Baldeneysee dam
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The Baldeneysee dam is a water-retaining structure on the Ruhr River in Essen, Germany, that forms and regulates the Baldeneysee reservoir used for recreation, water management, and energy purposes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Baldeneysee dam canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13312630 — 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: Baldeneysee dam Context triple: [Baldeneysee, hasPart, Baldeneysee dam]
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A.
Wemmershoek Dam
Wemmershoek Dam is a major water reservoir in South Africa’s Western Cape that supplies potable water to the Cape Town metropolitan area and surrounding regions.
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B.
Diemel Dam
Diemel Dam is a German reservoir dam that was one of the targets attacked during the World War II Dambusters Raid.
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C.
Hohenwarte Dam
Hohenwarte Dam is a large hydroelectric and flood-control dam on the Saale River in Thuringia, Germany, forming one of the country’s significant reservoir lakes.
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D.
Daan Dam
Daan Dam is the child of renowned Dutch architect Cees Dam.
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E.
Eupen Dam
Eupen Dam is a major gravity dam in eastern Belgium that creates the Eupen Reservoir on the Vesdre River, providing drinking water supply and flood control for the surrounding region.
- 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: Baldeneysee dam Target entity description: The Baldeneysee dam is a water-retaining structure on the Ruhr River in Essen, Germany, that forms and regulates the Baldeneysee reservoir used for recreation, water management, and energy purposes.
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A.
Wemmershoek Dam
Wemmershoek Dam is a major water reservoir in South Africa’s Western Cape that supplies potable water to the Cape Town metropolitan area and surrounding regions.
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B.
Diemel Dam
Diemel Dam is a German reservoir dam that was one of the targets attacked during the World War II Dambusters Raid.
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C.
Hohenwarte Dam
Hohenwarte Dam is a large hydroelectric and flood-control dam on the Saale River in Thuringia, Germany, forming one of the country’s significant reservoir lakes.
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D.
Daan Dam
Daan Dam is the child of renowned Dutch architect Cees Dam.
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E.
Eupen Dam
Eupen Dam is a major gravity dam in eastern Belgium that creates the Eupen Reservoir on the Vesdre River, providing drinking water supply and flood control for the surrounding region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dam
ⓘ
water-retaining structure ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Germany ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| creates | Baldeneysee lake ⓘ |
| formsReservoir | Baldeneysee ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
flow regulation of Ruhr River
ⓘ
regulate water level of Baldeneysee ⓘ support flood control on the Ruhr River ⓘ support navigation and boating on Baldeneysee ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage | Stauwehr Baldeneysee ⓘ |
| hasUse |
angling
ⓘ
local energy production ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ rowing ⓘ sailing ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Ruhr River water management system
ⓘ
linked to:
Ruhr reservoir system
|
| locatedIn |
Essen
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ Ruhr region ⓘ
linked to:
Ruhr area
|
| locatedNear |
Essen-Heisingen
ⓘ
Essen-Werden ⓘ
linked to:
Essen-Werden district
|
| locatedOnWatercourse |
Ruhr River
ⓘ
linked to:
Ruhr
|
| partOf | Baldeneysee reservoir system ⓘ |
| region | Ruhr area ⓘ |
| usedFor |
hydropower generation
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ water management ⓘ |
| watercourse |
Ruhr River
ⓘ
linked to:
Ruhr
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Baldeneysee dam Description of subject: The Baldeneysee dam is a water-retaining structure on the Ruhr River in Essen, Germany, that forms and regulates the Baldeneysee reservoir used for recreation, water management, and energy purposes.
Referenced by (1)
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