Baishan Dam
E489531
Baishan Dam is a major hydroelectric and flood-control dam in northeastern China, known for its large reservoir and role in regional power generation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Baishan Dam canonical | 1 |
| Baishan Reservoir | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5033612 — 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: Baishan Dam Context triple: [Songhua River, notableDam, Baishan Dam]
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A.
Jirau Dam
Jirau Dam is a large hydroelectric power plant in Brazil, built on the Madeira River as part of the country’s major Amazon basin energy infrastructure.
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B.
Harangi Dam
Harangi Dam is a masonry dam built across the Harangi River, a tributary of the Kaveri, in Karnataka, India, primarily used for irrigation and water storage.
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C.
Gezhouba Dam
Gezhouba Dam is a large hydroelectric gravity dam in Yichang, Hubei, China, notable as the first major dam built on the Yangtze River and an important source of power generation and river navigation control.
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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.
Lodoyo Dam
Lodoyo Dam is a water control and irrigation structure located on the Brantas River in East Java, Indonesia.
- 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: Baishan Dam Target entity description: Baishan Dam is a major hydroelectric and flood-control dam in northeastern China, known for its large reservoir and role in regional power generation.
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A.
Jirau Dam
Jirau Dam is a large hydroelectric power plant in Brazil, built on the Madeira River as part of the country’s major Amazon basin energy infrastructure.
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B.
Harangi Dam
Harangi Dam is a masonry dam built across the Harangi River, a tributary of the Kaveri, in Karnataka, India, primarily used for irrigation and water storage.
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C.
Gezhouba Dam
Gezhouba Dam is a large hydroelectric gravity dam in Yichang, Hubei, China, notable as the first major dam built on the Yangtze River and an important source of power generation and river navigation control.
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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.
Lodoyo Dam
Lodoyo Dam is a water control and irrigation structure located on the Brantas River in East Java, Indonesia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gravity dam
ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Baishan Hydropower Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinCountry | China ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1975 ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| damType | concrete gravity dam ⓘ |
| designedFor | multi-purpose water resources utilization ⓘ |
| downstreamFrom | Hongshi Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| energySource | hydropower ⓘ |
| function |
ice flood control
ⓘ
peak load regulation ⓘ |
| hasFeature | large storage reservoir ⓘ |
| hasReservoir | Baishan Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| height | 149.5 m ⓘ |
| impact |
reduces downstream flood risk
ⓘ
supports regional power grid stability ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | 1500 MW ⓘ |
| length | 1040 m ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Jilin Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Baishan City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Second Songhua River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTurbines | 6 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1984 ⓘ |
| operator | China Huaneng Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Second Songhua River cascade ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ navigation improvement ⓘ water supply ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Jilin Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northeastern China ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Baishan Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirSurfaceArea | over 400 square kilometres ⓘ |
| reservoirTotalCapacity | 6.5 billion cubic metres ⓘ |
| riverBasin | Songhua River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spillwayType | gated overflow spillway ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| turbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
| upstreamFrom | Fengman Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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: Baishan Dam Description of subject: Baishan Dam is a major hydroelectric and flood-control dam in northeastern China, known for its large reservoir and role in regional power generation.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Baishan Reservoir