Inniscarra Dam
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Inniscarra Dam is a hydroelectric and water-supply dam on the River Lee in County Cork, Ireland, forming Inniscarra Lake and playing a key role in regional power generation and flood control.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Inniscarra Dam canonical | 6 |
| Inniscarra Reservoir | 2 |
| Inniscarra Hydroelectric Dam | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7534496 — 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: Inniscarra Dam Context triple: [River Lee, hasDam, Inniscarra Dam]
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A.
Loch Sloy dam
Loch Sloy dam is a hydroelectric dam near Loch Lomond in Scotland, known as a key landmark and access point for hillwalkers ascending the nearby mountain Ben Vorlich.
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B.
Bleiloch Dam
Bleiloch Dam is a large hydroelectric and flood-control dam in Thuringia, Germany, forming the country’s biggest reservoir on the upper Saale River.
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C.
Athlone Weir
Athlone Weir is a river weir on the River Shannon in Athlone, Ireland, helping to control water levels and flow near the town’s lock and bridge.
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D.
Pitlochry Dam
Pitlochry Dam is a mid-20th-century hydroelectric dam on the River Tummel in Scotland, noted for its power station and popular salmon ladder attraction.
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E.
Aviemore Dam
Aviemore Dam is a major hydroelectric dam in New Zealand’s South Island, forming Lake Aviemore as part of the Waitaki River power scheme.
- 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: Inniscarra Dam Target entity description: Inniscarra Dam is a hydroelectric and water-supply dam on the River Lee in County Cork, Ireland, forming Inniscarra Lake and playing a key role in regional power generation and flood control.
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A.
Loch Sloy dam
Loch Sloy dam is a hydroelectric dam near Loch Lomond in Scotland, known as a key landmark and access point for hillwalkers ascending the nearby mountain Ben Vorlich.
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B.
Bleiloch Dam
Bleiloch Dam is a large hydroelectric and flood-control dam in Thuringia, Germany, forming the country’s biggest reservoir on the upper Saale River.
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C.
Athlone Weir
Athlone Weir is a river weir on the River Shannon in Athlone, Ireland, helping to control water levels and flow near the town’s lock and bridge.
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D.
Pitlochry Dam
Pitlochry Dam is a mid-20th-century hydroelectric dam on the River Tummel in Scotland, noted for its power station and popular salmon ladder attraction.
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E.
Aviemore Dam
Aviemore Dam is a major hydroelectric dam in New Zealand’s South Island, forming Lake Aviemore as part of the Waitaki River power scheme.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dam
ⓘ
gravity dam ⓘ hydroelectric dam ⓘ water-supply dam ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Ireland ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| formsReservoir | Inniscarra Lake ⓘ |
| hasAlternateName |
Inniscarra Hydroelectric Dam
ⓘ
linked to:
Inniscarra Dam
|
| hasFunction | regulation of River Lee flow ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn | flood risk in Cork city ⓘ |
| hasReservoirName |
Inniscarra Reservoir
ⓘ
linked to:
Inniscarra Dam
|
| isPartOf | Irish national electricity infrastructure ⓘ |
| isUpstreamOf | Cork city ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
County Cork
ⓘ
Republic of Ireland ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Cork city
ⓘ
Inniscarra ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | River Lee ⓘ |
| operator | ESB Group ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Electricity Supply Board ⓘ |
| partOf | River Lee hydroelectric scheme ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ water supply ⓘ |
| region | Munster ⓘ |
| usedFor |
downstream flood mitigation
ⓘ
public water supply for Cork area ⓘ regional power generation ⓘ |
| watercourse | River Lee ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Inniscarra Dam Description of subject: Inniscarra Dam is a hydroelectric and water-supply dam on the River Lee in County Cork, Ireland, forming Inniscarra Lake and playing a key role in regional power generation and flood control.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Inniscarra Dam
linked to: Inniscarra Dam
linked to: Inniscarra Dam