Roseires Reservoir
E736450
Roseires Reservoir is a large artificial lake in Sudan formed by the Roseires Dam on the Blue Nile, used primarily for irrigation, hydropower generation, and water storage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Roseires Reservoir canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8365071 — 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: Roseires Reservoir Context triple: [Roseires Dam, reservoirName, Roseires Reservoir]
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A.
Woodhead Reservoir
Woodhead Reservoir is a major man-made lake in the Longdendale Valley in northern England, built to supply water and help regulate flows along the River Etherow.
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B.
Rur Reservoir
Rur Reservoir is a large artificial lake in Germany’s Eifel region, known for its scenic surroundings, recreational activities, and role in regional water management.
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C.
Urft Reservoir
Urft Reservoir is a historic artificial lake in Germany’s Eifel region, known for its early 20th-century dam and scenic setting within Eifel National Park.
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D.
Bonaly Reservoir
Bonaly Reservoir is a man-made upland water body in the Pentland Hills near Edinburgh, popular for walking, wildlife, and scenic views.
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E.
Roundhill Reservoir
Roundhill Reservoir is a man-made lake in North Yorkshire, England, serving as a water supply reservoir in the upper catchment of the River Ure.
- 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: Roseires Reservoir Target entity description: Roseires Reservoir is a large artificial lake in Sudan formed by the Roseires Dam on the Blue Nile, used primarily for irrigation, hydropower generation, and water storage.
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A.
Woodhead Reservoir
Woodhead Reservoir is a major man-made lake in the Longdendale Valley in northern England, built to supply water and help regulate flows along the River Etherow.
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B.
Rur Reservoir
Rur Reservoir is a large artificial lake in Germany’s Eifel region, known for its scenic surroundings, recreational activities, and role in regional water management.
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C.
Urft Reservoir
Urft Reservoir is a historic artificial lake in Germany’s Eifel region, known for its early 20th-century dam and scenic setting within Eifel National Park.
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D.
Bonaly Reservoir
Bonaly Reservoir is a man-made upland water body in the Pentland Hills near Edinburgh, popular for walking, wildlife, and scenic views.
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E.
Roundhill Reservoir
Roundhill Reservoir is a man-made lake in North Yorkshire, England, serving as a water supply reservoir in the upper catchment of the River Ure.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | reservoir ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Sudan hydropower system
ⓘ
Sudan irrigation infrastructure ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Sudan ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1966 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1961 ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Sudan ⓘ |
| createdByProject |
Roseires Dam project
ⓘ
linked to:
Roseires Dam
|
| formedBy | Roseires Dam ⓘ |
| hasAssociatedStructure |
Roseires Dam power station
ⓘ
linked to:
Roseires Hydropower Plant
|
| hasDamType | embankment dam (Roseires Dam) ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalImpact |
changes in downstream flow regime
ⓘ
sedimentation ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
storage of Blue Nile floodwaters
ⓘ
support multi-year water regulation plans ⓘ |
| inflow | Blue Nile ⓘ |
| locatedEastOf |
Sudan–South Sudan border
ⓘ
linked to:
Sudan–South Sudan borderlands
|
| locatedIn | Sudan ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Blue Nile state
ⓘ
linked to:
Blue Nile State
southeastern Sudan ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Ad Damazin ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Blue Nile ⓘ |
| nearBorderWith | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| operatorCountry | Sudan ⓘ |
| outflow | Blue Nile ⓘ |
| partOf |
Blue Nile river system
ⓘ
linked to:
Blue Nile River
|
| primaryUse |
hydropower generation
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ water storage ⓘ |
| purpose |
electricity production
ⓘ
increase dry-season water availability ⓘ regulate Blue Nile flow ⓘ support Gezira irrigation scheme ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agricultural development in Sudan
ⓘ
domestic water supply support ⓘ |
| watercourse | Blue Nile ⓘ |
| waterManagementRole |
flood control on Blue Nile
ⓘ
seasonal flow regulation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Roseires Reservoir Description of subject: Roseires Reservoir is a large artificial lake in Sudan formed by the Roseires Dam on the Blue Nile, used primarily for irrigation, hydropower generation, and water storage.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.