Tawe Barrage
E619470
Tawe Barrage is a tidal barrage structure near the mouth of the River Tawe in Swansea, Wales, designed to create a stable water level for navigation, recreation, and waterfront development.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tawe Barrage canonical | 2 |
| Tawe Barrage lock | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6808010 — 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: Tawe Barrage Context triple: [River Tawe, hasFeature, Tawe Barrage]
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A.
Lloyd Barrage
Lloyd Barrage is a major irrigation and flood-control structure on the Indus River near Sukkur in Pakistan, renowned for transforming the region’s agriculture.
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B.
Repulse Dam
Repulse Dam is a hydroelectric and water storage dam located on the Derwent River in Tasmania, Australia.
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C.
Snake Dike
Snake Dike is a classic, runout slab and dike rock climbing route on the southwest face of Half Dome in Yosemite National Park.
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D.
Kosi Barrage
Kosi Barrage is a major flood-control and irrigation structure built across the Kosi River near the India–Nepal border.
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E.
Jobra Barrage
Jobra Barrage is a major irrigation and flood-control structure on the Mahanadi River near Cuttack in Odisha, India.
- 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: Tawe Barrage Target entity description: Tawe Barrage is a tidal barrage structure near the mouth of the River Tawe in Swansea, Wales, designed to create a stable water level for navigation, recreation, and waterfront development.
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A.
Lloyd Barrage
Lloyd Barrage is a major irrigation and flood-control structure on the Indus River near Sukkur in Pakistan, renowned for transforming the region’s agriculture.
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B.
Repulse Dam
Repulse Dam is a hydroelectric and water storage dam located on the Derwent River in Tasmania, Australia.
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C.
Snake Dike
Snake Dike is a classic, runout slab and dike rock climbing route on the southwest face of Half Dome in Yosemite National Park.
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D.
Kosi Barrage
Kosi Barrage is a major flood-control and irrigation structure built across the Kosi River near the India–Nepal border.
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E.
Jobra Barrage
Jobra Barrage is a major irrigation and flood-control structure on the Mahanadi River near Cuttack in Odisha, India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil engineering structure
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infrastructure ⓘ tidal barrage ⓘ |
| basinCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| category |
Barrages in the United Kingdom
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Buildings and structures in Swansea ⓘ Dams in Wales ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | concrete ⓘ |
| constructionStartYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| coordinates | 51.616°N 3.934°W ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crosses | River Tawe ⓘ |
| designedTo |
impound water in lower River Tawe
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maintain navigable depth ⓘ reduce tidal range upstream ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
local flood risk management
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tidal regime of lower River Tawe ⓘ |
| hasFishPass |
salmon migration
ⓘ
sea trout migration ⓘ |
| hasLock |
Tawe Barrage lock
ⓘ
linked to:
Tawe Barrage
|
| hasPart |
fish pass
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navigation lock ⓘ sluice gates ⓘ |
| impact |
creation of Swansea Marina basin
ⓘ
support for SA1 Swansea Waterfront development ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Swansea
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United Kingdom ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | City and County of Swansea ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Swansea Bay
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mouth of the River Tawe ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Swansea waterfront
ⓘ
linked to:
Swansea Marina
|
| nearbyCity | Swansea ⓘ |
| openingYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| operator | Swansea Council ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
City and County of Swansea Council
ⓘ
linked to:
Swansea Council
|
| purpose |
create stable water level
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enable waterfront development ⓘ improve navigation ⓘ support recreation ⓘ |
| region | South Wales ⓘ |
| supports | Swansea Marina ⓘ |
| usedFor |
leisure boating
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urban regeneration ⓘ water sports ⓘ |
| waterBodyCreated | impounded section of River Tawe ⓘ |
| watercourse | River Tawe ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tawe Barrage Description of subject: Tawe Barrage is a tidal barrage structure near the mouth of the River Tawe in Swansea, Wales, designed to create a stable water level for navigation, recreation, and waterfront development.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Tawe Barrage