydroelectric Power Plant dam
ⓘ
linked to:
Novosibirsk Hydroelectric Station dam
Novosibirskaya GES dam ⓘ
linked to:
Novosibirsk Hydroelectric Station dam
|
| associatedCity | Novosibirsk ⓘ |
| builtBy | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| category |
Dams in Russia
ⓘ
Hydroelectric power stations built in the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1958 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1950 ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| designedBy | Soviet hydroengineering institutes ⓘ |
| engineeringDiscipline | hydraulic engineering ⓘ |
| formsReservoir | Novosibirsk Reservoir ⓘ |
| gridConnection |
Siberian power grid
ⓘ
linked to:
Siberian Unified Power System
|
| hasFunction |
base-load electricity generation
ⓘ
peak-load electricity generation ⓘ |
| hasPowerhouse | yes ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| height | about 33 m ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | post-World War II industrialization of USSR ⓘ |
| impact |
creation of Novosibirsk Reservoir
ⓘ
partial flooding of upstream areas ⓘ |
| inServiceDate | 1957 ⓘ |
| length | about 4,500 m ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Novosibirsk Oblast ⓘ |
| locatedInFederalDistrict | Siberian Federal District ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Novosibirsk ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Asia ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Ob River ⓘ |
| material |
concrete
ⓘ
earth-fill ⓘ |
| operator |
RusHydro (via subsidiary)
ⓘ
linked to:
RusHydro
|
| owner |
Russian Federation
ⓘ
linked to:
Russia
|
| partOf |
Novosibirsk Hydroelectric Station
ⓘ
linked to:
Novosibirsk Hydroelectric Power Plant
|
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ navigation improvement ⓘ river regulation ⓘ water supply ⓘ |
| region | Western Siberia ⓘ |
| reservoirAlsoKnownAs | Ob Sea ⓘ |
| reservoirArea | about 1,000 km² ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Novosibirsk Reservoir ⓘ |
| reservoirPurpose |
recreation
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water storage ⓘ |
| watercourseDammed | Ob River ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Novosibirsk Hydroelectric Station dam Description of subject: The Novosibirsk Hydroelectric Station dam is a major Soviet-era hydroengineering structure on the Ob River in Russia that generates electricity and forms the large Novosibirsk Reservoir.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Novosibirsk Hydroelectric Station dam
linked to: Novosibirsk Hydroelectric Station dam
linked to: Novosibirsk Hydroelectric Station dam
linked to: Novosibirsk Hydroelectric Station dam