Rossens Dam
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Rossens Dam is a large concrete arch-gravity dam on the Sarine River in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland, primarily used for hydroelectric power generation and creating the Lake of Gruyère reservoir.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rossens Dam canonical | 4 |
| Rossens dam | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10587395 — 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: Rossens Dam Context triple: [Lake of Gruyère, formedByDam, Rossens Dam]
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A.
Denison Dam
Denison Dam is a large earthen dam on the Red River between Texas and Oklahoma, built for flood control, hydroelectric power generation, and water supply.
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B.
Tieton Dam
Tieton Dam is a concrete multiple-arch dam in central Washington State that provides irrigation water storage, flood control, and hydroelectric power as part of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s Yakima River basin developments.
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C.
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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D.
Almanor Dam
Almanor Dam is a large earthfill hydroelectric dam in Plumas County, California, that impounds the North Fork Feather River to form Lake Almanor.
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E.
Merwin Dam
Merwin Dam is a hydroelectric dam on Washington State’s Lewis River that forms Lake Merwin and generates power 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: Rossens Dam Target entity description: Rossens Dam is a large concrete arch-gravity dam on the Sarine River in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland, primarily used for hydroelectric power generation and creating the Lake of Gruyère reservoir.
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A.
Denison Dam
Denison Dam is a large earthen dam on the Red River between Texas and Oklahoma, built for flood control, hydroelectric power generation, and water supply.
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B.
Tieton Dam
Tieton Dam is a concrete multiple-arch dam in central Washington State that provides irrigation water storage, flood control, and hydroelectric power as part of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s Yakima River basin developments.
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C.
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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D.
Almanor Dam
Almanor Dam is a large earthfill hydroelectric dam in Plumas County, California, that impounds the North Fork Feather River to form Lake Almanor.
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E.
Merwin Dam
Merwin Dam is a hydroelectric dam on Washington State’s Lewis River that forms Lake Merwin and generates power for the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arch-gravity dam
ⓘ
concrete dam ⓘ hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Switzerland ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | canton of Fribourg ⓘ |
| createsReservoir | Lake of Gruyère ⓘ |
| hasReservoir | Lake of Gruyère ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Swiss hydroelectric system ⓘ |
| locatedIn | canton of Fribourg ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Switzerland ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Gruyère District
ⓘ
linked to:
Gruyère district
|
| locatedNear | Rossens, Fribourg ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Sarine River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | concrete ⓘ |
| primaryUse | hydroelectric power generation ⓘ |
| purpose |
power generation
ⓘ
water storage ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Lake of Gruyère ⓘ |
| riverCrossed | Sarine River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structureType | arch-gravity dam ⓘ |
| usedFor |
electricity production
ⓘ
flow regulation ⓘ |
| watercourse | Sarine River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rossens Dam Description of subject: Rossens Dam is a large concrete arch-gravity dam on the Sarine River in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland, primarily used for hydroelectric power generation and creating the Lake of Gruyère reservoir.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Rossens Dam