Itezhi-Tezhi Dam
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Itezhi-Tezhi Dam is a major hydroelectric and water-regulation dam in Zambia that helps control flows and generate power along the Kafue River system, a key tributary of the Zambezi.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Itezhi-Tezhi Dam canonical | 11 |
| Itezhi-Tezhi Reservoir | 3 |
| Itezhi-Tezhi Dam reservoir | 2 |
| Itezhi-Tezhi Hydropower Station | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T536177 — 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: Itezhi-Tezhi Dam Context triple: [Zambezi River, hasDam, Itezhi-Tezhi Dam]
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A.
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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B.
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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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.
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.
- 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: Itezhi-Tezhi Dam Target entity description: Itezhi-Tezhi Dam is a major hydroelectric and water-regulation dam in Zambia that helps control flows and generate power along the Kafue River system, a key tributary of the Zambezi.
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A.
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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B.
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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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.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hydroelectric dam
ⓘ
water-regulation dam ⓘ |
| affects |
Kafue Flats
ⓘ
surface form:
Kafue Flats wetlands
downstream flood regime ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Zambia ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | earth-fill ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1974 ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Zambia ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | Southern Province ⓘ |
| damType | embankment dam ⓘ |
| energySource | hydropower ⓘ |
| hasPowerPlant |
Itezhi-Tezhi Dam
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Itezhi-Tezhi Hydropower Station
|
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| height | 62 m ⓘ |
| impounds |
Itezhi-Tezhi Dam
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Itezhi-Tezhi Reservoir
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| installedCapacity | 120 MW ⓘ |
| length | 1800 m ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Itezhi-Tezhi District
ⓘ
Southern Province, Zambia ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Kafue National Park ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Itezhi-Tezhi town ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Kafue River ⓘ |
| numberOfTurbines | 2 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1977 ⓘ |
| operator |
Itezhi-Tezhi Power Corporation Limited
ⓘ
ZESCO ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Government of Zambia ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kafue Gorge Lower Power Station
ⓘ
surface form:
Kafue Gorge hydropower scheme
|
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
flow regulation ⓘ hydroelectric power generation ⓘ water storage ⓘ |
| regulatesFlowTo | Kafue Gorge Dam ⓘ |
| reservoirCapacity | 5850000000 m3 ⓘ |
| reservoirName |
Itezhi-Tezhi Dam
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Itezhi-Tezhi Reservoir
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| reservoirSurfaceArea | 370 km2 ⓘ |
| riverSystem |
Kafue River
ⓘ
surface form:
Kafue River system
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| status | operational ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Zambezi River ⓘ |
| turbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
| usedFor |
electricity supply to Zambian grid
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support of industrial water use on Kafue River ⓘ support of irrigation downstream ⓘ |
| watercourse | Kafue River ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Itezhi-Tezhi Dam Description of subject: Itezhi-Tezhi Dam is a major hydroelectric and water-regulation dam in Zambia that helps control flows and generate power along the Kafue River system, a key tributary of the Zambezi.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Itezhi-Tezhi Reservoir
this entity surface form:
Itezhi-Tezhi Reservoir
this entity surface form:
Itezhi-Tezhi Reservoir
this entity surface form:
Itezhi-Tezhi Hydropower Station
this entity surface form:
Itezhi-Tezhi Dam reservoir
this entity surface form:
Itezhi-Tezhi Dam reservoir
subject surface form:
Itezhi-Tezhi