Waitākere Dam
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Waitākere Dam is a historic concrete water-supply dam in Auckland, New Zealand, built in the early 20th century to help provide the city with drinking water.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21965142 — 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: Waitākere Dam Context triple: [Waitākere Ranges, contains, Waitākere Dam]
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A.
Wairoa Dam
Wairoa Dam is a water supply reservoir and dam structure located within New Zealand’s Hunua Ranges, serving the Auckland region.
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B.
Waitaki Dam
Waitaki Dam is a major hydroelectric gravity dam in New Zealand’s South Island, forming part of the Waitaki hydro scheme and helping generate renewable electricity from the Waitaki River.
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C.
Maraetai Dam
Maraetai Dam is a major hydroelectric dam on New Zealand’s Waikato River, forming part of the country’s largest hydro power scheme.
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D.
Maraetai Reservoir
Maraetai Reservoir is a man-made lake on New Zealand’s Waikato River that serves as the primary water storage and headpond for the Maraetai hydroelectric power station.
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E.
Waipapa Dam
Waipapa Dam is a hydroelectric dam on New Zealand’s Waikato River that forms part of the region’s major Waikato hydroelectric power scheme.
- 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: Waitākere Dam Target entity description: Waitākere Dam is a historic concrete water-supply dam in Auckland, New Zealand, built in the early 20th century to help provide the city with drinking water.
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A.
Wairoa Dam
Wairoa Dam is a water supply reservoir and dam structure located within New Zealand’s Hunua Ranges, serving the Auckland region.
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B.
Waitaki Dam
Waitaki Dam is a major hydroelectric gravity dam in New Zealand’s South Island, forming part of the Waitaki hydro scheme and helping generate renewable electricity from the Waitaki River.
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C.
Maraetai Dam
Maraetai Dam is a major hydroelectric dam on New Zealand’s Waikato River, forming part of the country’s largest hydro power scheme.
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D.
Maraetai Reservoir
Maraetai Reservoir is a man-made lake on New Zealand’s Waikato River that serves as the primary water storage and headpond for the Maraetai hydroelectric power station.
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E.
Waipapa Dam
Waipapa Dam is a hydroelectric dam on New Zealand’s Waikato River that forms part of the region’s major Waikato hydroelectric power scheme.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.