Wudongde Dam
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Wudongde Dam is a major hydroelectric gravity dam on the Jinsha (upper Yangtze) River in southwest China, known for its large installed capacity and role in regional power generation and flood control.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wudongde Dam canonical | 1 |
| Wudongde Hydropower Station (participation) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8363902 — 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: Wudongde Dam Context triple: [upper Yangtze River region, hasHydropowerProject, Wudongde Dam]
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A.
Xiluodu Dam
Xiluodu Dam is a major arch dam and one of China’s largest hydroelectric power stations, built on the Jinsha (upper Yangtze) River to generate electricity and aid flood control.
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B.
Xiangjiaba Dam
Xiangjiaba Dam is a major hydroelectric gravity dam in southwest China, known for its large installed capacity and role in generating power and regulating flow on the upper Yangtze River.
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C.
Gezhouba Dam
Gezhouba Dam is a large hydroelectric gravity dam in Yichang, Hubei, China, notable as the first major dam built on the Yangtze River and an important source of power generation and river navigation control.
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D.
Three Gorges Dam
The Three Gorges Dam is a massive hydroelectric gravity dam in China, renowned as one of the world’s largest power stations and a major flood-control and navigation project.
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E.
Song Loulou Dam
Song Loulou Dam is a major hydroelectric power facility in Cameroon that harnesses the flow of the Sanaga River to generate electricity for the region.
- 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: Wudongde Dam Target entity description: Wudongde Dam is a major hydroelectric gravity dam on the Jinsha (upper Yangtze) River in southwest China, known for its large installed capacity and role in regional power generation and flood control.
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A.
Xiluodu Dam
Xiluodu Dam is a major arch dam and one of China’s largest hydroelectric power stations, built on the Jinsha (upper Yangtze) River to generate electricity and aid flood control.
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B.
Xiangjiaba Dam
Xiangjiaba Dam is a major hydroelectric gravity dam in southwest China, known for its large installed capacity and role in generating power and regulating flow on the upper Yangtze River.
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C.
Gezhouba Dam
Gezhouba Dam is a large hydroelectric gravity dam in Yichang, Hubei, China, notable as the first major dam built on the Yangtze River and an important source of power generation and river navigation control.
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D.
Three Gorges Dam
The Three Gorges Dam is a massive hydroelectric gravity dam in China, renowned as one of the world’s largest power stations and a major flood-control and navigation project.
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E.
Song Loulou Dam
Song Loulou Dam is a major hydroelectric power facility in Cameroon that harnesses the flow of the Sanaga River to generate electricity for the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arch-gravity dam
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gravity dam ⓘ hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| annualGeneration | over 38 TWh ⓘ |
| basinCountry | China ⓘ |
| commissioningCompletionDate | 2021 ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
China Southern Power Grid
NERFINISHED
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State Grid of China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 2015 ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| damType |
concrete gravity
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double-curvature arch-gravity ⓘ |
| energySource | hydropower ⓘ |
| firstGeneratorCommissioningDate | 2020 ⓘ |
| height | around 240 metres ⓘ |
| impact |
contributes to reduction of coal-fired power generation
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improves flood control capacity on the lower Yangtze ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | around 10,200 MW ⓘ |
| length | around 700 metres ⓘ |
| locatedInCountrySubdivision | Sichuan–Yunnan border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInProvince |
Sichuan
NERFINISHED
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Yunnan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | southwest China ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Huidong County
NERFINISHED
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Luquan County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver |
Jinsha River
NERFINISHED
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upper Yangtze River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Wudongde area on the Jinsha River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTurbines | 12 ⓘ |
| operator | China Three Gorges Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | China Three Gorges Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Jinsha River hydropower cascade
NERFINISHED
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Yangtze River hydropower cascade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| projectDeveloper | China Three Gorges Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
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navigation improvement ⓘ power generation ⓘ renewable energy production ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Wudongde Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirTotalCapacity | around 7.4 billion cubic metres ⓘ |
| role |
major base-load power source in southwest China
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supports West-to-East power transmission ⓘ |
| status | in operation ⓘ |
| structureMaterial | concrete ⓘ |
| turbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
| usesTechnology |
large-scale underground power station
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ultra-high head hydropower technology ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wudongde Dam Description of subject: Wudongde Dam is a major hydroelectric gravity dam on the Jinsha (upper Yangtze) River in southwest China, known for its large installed capacity and role in regional power generation and flood control.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Wudongde Hydropower Station (participation)