Kotmale Oya
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Kotmale Oya is a major river in central Sri Lanka that flows through the hill country and feeds into the Mahaweli River, contributing significantly to the region’s hydropower and irrigation systems.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kotmale Oya canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5887622 — 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: Kotmale Oya Context triple: [Mahaweli River, hasTributary, Kotmale Oya]
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A.
Leysse River
The Leysse River is a watercourse in the Savoie region of southeastern France that flows through Chambéry before emptying into Lake Bourget.
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B.
Keles River
The Keles River is a Central Asian watercourse that flows through Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan before joining the Syr Darya.
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C.
Kilmez River
The Kilmez River is a waterway in Russia that serves as a tributary within the Kama River basin.
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D.
Ziya River
The Ziya River is a major river in northern China that serves as one of the principal tributaries feeding into the Hai River system.
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E.
Kunhar River
The Kunhar River is a scenic mountain river in northern Pakistan that flows through the Kaghan Valley before joining the Jhelum River.
- 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: Kotmale Oya Target entity description: Kotmale Oya is a major river in central Sri Lanka that flows through the hill country and feeds into the Mahaweli River, contributing significantly to the region’s hydropower and irrigation systems.
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A.
Leysse River
The Leysse River is a watercourse in the Savoie region of southeastern France that flows through Chambéry before emptying into Lake Bourget.
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B.
Keles River
The Keles River is a Central Asian watercourse that flows through Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan before joining the Syr Darya.
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C.
Kilmez River
The Kilmez River is a waterway in Russia that serves as a tributary within the Kama River basin.
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D.
Ziya River
The Ziya River is a major river in northern China that serves as one of the principal tributaries feeding into the Hai River system.
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E.
Kunhar River
The Kunhar River is a scenic mountain river in northern Pakistan that flows through the Kaghan Valley before joining the Jhelum River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
Mahaweli hydropower system
ⓘ
linked to:
Mahaweli Ganga Hydropower Complex
Mahaweli irrigation system ⓘ
linked to:
Mahaweli Development Programme
national grid of Sri Lanka ⓘ
linked to:
Sri Lanka national grid hydropower system
|
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| drainageBasin |
Mahaweli Ganga basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Mahaweli Ganga
|
| ecosystemService | freshwater habitat for hill-country species ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Kandy District
ⓘ
Kotmale ⓘ Nuwara Eliya District ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting |
Sri Lankan central highlands
ⓘ
linked to:
Central Highlands of Sri Lanka
|
| hasDam | Kotmale Dam ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
reservoir-backed lower course
ⓘ
steep gradients in upper reaches ⓘ |
| hasHydropowerPlant |
Kotmale Hydropower Station
ⓘ
linked to:
Kotmale Hydroelectric Power Station
|
| hasReservoir | Kotmale Reservoir ⓘ |
| hasValley | Kotmale Valley ⓘ |
| infrastructure |
Kotmale Dam spillway
ⓘ
tunnels for hydropower diversion ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sinhala ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Province, Sri Lanka
ⓘ
linked to:
Central Province of Sri Lanka
hill country of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| mouth | Mahaweli River ⓘ |
| mouthLocation | near Polgolla, Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| nameElementMeaning | "Oya" means "stream" or "river" in Sinhala ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Kandy
ⓘ
Nuwara Eliya ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mahaweli River basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Mahaweli River
|
| partOfProject | Mahaweli Development Programme ⓘ |
| region | central Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| riverSystem |
Mahaweli River system
ⓘ
linked to:
Mahaweli River
|
| supports |
rural communities in central Sri Lanka
ⓘ
tea-growing regions in the hill country ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Mahaweli River ⓘ |
| usedFor |
drinking water supply
ⓘ
hydropower generation ⓘ irrigation ⓘ |
| watercourseCategory | major river in central Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| waterManagementRole |
flood control in Mahaweli basin
ⓘ
regulated flow to Mahaweli River ⓘ |
| waterUse |
agricultural irrigation in downstream areas
ⓘ
paddy cultivation support ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kotmale Oya Description of subject: Kotmale Oya is a major river in central Sri Lanka that flows through the hill country and feeds into the Mahaweli River, contributing significantly to the region’s hydropower and irrigation systems.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.