Ladybower Reservoir
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Ladybower Reservoir is a large Y-shaped drinking-water reservoir in the Upper Derwent Valley of Derbyshire, England, known for its distinctive plughole spillways and surrounding Peak District scenery.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ladybower Reservoir canonical | 35 |
| Derwent Valley reservoirs | 5 |
| Derwent Valley reservoir system | 1 |
| Ladybower Dam | 1 |
| Ladybower Reservoir area | 1 |
| Ladybower Reservoir scheme | 1 |
| Ladybower Reservoir visitor area | 1 |
| Peak District reservoirs | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T962889 — 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: Ladybower Reservoir Context triple: [Derbyshire, containsWaterBody, Ladybower Reservoir]
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A.
Dovestones Reservoir
Dovestones Reservoir is a scenic man-made lake in the Peak District near Oldham, England, popular for walking, wildlife, and outdoor recreation.
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B.
Foziling Reservoir
Foziling Reservoir is a major multipurpose water conservancy project in Anhui Province, China, known for flood control, irrigation, and water supply within the Huai River basin.
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C.
Bog Brook Reservoir
Bog Brook Reservoir is a small New York City water supply reservoir in southeastern New York State that forms part of the Croton Watershed system.
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D.
Coniston Water
Coniston Water is a scenic lake in England’s Lake District, known for its dramatic surrounding fells, boating, and literary and historical associations.
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E.
Minster Pool
Minster Pool is a historic ornamental lake in the center of Lichfield, England, known for its picturesque views of Lichfield Cathedral and surrounding parkland.
- 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: Ladybower Reservoir Target entity description: Ladybower Reservoir is a large Y-shaped drinking-water reservoir in the Upper Derwent Valley of Derbyshire, England, known for its distinctive plughole spillways and surrounding Peak District scenery.
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A.
Dovestones Reservoir
Dovestones Reservoir is a scenic man-made lake in the Peak District near Oldham, England, popular for walking, wildlife, and outdoor recreation.
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B.
Foziling Reservoir
Foziling Reservoir is a major multipurpose water conservancy project in Anhui Province, China, known for flood control, irrigation, and water supply within the Huai River basin.
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C.
Bog Brook Reservoir
Bog Brook Reservoir is a small New York City water supply reservoir in southeastern New York State that forms part of the Croton Watershed system.
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D.
Coniston Water
Coniston Water is a scenic lake in England’s Lake District, known for its dramatic surrounding fells, boating, and literary and historical associations.
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E.
Minster Pool
Minster Pool is a historic ornamental lake in the center of Lichfield, England, known for its picturesque views of Lichfield Cathedral and surrounding parkland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drinking water reservoir
ⓘ
reservoir ⓘ |
| basinCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1943 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1935 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy | Derwent Valley Water Board ⓘ |
| hasBridge |
Ashopton Viaduct
ⓘ
Ladybower Viaduct ⓘ
linked to:
Ashopton Viaduct
|
| hasIsland | Derwent church tower (occasionally visible remains) ⓘ |
| hasRecreationalPath | paths connecting to the Pennine Way (via surrounding area) ⓘ |
| hasSpillwayType |
bell-mouth spillway
ⓘ
plughole spillway ⓘ |
| heritage | associated with drowned villages of Derwent and Ashopton ⓘ |
| inflow |
River Ashop
ⓘ
River Derwent ⓘ |
| knownFor |
distinctive plughole spillways
ⓘ
scenic Peak District surroundings ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Derbyshire
ⓘ
England ⓘ Peak District National Park ⓘ
linked to:
Peak District
Upper Derwent Valley ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Ashopton
ⓘ
Bamford ⓘ Derwent ⓘ
linked to:
River Derwent
|
| maxDepth | about 40 metres ⓘ |
| nearProtectedArea |
Derwent Edge
ⓘ
linked to:
Stanage Edge
Win Hill ⓘ |
| nearRoad |
A57 road
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
A6013 road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1945 ⓘ |
| operator | Severn Trent Water ⓘ |
| outflow | River Derwent ⓘ |
| partOf |
Derwent Valley Reservoirs
ⓘ
linked to:
Derwent Reservoir
Derwent Valley Water Scheme ⓘ
linked to:
Derwent Valley Water Board
|
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
public water supply ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| region | East Midlands ⓘ |
| shape | Y-shaped ⓘ |
| submergedSettlement |
Ashopton
ⓘ
Derwent ⓘ
linked to:
River Derwent
|
| surfaceArea | about 2.5 square kilometres ⓘ |
| usedFor |
angling
ⓘ
cycling ⓘ walking ⓘ wildlife observation ⓘ |
| watercourse | River Derwent ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ladybower Reservoir Description of subject: Ladybower Reservoir is a large Y-shaped drinking-water reservoir in the Upper Derwent Valley of Derbyshire, England, known for its distinctive plughole spillways and surrounding Peak District scenery.
Referenced by (46)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
River Derwent
linked to: Ladybower Reservoir
linked to: Ladybower Reservoir
linked to: Ladybower Reservoir
linked to: Ladybower Reservoir
linked to: Ladybower Reservoir
subject linked to:
Derwent church tower (occasionally visible remains)
subject linked to:
Derwent church tower (occasionally visible remains)
subject linked to:
Derwent church tower (occasionally visible remains)
linked to: Ladybower Reservoir
linked to: Ladybower Reservoir
linked to: Ladybower Reservoir
linked to: Ladybower Reservoir
subject linked to:
village of Bamford
linked to: Ladybower Reservoir
subject linked to:
Fairholmes visitor centre