Brilliant Dam
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Brilliant Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Kootenay River in southeastern British Columbia, Canada, known for generating power for the surrounding region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Brilliant Dam canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13465491 — 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: Brilliant Dam Context triple: [Brilliant, British Columbia, near, Brilliant Dam]
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A.
Tantangara Dam
Tantangara Dam is a major concrete gravity dam in New South Wales, Australia, built as part of the Snowy Mountains Scheme to store water for hydroelectric power generation and irrigation.
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B.
Nihuil Dam
Nihuil Dam is a hydroelectric dam and popular recreational area located on the Atuel River in Mendoza Province, Argentina.
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C.
Itezhi-Tezhi Dam
Itezhi-Tezhi Dam is a major hydroelectric and water-regulation dam in Zambia that helps control flows and generate power along the Kafue River system, a key tributary of the Zambezi.
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D.
Mutirikwi Dam
Mutirikwi Dam is a major concrete arch dam in southeastern Zimbabwe that creates Lake Mutirikwi and serves as an important source of irrigation water and hydroelectric power.
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E.
Rusape Dam
Rusape Dam is a major reservoir in northeastern Zimbabwe that supplies water for irrigation, domestic use, and recreation to the town of Rusape and surrounding areas.
- 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: Brilliant Dam Target entity description: Brilliant Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Kootenay River in southeastern British Columbia, Canada, known for generating power for the surrounding region.
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A.
Tantangara Dam
Tantangara Dam is a major concrete gravity dam in New South Wales, Australia, built as part of the Snowy Mountains Scheme to store water for hydroelectric power generation and irrigation.
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B.
Nihuil Dam
Nihuil Dam is a hydroelectric dam and popular recreational area located on the Atuel River in Mendoza Province, Argentina.
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C.
Itezhi-Tezhi Dam
Itezhi-Tezhi Dam is a major hydroelectric and water-regulation dam in Zambia that helps control flows and generate power along the Kafue River system, a key tributary of the Zambezi.
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D.
Mutirikwi Dam
Mutirikwi Dam is a major concrete arch dam in southeastern Zimbabwe that creates Lake Mutirikwi and serves as an important source of irrigation water and hydroelectric power.
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E.
Rusape Dam
Rusape Dam is a major reservoir in northeastern Zimbabwe that supplies water for irrigation, domestic use, and recreation to the town of Rusape and surrounding areas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gravity dam
ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Canada ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1942 ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | Regional District of Central Kootenay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crosses | Kootenay River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| energySource | hydropower ⓘ |
| function | electricity supply for surrounding region ⓘ |
| hasPowerPlant | Brilliant Generating Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | about 145 MW ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
British Columbia
ⓘ
Canada ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Castlegar, British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Kootenay River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedUpstreamOf | Brilliant Expansion Generating Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Castlegar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTurbines | 4 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1944 ⓘ |
| operator | FortisBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalDeveloper | West Kootenay Power and Light Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner |
Columbia Basin Trust
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Columbia Power Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Columbia River Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
hydroelectric system of southeastern British Columbia ⓘ |
| purpose | hydroelectric power generation ⓘ |
| region | southeastern British Columbia ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| turbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
| watercourse | Kootenay River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Brilliant Dam Description of subject: Brilliant Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Kootenay River in southeastern British Columbia, Canada, known for generating power for the surrounding region.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.