Caban Coch Dam
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Caban Coch Dam is a large stone-built dam in the Elan Valley of mid-Wales, forming part of the historic Elan Valley Reservoirs scheme that supplies water to Birmingham.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Caban Coch Dam canonical | 5 |
| Caban-coch Dam | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9769119 — 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: Caban Coch Dam Context triple: [Garreg Ddu Reservoir, near, Caban Coch Dam]
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A.
Chirkey Dam
Chirkey Dam is a major arch dam and hydroelectric power station in Dagestan, Russia, known as the highest dam in the country and a key source of electricity in the North Caucasus region.
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B.
Petenwell Dam
Petenwell Dam is a hydroelectric dam in central Wisconsin that creates Petenwell Lake, one of the state’s largest reservoirs, on the Wisconsin River.
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C.
Nisramont Dam
Nisramont Dam is a hydroelectric and recreational dam in the Belgian Ardennes, forming a large reservoir on the Ourthe River near La Roche-en-Ardenne.
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D.
Calanda Dam
Calanda Dam is a hydroelectric dam in Switzerland associated with the Calanda mountain region, used primarily for water storage and power generation.
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E.
Nimbus Dam
Nimbus Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the American River in California that forms Lake Natoma and helps regulate water flow, provide hydroelectric power, and support regional water supply and recreation.
- 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: Caban Coch Dam Target entity description: Caban Coch Dam is a large stone-built dam in the Elan Valley of mid-Wales, forming part of the historic Elan Valley Reservoirs scheme that supplies water to Birmingham.
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A.
Chirkey Dam
Chirkey Dam is a major arch dam and hydroelectric power station in Dagestan, Russia, known as the highest dam in the country and a key source of electricity in the North Caucasus region.
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B.
Petenwell Dam
Petenwell Dam is a hydroelectric dam in central Wisconsin that creates Petenwell Lake, one of the state’s largest reservoirs, on the Wisconsin River.
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C.
Nisramont Dam
Nisramont Dam is a hydroelectric and recreational dam in the Belgian Ardennes, forming a large reservoir on the Ourthe River near La Roche-en-Ardenne.
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D.
Calanda Dam
Calanda Dam is a hydroelectric dam in Switzerland associated with the Calanda mountain region, used primarily for water storage and power generation.
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E.
Nimbus Dam
Nimbus Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the American River in California that forms Lake Natoma and helps regulate water flow, provide hydroelectric power, and support regional water supply and recreation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dam
ⓘ
gravity dam ⓘ masonry dam ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Victorian ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Wales ⓘ |
| constructionType | stone-built ⓘ |
| country | Wales ⓘ |
| creates | Caban Coch Reservoir ⓘ |
| designedToResemble | natural waterfall ⓘ |
| hasAccess | Elan Valley Trail ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
overflow spillway
ⓘ
valve tower ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic infrastructure ⓘ |
| impounds | River Elan ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Elan Valley
ⓘ
Powys ⓘ mid-Wales ⓘ
linked to:
Mid Wales
|
| locatedInProtectedArea | Elan Valley Estate ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Elan Village
ⓘ
linked to:
Elan Valley Estate
Rhayader ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| nearbyLandUse |
conservation area
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ |
| notableFor |
role in Birmingham water supply
ⓘ
scenic setting in Elan Valley ⓘ stone masonry construction ⓘ |
| operator | Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water ⓘ |
| partOf |
Birmingham water supply system
ⓘ
Elan Valley Reservoirs ⓘ
linked to:
Elan Valley reservoirs
Elan Valley dams ⓘ
linked to:
Elan Valley reservoirs
Elan Valley water supply scheme ⓘ
linked to:
Elan Valley reservoirs
|
| purpose | public water supply ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Birmingham conurbation
ⓘ
linked to:
Greater Birmingham and Solihull
West Midlands ⓘ |
| suppliesWaterTo | Birmingham ⓘ |
| tourism | visitor attraction ⓘ |
| usedFor |
drinking water
ⓘ
flood control ⓘ water regulation ⓘ |
| watershed | River Wye catchment ⓘ |
| waterUse | municipal supply ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Caban Coch Dam Description of subject: Caban Coch Dam is a large stone-built dam in the Elan Valley of mid-Wales, forming part of the historic Elan Valley Reservoirs scheme that supplies water to Birmingham.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Caban Coch Dam
linked to: Caban Coch Dam