Baihetan Dam
E738307
Baihetan Dam is a major Chinese hydroelectric gravity dam on the Jinsha (upper Yangtze) River, known as one of the world’s largest hydropower projects by installed capacity.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Baihetan Dam canonical | 1 |
| Baihetan Hydropower Station (participation) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8363903 — 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: Baihetan Dam Context triple: [upper Yangtze River region, hasHydropowerProject, Baihetan 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.
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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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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D.
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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E.
Liujiaxia Reservoir
Liujiaxia Reservoir is a large artificial lake on the Yellow River in north-central China, created by the Liujiaxia Dam and known for its hydroelectric power generation and scenic surroundings.
- 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: Baihetan Dam Target entity description: Baihetan Dam is a major Chinese hydroelectric gravity dam on the Jinsha (upper Yangtze) River, known as one of the world’s largest hydropower projects by installed capacity.
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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.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Liujiaxia Reservoir
Liujiaxia Reservoir is a large artificial lake on the Yellow River in north-central China, created by the Liujiaxia Dam and known for its hydroelectric power generation and scenic surroundings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arch-gravity dam
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gravity dam ⓘ hydroelectric dam ⓘ hydropower project ⓘ |
| basinCountry | China ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | roller-compacted concrete ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 2010 ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| crosses | Jinsha River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| damHeight | about 289 m ⓘ |
| damLength | about 709 m ⓘ |
| damType | concrete gravity dam ⓘ |
| designedBy | Chinese design institutes ⓘ |
| downstreamFrom | Wudongde Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| energySource | hydropower ⓘ |
| firstGeneratorCommissioned | 2021 ⓘ |
| fullyCommissioned | 2022 ⓘ |
| gridConnection |
China Southern Power Grid
NERFINISHED
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State Grid Corporation of China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | 16000 MW ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
China
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Sichuan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Yunnan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Ningnan County
NERFINISHED
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Qiaojia County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver |
Jinsha River
NERFINISHED
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upper Yangtze River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
one of the world’s largest hydropower projects by installed capacity
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uses large 1000 MW-class hydro turbines ⓘ |
| numberOfTurbines | 16 ⓘ |
| operator | China Three Gorges Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | China Three Gorges Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Yangtze River hydropower cascade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| projectType | large-scale infrastructure project ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
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navigation improvement ⓘ power generation ⓘ water regulation ⓘ |
| rankByInstalledCapacity | among the largest hydropower stations in the world ⓘ |
| region | southwest China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Baihetan Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverSystem | Yangtze River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| turbineCapacity | 1000 MW ⓘ |
| turbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
| upstreamFrom | Xiluodu Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Baihetan Dam Description of subject: Baihetan Dam is a major Chinese hydroelectric gravity dam on the Jinsha (upper Yangtze) River, known as one of the world’s largest hydropower projects by installed capacity.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Baihetan Hydropower Station (participation)