Dam of Châtelot
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The Dam of Châtelot is a major hydroelectric dam on the Franco-Swiss border that harnesses the Doubs River to generate renewable electricity.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dam of Châtelot canonical | 1 |
| Doubs gorge reservoir | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6142925 — 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: Dam of Châtelot Context triple: [Doubs River, hasHydroelectricPlant, Dam of Châtelot]
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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.
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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C.
Vouglans Dam
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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D.
Vouglans Reservoir
Vouglans Reservoir is a large artificial lake in eastern France, known for hydroelectric power generation, recreation, and its scenic setting in the Jura region.
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E.
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.
- 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: Dam of Châtelot Target entity description: The Dam of Châtelot is a major hydroelectric dam on the Franco-Swiss border that harnesses the Doubs River to generate renewable electricity.
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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.
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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C.
Vouglans Dam
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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D.
Vouglans Reservoir
Vouglans Reservoir is a large artificial lake in eastern France, known for hydroelectric power generation, recreation, and its scenic setting in the Jura region.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gravity dam
ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
France
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Switzerland ⓘ |
| borderWith |
France
ⓘ
Switzerland ⓘ |
| connectsWith |
French power grid
ⓘ
Swiss power grid ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country |
France
ⓘ
Switzerland ⓘ |
| energySource |
hydropower
ⓘ
renewable energy ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalImpact |
creation of reservoir habitat
ⓘ
modification of river flow ⓘ |
| hasPart |
generator units
ⓘ
hydroelectric power plant ⓘ intake structure ⓘ penstocks ⓘ reservoir ⓘ spillway ⓘ turbines ⓘ |
| inception | 20th century ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Doubs
ⓘ
linked to:
Doubs River
canton of Neuchâtel ⓘ
linked to:
Canton of Neuchâtel
|
| locatedInOrOn |
Doubs valley between France and Switzerland
ⓘ
linked to:
Doubs basin
Franco-Swiss border ⓘ
linked to:
France–Switzerland border
Jura Mountains region ⓘ
linked to:
Jura Mountains
|
| locatedInProtectedArea |
Doubs valley
ⓘ
linked to:
Doubs basin
|
| locatedInTimeZone |
Central European Summer Time
ⓘ
Central European Time ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Châtelot gorge ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterway | Doubs River ⓘ |
| operator | hydroelectric power company ⓘ |
| ownedBy | French-Swiss energy companies ⓘ |
| partOf |
Doubs River hydroelectric cascade
ⓘ
Franco-Swiss hydroelectric system on the Doubs ⓘ binational energy infrastructure between France and Switzerland ⓘ |
| produces | electric power ⓘ |
| purpose |
electricity generation
ⓘ
river flow regulation ⓘ |
| use |
hydroelectric power generation
ⓘ
renewable energy production ⓘ |
| watercourse | Doubs River ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dam of Châtelot Description of subject: The Dam of Châtelot is a major hydroelectric dam on the Franco-Swiss border that harnesses the Doubs River to generate renewable electricity.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Dam of Châtelot