Riga HES Dam
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Riga HES Dam is the main retaining structure forming the reservoir and enabling hydroelectric power generation at the Riga Hydroelectric Power Plant on the Daugava River in Latvia.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Riga HES Reservoir | 3 |
| Riga HES Dam canonical | 1 |
| Riga HES dam | 1 |
| Riga HES spillway | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6746571 — 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: Riga HES Dam Context triple: [Riga Hydroelectric Power Plant, hasPart, Riga HES Dam]
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A.
Solina Dam
Solina Dam is a major hydroelectric and flood-control dam in southeastern Poland, known for creating the large artificial Solina Lake in the Bieszczady region.
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B.
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.
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C.
Eder Dam
Eder Dam is a major German gravity dam in the Eder River valley, historically known for being one of the dams breached by the RAF’s “Dambusters” raid during World War II.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Riga HES Dam Target entity description: Riga HES Dam is the main retaining structure forming the reservoir and enabling hydroelectric power generation at the Riga Hydroelectric Power Plant on the Daugava River in Latvia.
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A.
Solina Dam
Solina Dam is a major hydroelectric and flood-control dam in southeastern Poland, known for creating the large artificial Solina Lake in the Bieszczady region.
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B.
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.
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C.
Eder Dam
Eder Dam is a major German gravity dam in the Eder River valley, historically known for being one of the dams breached by the RAF’s “Dambusters” raid during World War II.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gravity dam
ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ infrastructure ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Latvenergo ⓘ |
| belongsToSector |
energy sector
ⓘ
water management sector ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country |
Latvia
ⓘ
Republic of Latvia ⓘ
linked to:
Latvia
|
| enables | operation of Riga Hydroelectric Power Plant turbines ⓘ |
| formsReservoirFor | Riga Hydroelectric Power Plant ⓘ |
| formsReservoirOn | Daugava River ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | Riga HES ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
concrete sections
ⓘ
embankment sections ⓘ powerhouse intake structures ⓘ spillway ⓘ |
| hasFunction | main retaining structure of Riga Hydroelectric Power Plant ⓘ |
| hasReservoir |
Riga HES Reservoir
ⓘ
linked to:
Plavinas Reservoir
|
| hasRole | key element of Riga HES hydroelectric scheme ⓘ |
| impounds |
Riga HES Reservoir
ⓘ
linked to:
Riga HES Dam
|
| isEngineeringStructureOn | Daugava River ⓘ |
| isInfrastructureType | hydropower infrastructure ⓘ |
| isPartOfSystem |
Daugava River hydroelectric cascade
ⓘ
linked to:
Daugava hydroelectric power plants cascade
|
| isSubjectOf |
studies on Daugava River regulation
ⓘ
studies on Latvian hydropower ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Latvian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Riga Hydroelectric Power Plant
ⓘ
Salaspils Municipality ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Riga ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Daugava River ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Riga metropolitan area
ⓘ
linked to:
Riga Planning Region
Salaspils ⓘ |
| partOf | Riga Hydroelectric Power Plant ⓘ |
| purpose |
hydroelectric power generation
ⓘ
reservoir impoundment ⓘ water level regulation ⓘ |
| region | Riga Planning Region ⓘ |
| usedFor |
electricity generation
ⓘ
flow regulation of Daugava River ⓘ |
| watercourseDammed | Daugava River ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Riga HES Dam Description of subject: Riga HES Dam is the main retaining structure forming the reservoir and enabling hydroelectric power generation at the Riga Hydroelectric Power Plant on the Daugava River in Latvia.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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