Hohenwarte Dam
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Hohenwarte Dam is a large hydroelectric and flood-control dam on the Saale River in Thuringia, Germany, forming one of the country’s significant reservoir lakes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hohenwarte Dam canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5151638 — 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: Hohenwarte Dam Context triple: [Saale, hasReservoir, Hohenwarte Dam]
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Sorpe Dam
The Sorpe Dam is a German earth-fill dam in the Ruhr region that was a key target of the RAF’s World War II “Dambusters” raid, Operation Chastise.
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B.
Schluchsee Dam
Schluchsee Dam is a hydroelectric and water regulation dam in Germany’s Black Forest that creates the Schluchsee reservoir, a major regional lake and recreation area.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Vauban Dam
Vauban Dam is a historic 17th-century defensive weir and bridge in Strasbourg, France, known for its panoramic views over the city’s Petite France district.
- 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: Hohenwarte Dam Target entity description: Hohenwarte Dam is a large hydroelectric and flood-control dam on the Saale River in Thuringia, Germany, forming one of the country’s significant reservoir lakes.
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A.
Sorpe Dam
The Sorpe Dam is a German earth-fill dam in the Ruhr region that was a key target of the RAF’s World War II “Dambusters” raid, Operation Chastise.
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B.
Schluchsee Dam
Schluchsee Dam is a hydroelectric and water regulation dam in Germany’s Black Forest that creates the Schluchsee reservoir, a major regional lake and recreation area.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Vauban Dam
Vauban Dam is a historic 17th-century defensive weir and bridge in Strasbourg, France, known for its panoramic views over the city’s Petite France district.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flood-control dam
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gravity dam ⓘ hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Germany ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | 1936–1942 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1936 ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crestElevation | 412 m above sea level ⓘ |
| crosses | Saale River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor | multi-purpose water management ⓘ |
| formsPartOf | Saale Cascade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsReservoir | Hohenwarte Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
low-flow augmentation
ⓘ
peak-load power generation ⓘ |
| hasOwner | Vattenfall GmbH NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| height | 75 m ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | 63 MW ⓘ |
| isMajorReservoir | one of the largest reservoirs in Germany ⓘ |
| length | 412 m ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Germany
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Hohenwarte, Thuringia NERFINISHED ⓘ Saale River NERFINISHED ⓘ Thuringia NERFINISHED ⓘ Thuringian Slate Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Saale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearCity | Saalfeld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearSettlement | Hohenwarte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1942 ⓘ |
| operator | Vattenfall Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Saale river system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plantType | conventional hydroelectric power plant ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
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hydroelectric power generation ⓘ water storage ⓘ |
| region | Eastern Thuringia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirCatchmentArea | 3,000 km² ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Hohenwarte-Stausee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirSurfaceArea | 7.3 km² ⓘ |
| reservoirTotalCapacity | 182 million m³ ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| turbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
| usedFor |
navigation support
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hohenwarte Dam Description of subject: Hohenwarte Dam is a large hydroelectric and flood-control dam on the Saale River in Thuringia, Germany, forming one of the country’s significant reservoir lakes.
Referenced by (1)
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