Thippagondanahalli Dam
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Thippagondanahalli Dam is a major reservoir and water supply structure near Bengaluru in Karnataka, India, built across the Arkavathi River to provide drinking water and irrigation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thippagondanahalli Dam canonical | 1 |
| Thippagondanahalli Reservoir | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3152130 — 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: Thippagondanahalli Dam Context triple: [Arkavathi, hasDam, Thippagondanahalli Dam]
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A.
Mettur Dam
Mettur Dam is a major masonry dam in Tamil Nadu, India, built across the Kaveri River and known for its large reservoir and role in irrigation and power generation.
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B.
Hesaraghatta Dam
Hesaraghatta Dam is a man-made reservoir near Bengaluru in Karnataka, India, built to supply drinking water and support irrigation in the region.
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C.
Tungabhadra Dam
Tungabhadra Dam is a major multipurpose masonry dam in Karnataka, India, known for irrigation, hydroelectric power generation, and flood control on the Tungabhadra River.
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D.
Malaprabha Dam
Malaprabha Dam is a major irrigation and water-supply dam built across the Malaprabha River in Karnataka, India.
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E.
Kolar Dam
Kolar Dam is a reservoir and irrigation structure built on the Kolar River in Madhya Pradesh, India, primarily used for water supply and agricultural purposes.
- 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: Thippagondanahalli Dam Target entity description: Thippagondanahalli Dam is a major reservoir and water supply structure near Bengaluru in Karnataka, India, built across the Arkavathi River to provide drinking water and irrigation.
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A.
Mettur Dam
Mettur Dam is a major masonry dam in Tamil Nadu, India, built across the Kaveri River and known for its large reservoir and role in irrigation and power generation.
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B.
Hesaraghatta Dam
Hesaraghatta Dam is a man-made reservoir near Bengaluru in Karnataka, India, built to supply drinking water and support irrigation in the region.
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C.
Tungabhadra Dam
Tungabhadra Dam is a major multipurpose masonry dam in Karnataka, India, known for irrigation, hydroelectric power generation, and flood control on the Tungabhadra River.
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D.
Malaprabha Dam
Malaprabha Dam is a major irrigation and water-supply dam built across the Malaprabha River in Karnataka, India.
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E.
Kolar Dam
Kolar Dam is a reservoir and irrigation structure built on the Kolar River in Madhya Pradesh, India, primarily used for water supply and agricultural purposes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dam
ⓘ
reservoir ⓘ water supply structure ⓘ |
| basinCountry | India ⓘ |
| category |
Dams in Karnataka
ⓘ
Reservoirs in Karnataka ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
regulation of river flow
ⓘ
storage of surface water ⓘ |
| hasWaterBody |
Thippagondanahalli Dam
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Thippagondanahalli Reservoir
|
| isInfrastructureType | hydraulic engineering structure ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Bengaluru water supply system ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arkavathi
ⓘ
surface form:
Arkavathi River basin
Bengaluru Rural district ⓘ India ⓘ Karnataka ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Bengaluru ⓘ |
| locatedWestOf | Bengaluru ⓘ |
| managesRiver |
Arkavathi
ⓘ
surface form:
Arkavathi River
|
| namedAfter | Thippagondanahalli ⓘ |
| purpose |
drinking water supply
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ |
| region |
South India
ⓘ
surface form:
southern India
|
| riverCrossed |
Arkavathi
ⓘ
surface form:
Arkavathi River
|
| servesCity | Bengaluru ⓘ |
| state | Karnataka ⓘ |
| type | masonry dam ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agricultural irrigation
ⓘ
municipal water supply ⓘ |
| waterSourceFor | Bengaluru ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thippagondanahalli Dam Description of subject: Thippagondanahalli Dam is a major reservoir and water supply structure near Bengaluru in Karnataka, India, built across the Arkavathi River to provide drinking water and irrigation.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Thippagondanahalli Reservoir