Dnipro Dam
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The Dnipro Dam is a major hydroelectric dam on the Dnieper River in Ukraine, forming one of the country’s largest reservoirs and serving as a key source of power and water management.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dnipro Dam canonical | 2 |
| Dnipro Hydroelectric Station Dam | 1 |
| DniproHES Dam | 1 |
| DniproHES-1 Dam | 1 |
| Kamianske Dam | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9350168 — 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: Dnipro Dam Context triple: [Dnipro Reservoir, createdBy, Dnipro Dam]
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A.
Nova Kakhovka
Nova Kakhovka is a city in southern Ukraine on the Dnipro River, known for its Soviet-era hydroelectric infrastructure and as a focal point of severe flooding and damage during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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B.
Mozhaysk Dam
Mozhaysk Dam is a hydraulic structure in Russia that impounds the Mozhaysk Reservoir, serving regional water supply, flood control, and related purposes.
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C.
Tsimlyansk Dam
Tsimlyansk Dam is a major hydroengineering structure on the Don River in Russia, built to provide hydroelectric power, irrigation, and navigation through the creation of the Tsimlyansk Reservoir.
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D.
Nova Kakhovka dam bridge
The Nova Kakhovka dam bridge is a strategic road crossing built atop the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant dam on the Dnipro River in southern Ukraine, whose control and damage have played a key role in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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E.
Dnipro Reservoir
The Dnipro Reservoir is a large artificial lake on the Dnieper River in Ukraine, created by a hydroelectric dam and used for power generation, water supply, and navigation.
- 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: Dnipro Dam Target entity description: The Dnipro Dam is a major hydroelectric dam on the Dnieper River in Ukraine, forming one of the country’s largest reservoirs and serving as a key source of power and water management.
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A.
Nova Kakhovka
Nova Kakhovka is a city in southern Ukraine on the Dnipro River, known for its Soviet-era hydroelectric infrastructure and as a focal point of severe flooding and damage during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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B.
Mozhaysk Dam
Mozhaysk Dam is a hydraulic structure in Russia that impounds the Mozhaysk Reservoir, serving regional water supply, flood control, and related purposes.
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C.
Tsimlyansk Dam
Tsimlyansk Dam is a major hydroengineering structure on the Don River in Russia, built to provide hydroelectric power, irrigation, and navigation through the creation of the Tsimlyansk Reservoir.
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D.
Nova Kakhovka dam bridge
The Nova Kakhovka dam bridge is a strategic road crossing built atop the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant dam on the Dnipro River in southern Ukraine, whose control and damage have played a key role in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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E.
Dnipro Reservoir
The Dnipro Reservoir is a large artificial lake on the Dnieper River in Ukraine, created by a hydroelectric dam and used for power generation, water supply, and navigation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gravity dam
ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| affectsCity | Zaporizhzhia ⓘ |
| affectsNavigation | Dnieper River navigation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Dnipro Hydroelectric Station Dam
ⓘ
linked to:
Dnipro Dam
DniproHES Dam ⓘ
linked to:
Dnipro Dam
DniproHES-1 Dam ⓘ
linked to:
Dnipro Dam
|
| constructionStartDate | 1927 ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Ukraine ⓘ |
| designedFor | large-scale industrialization of southern Ukraine ⓘ |
| destroyedDuring | World War II ⓘ |
| expanded | 1969 ⓘ |
| formsReservoir | Dnipro Reservoir ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
frequency regulation in power grid
ⓘ
peak load coverage ⓘ |
| hasLock | ship lock ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Ukrainian ⓘ |
| locatedDownstreamOf |
Kamianske Dam
ⓘ
linked to:
Dnipro Dam
|
| locatedIn | Zaporizhzhia Oblast ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Zaporizhzhia ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver |
Dnieper River
ⓘ
linked to:
Dnieper
|
| locatedUpstreamOf | Kakhovka Dam ⓘ |
| notableFor |
creation of one of Ukraine’s largest reservoirs
ⓘ
role in regional water management ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1932 ⓘ |
| operator | Ukrhydroenergo ⓘ |
| partOf |
Dnieper cascade of hydroelectric power stations
ⓘ
linked to:
Dnieper hydroelectric power plants cascade
DniproHES ⓘ
linked to:
DniproHES-1
|
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
navigation ⓘ power generation ⓘ water management ⓘ |
| reconstructionStartDate | 1944 ⓘ |
| region | Eastern Europe ⓘ |
| reopened | 1947 ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Dnipro Reservoir ⓘ |
| reservoirType | artificial lake ⓘ |
| riverBasin |
Dnieper basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Dnipro river basin
|
| SovietEraProject | yes ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
key transport and river crossing point
ⓘ
major energy infrastructure of Ukraine ⓘ |
| UkrainianName |
ДніпроГЕС
ⓘ
linked to:
Dnipro Hydroelectric Station
|
| usedFor |
industrial power supply
ⓘ
irrigation support ⓘ municipal power supply ⓘ water level regulation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dnipro Dam Description of subject: The Dnipro Dam is a major hydroelectric dam on the Dnieper River in Ukraine, forming one of the country’s largest reservoirs and serving as a key source of power and water management.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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