Harangi Dam
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Harangi Dam is a masonry dam built across the Harangi River, a tributary of the Kaveri, in Karnataka, India, primarily used for irrigation and water storage.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Harangi Dam canonical | 9 |
| Harangi Dam backwaters | 1 |
| Harangi Dam project | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T516577 — 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: Harangi Dam Context triple: [Kaveri, hasDam, Harangi Dam]
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A.
Bargi Dam
Bargi Dam is a major multipurpose dam built on the Narmada River in Madhya Pradesh, India, primarily used for irrigation, hydropower generation, and flood control.
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B.
Almatti Dam
Almatti Dam is a major hydroelectric and irrigation dam in Karnataka, India, built across the Krishna River as part of the Upper Krishna Project.
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C.
Jurala Dam
Jurala Dam is a major irrigation and hydroelectric project built across the Krishna River in Telangana, India.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Harangi Dam Target entity description: Harangi Dam is a masonry dam built across the Harangi River, a tributary of the Kaveri, in Karnataka, India, primarily used for irrigation and water storage.
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A.
Bargi Dam
Bargi Dam is a major multipurpose dam built on the Narmada River in Madhya Pradesh, India, primarily used for irrigation, hydropower generation, and flood control.
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B.
Almatti Dam
Almatti Dam is a major hydroelectric and irrigation dam in Karnataka, India, built across the Krishna River as part of the Upper Krishna Project.
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C.
Jurala Dam
Jurala Dam is a major irrigation and hydroelectric project built across the Krishna River in Telangana, India.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dam
ⓘ
masonry dam ⓘ |
| basinCountry | India ⓘ |
| category |
Dams in Karnataka
ⓘ
Dams on the Kaveri River ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | masonry ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| damType | concrete masonry dam ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
regulating flow of Harangi River
ⓘ
storing monsoon runoff ⓘ |
| hasReservoir | Harangi Reservoir ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| isTributaryDamOf |
Kaveri
ⓘ
surface form:
Kaveri River system
|
| locatedIn | Karnataka ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | India ⓘ |
| locatedInDistrict | Kodagu district ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | southern India ⓘ |
| locatedInState | Karnataka ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Hudgur village
ⓘ
Kushalnagar ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Harangi River ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Harangi River ⓘ |
| nearCity | Kushalnagar ⓘ |
| nearTown | Somwarpet ⓘ |
| operator |
Government of Karnataka
ⓘ
Karnataka Water Resources Department ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kaveri
ⓘ
surface form:
Cauvery river system
|
| purpose |
drinking water supply
ⓘ
flood control ⓘ irrigation ⓘ water storage ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Kodagu district
ⓘ
parts of Mysuru district ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Harangi Reservoir ⓘ |
| riverBasin |
Kaveri
ⓘ
surface form:
Cauvery basin
|
| riverTributaryOf |
Kaveri
ⓘ
surface form:
Kaveri River
|
| state | Karnataka ⓘ |
| tourism | local tourist attraction ⓘ |
| usedBy |
farmers in Kodagu district
ⓘ
farmers in Mysuru region ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agricultural water supply
ⓘ
canal irrigation ⓘ supporting coffee plantations ⓘ supporting paddy cultivation ⓘ supporting sugarcane cultivation ⓘ |
| watercourse | Harangi River ⓘ |
| waterResourceProjectOf | Karnataka ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Harangi Dam Description of subject: Harangi Dam is a masonry dam built across the Harangi River, a tributary of the Kaveri, in Karnataka, India, primarily used for irrigation and water storage.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Harangi Dam project
this entity surface form:
Harangi Dam backwaters