Pak Mun Dam
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Pak Mun Dam is a controversial hydroelectric dam in northeastern Thailand known for its significant social and ecological impacts on communities along the Mun River.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pak Mun Dam canonical | 2 |
| Pak Mun Reservoir | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7732531 — 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: Pak Mun Dam Context triple: [Mun River, hasDam, Pak Mun Dam]
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A.
Baishan Dam
Baishan Dam is a major hydroelectric and flood-control dam in northeastern China, known for its large reservoir and role in regional power generation.
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B.
Kpong Dam
Kpong Dam is a hydroelectric power facility on Ghana’s Volta River that generates electricity and supports irrigation and water supply in the region.
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C.
Harangi Dam
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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D.
Jirau Dam
Jirau Dam is a large hydroelectric power plant in Brazil, built on the Madeira River as part of the country’s major Amazon basin energy infrastructure.
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E.
Pandoh Dam
Pandoh Dam is an embankment dam in Himachal Pradesh, India, built for hydroelectric power generation and water diversion as part of the Beas 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: Pak Mun Dam Target entity description: Pak Mun Dam is a controversial hydroelectric dam in northeastern Thailand known for its significant social and ecological impacts on communities along the Mun River.
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A.
Baishan Dam
Baishan Dam is a major hydroelectric and flood-control dam in northeastern China, known for its large reservoir and role in regional power generation.
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B.
Kpong Dam
Kpong Dam is a hydroelectric power facility on Ghana’s Volta River that generates electricity and supports irrigation and water supply in the region.
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C.
Harangi Dam
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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D.
Jirau Dam
Jirau Dam is a large hydroelectric power plant in Brazil, built on the Madeira River as part of the country’s major Amazon basin energy infrastructure.
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E.
Pandoh Dam
Pandoh Dam is an embankment dam in Himachal Pradesh, India, built for hydroelectric power generation and water diversion as part of the Beas Project.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| abbreviation | EGAT ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Assembly of the Poor ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Thailand ⓘ |
| constructionCost | approximately US$233 million ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1990 ⓘ |
| controversial | true ⓘ |
| country | Thailand ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
inadequate compensation to affected people
ⓘ
insufficient environmental impact mitigation ⓘ overestimated power demand projections ⓘ |
| damType | concrete gravity dam ⓘ |
| evaluatedAs | case study of World Bank dam policy ⓘ |
| fishLadderEffectiveness | widely criticized as ineffective ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
ⓘ
World Bank ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
fish ladder
ⓘ
gated spillway ⓘ |
| height | approximately 17 meters ⓘ |
| impact |
changes in river flow regime
ⓘ
decline of fish populations in the Mun River ⓘ displacement of local communities ⓘ livelihood disruption for fishing households ⓘ loss of traditional fisheries ⓘ reduced fish migration between Mun River and Mekong River ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | approximately 136 MW ⓘ |
| knownFor |
impacts on fisheries
ⓘ
impacts on riverine communities ⓘ significant ecological impacts ⓘ significant social impacts ⓘ |
| length | approximately 300 meters ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Ubon Ratchathani Province ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Mun River ⓘ |
| nearConfluenceWith | Mekong River ⓘ |
| numberOfTurbines | 4 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1994 ⓘ |
| operator | Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand ⓘ |
| policyDebate | seasonal opening of dam gates to restore fisheries ⓘ |
| policyOutcome | periodic gate opening during fish migration seasons ⓘ |
| purpose |
hydroelectric power generation
ⓘ
river regulation ⓘ |
| region | Northeastern Thailand ⓘ |
| reservoirArea | approximately 60 square kilometers ⓘ |
| reservoirName |
Pak Mun Reservoir
ⓘ
linked to:
Pak Mun Dam
|
| subjectOf |
World Bank project evaluations
ⓘ
campaigns by Thai NGOs ⓘ international environmental criticism ⓘ long-term protests by affected villagers ⓘ |
| turbineType |
Kaplan turbine
ⓘ
linked to:
Kaplan turbines
|
| usedAsExampleOf | social and environmental costs of large dams ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pak Mun Dam Description of subject: Pak Mun Dam is a controversial hydroelectric dam in northeastern Thailand known for its significant social and ecological impacts on communities along the Mun River.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Pak Mun Dam