Manic-5 dam
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The Manic-5 dam is a major hydroelectric generating station and one of the largest multiple-arch-and-buttress dams in the world, located on the Manicouagan River in Quebec, Canada.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Manic-5 dam canonical | 1 |
| Manic-5 hydroelectric dam | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7540884 — 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: Manic-5 dam Context triple: [Côte-Nord, hasHydroelectricComplex, Manic-5 dam]
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A.
The Dam
The Dam is the official name of the Oregon State Beavers football student section, known for its loud, energetic support at home games in Corvallis.
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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.
North Dam
North Dam is a key irrigation and water management structure within Washington State’s Columbia Basin Project, helping form part of the extensive reservoir and canal system that supports regional agriculture.
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D.
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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E.
Tieton Dam
Tieton Dam is a concrete multiple-arch dam in central Washington State that provides irrigation water storage, flood control, and hydroelectric power as part of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s Yakima River basin developments.
- 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: Manic-5 dam Target entity description: The Manic-5 dam is a major hydroelectric generating station and one of the largest multiple-arch-and-buttress dams in the world, located on the Manicouagan River in Quebec, Canada.
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A.
The Dam
The Dam is the official name of the Oregon State Beavers football student section, known for its loud, energetic support at home games in Corvallis.
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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.
North Dam
North Dam is a key irrigation and water management structure within Washington State’s Columbia Basin Project, helping form part of the extensive reservoir and canal system that supports regional agriculture.
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D.
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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E.
Tieton Dam
Tieton Dam is a concrete multiple-arch dam in central Washington State that provides irrigation water storage, flood control, and hydroelectric power as part of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s Yakima River basin developments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arch-and-buttress dam
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generating station ⓘ hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Daniel-Johnson Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Canada ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1959 ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| createsReservoir | Manic-5 Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crosses | Manicouagan River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| damType | concrete multiple-arch-and-buttress dam ⓘ |
| distanceFromBaieComeau | about 214 km north ⓘ |
| energySource | hydropower ⓘ |
| gridConnection | Hydro-Québec transmission network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVisitorCentre | yes ⓘ |
| height | 214 m ⓘ |
| inception | 1968 ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | 1596 MW ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Province of Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | 1314 m ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeArea | Côte-Nord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Baie-Comeau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Manicouagan River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | concrete ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Daniel Johnson Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the largest multiple-arch-and-buttress dams in the world ⓘ |
| numberOfArches | 14 ⓘ |
| numberOfButtresses | 13 ⓘ |
| numberOfTurbines | 8 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1968 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Hydro-Québec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Hydro-Québec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Manic-Outardes hydroelectric complex
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manicouagan River hydroelectric complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse | hydroelectric power generation ⓘ |
| regionServed | Quebec electrical grid ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Réservoir Manic-5 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirSurfaceArea | about 2000 km² ⓘ |
| riverBasin | Manicouagan River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadAccess | Quebec Route 389 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondaryUse |
flood control
ⓘ
water regulation ⓘ |
| structuralSystem |
buttress
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multiple-arch ⓘ |
| tourismActivity | guided tours ⓘ |
| turbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Manic-5 dam Description of subject: The Manic-5 dam is a major hydroelectric generating station and one of the largest multiple-arch-and-buttress dams in the world, located on the Manicouagan River in Quebec, Canada.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Côte-Nord
subject surface form:
Baie-Comeau
this entity surface form:
Manic-5 hydroelectric dam