Vouglans Dam
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Vouglans Dam is a large hydroelectric dam on the Ain River in eastern France, known for forming one of the country’s biggest artificial lakes and generating renewable energy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Vouglans Dam canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5132016 — 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: Vouglans Dam Context triple: [Vouglans Reservoir, createdBy, Vouglans Dam]
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A.
Grandval Dam
Grandval Dam is a large hydroelectric dam in southern France, known for impounding the Truyère River to form the Lac de Grandval reservoir.
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B.
Guthega Dam
Guthega Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Snowy River in New South Wales, Australia, forming part of the Snowy Mountains Scheme hydroelectric and irrigation project.
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C.
Serre-Ponçon Dam
Serre-Ponçon Dam is a large hydroelectric and irrigation dam in southeastern France that creates one of Western Europe’s biggest artificial lakes.
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D.
Bütgenbach Dam
Bütgenbach Dam is a hydroelectric and flood-control structure in eastern Belgium that creates Lake Bütgenbach, a popular site for recreation and water sports.
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E.
Salagou Dam
Salagou Dam is a French hydraulic structure in the Hérault department that created the artificial Lac du Salagou, now known for its striking red landscapes and recreational activities.
- 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: Vouglans Dam Target entity description: Vouglans Dam is a large hydroelectric dam on the Ain River in eastern France, known for forming one of the country’s biggest artificial lakes and generating renewable energy.
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A.
Grandval Dam
Grandval Dam is a large hydroelectric dam in southern France, known for impounding the Truyère River to form the Lac de Grandval reservoir.
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B.
Guthega Dam
Guthega Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Snowy River in New South Wales, Australia, forming part of the Snowy Mountains Scheme hydroelectric and irrigation project.
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C.
Serre-Ponçon Dam
Serre-Ponçon Dam is a large hydroelectric and irrigation dam in southeastern France that creates one of Western Europe’s biggest artificial lakes.
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D.
Bütgenbach Dam
Bütgenbach Dam is a hydroelectric and flood-control structure in eastern Belgium that creates Lake Bütgenbach, a popular site for recreation and water sports.
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E.
Salagou Dam
Salagou Dam is a French hydraulic structure in the Hérault department that created the artificial Lac du Salagou, now known for its striking red landscapes and recreational activities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arch dam
ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| basinCountry | France ⓘ |
| commissioningDate | 1968 ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | concrete ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1964 ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| createsReservoir | Lac de Vouglans ⓘ |
| designedBy |
Électricité de France engineers
ⓘ
linked to:
Électricité de France
|
| energySource |
hydropower
ⓘ
renewable energy ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| height | 130 m ⓘ |
| impounds | Ain River ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | 302 MW ⓘ |
| length | 427 m ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ain River
ⓘ
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region ⓘ
linked to:
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Jura department ⓘ eastern France ⓘ |
| locatedOnWatercourse | Ain River ⓘ |
| nearCity |
Orgelet
ⓘ
Oyonnax ⓘ |
| notableFor |
forming one of the largest artificial lakes in France
ⓘ
significant hydroelectric production in eastern France ⓘ |
| numberOfTurbines | 3 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1968 ⓘ |
| operator | Électricité de France ⓘ |
| owner | Électricité de France ⓘ |
| plantType | conventional hydroelectric power station ⓘ |
| purpose |
flow regulation
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ renewable energy production ⓘ water storage ⓘ |
| regionHydrologicalBasin |
Rhône basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Rhône river basin
|
| reservoirCapacity | about 605 million m³ ⓘ |
| reservoirCountryRank | one of the largest artificial lakes in France ⓘ |
| reservoirLength | about 35 km ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Lac de Vouglans ⓘ |
| reservoirSurfaceArea | about 16 km² ⓘ |
| reservoirType | artificial lake ⓘ |
| river | Ain River ⓘ |
| spillwayType | gated overflow spillway ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| turbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Vouglans Dam Description of subject: Vouglans Dam is a large hydroelectric dam on the Ain River in eastern France, known for forming one of the country’s biggest artificial lakes and generating renewable energy.
Referenced by (4)
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