Lake Argyle Dam
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Lake Argyle Dam is a major rock-fill embankment dam in Western Australia that creates Lake Argyle, one of the country’s largest artificial lakes and a key component of the Ord River Irrigation Scheme.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lake Argyle Dam canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11626124 — 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: Lake Argyle Dam Context triple: [Kununurra, waterInfrastructure, Lake Argyle Dam]
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A.
Bendora Dam
Bendora Dam is a concrete arch dam in the Australian Capital Territory that supplies water to Canberra as part of the Cotter River catchment system.
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B.
Tulloch Dam
Tulloch Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Stanislaus River in California that forms Tulloch Reservoir for irrigation, hydroelectric power generation, and recreation.
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C.
Moondarra Dam
Moondarra Dam is a major water storage and irrigation structure in Queensland, Australia, built to supply water to the nearby city of Mount Isa and its mining operations.
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D.
O’Sullivan Dam
O’Sullivan Dam is a major earth-fill dam in central Washington State that forms Potholes Reservoir and plays a key role in irrigation and water management for the Columbia Basin Project.
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E.
Roxburgh Dam
Roxburgh Dam is a major hydroelectric power station in New Zealand’s South Island, known for harnessing the Clutha River / Mata-Au to generate electricity.
- 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: Lake Argyle Dam Target entity description: Lake Argyle Dam is a major rock-fill embankment dam in Western Australia that creates Lake Argyle, one of the country’s largest artificial lakes and a key component of the Ord River Irrigation Scheme.
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A.
Bendora Dam
Bendora Dam is a concrete arch dam in the Australian Capital Territory that supplies water to Canberra as part of the Cotter River catchment system.
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B.
Tulloch Dam
Tulloch Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Stanislaus River in California that forms Tulloch Reservoir for irrigation, hydroelectric power generation, and recreation.
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C.
Moondarra Dam
Moondarra Dam is a major water storage and irrigation structure in Queensland, Australia, built to supply water to the nearby city of Mount Isa and its mining operations.
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D.
O’Sullivan Dam
O’Sullivan Dam is a major earth-fill dam in central Washington State that forms Potholes Reservoir and plays a key role in irrigation and water management for the Columbia Basin Project.
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E.
Roxburgh Dam
Roxburgh Dam is a major hydroelectric power station in New Zealand’s South Island, known for harnessing the Clutha River / Mata-Au to generate electricity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
embankment dam
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rock-fill dam ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1969 ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | rock-fill ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| createsReservoir | Lake Argyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| damType | embankment ⓘ |
| designedBy | Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| isMajorComponentOf | Ord River Scheme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Ord River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInBasin | Ord River catchment ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Kununurra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearBorderWith | Northern Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1972 ⓘ |
| operator | Water Corporation of Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Ord River Irrigation Scheme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
hydroelectric power generation
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ water storage ⓘ |
| region | Kimberley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Lake Argyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirType | artificial lake ⓘ |
| reservoirUse |
irrigation water supply
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ |
| riverCrossed | Ord River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | creates one of Australia’s largest artificial lakes ⓘ |
| state | Western Australia ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor | supporting Ord River Irrigation Area agriculture ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lake Argyle Dam Description of subject: Lake Argyle Dam is a major rock-fill embankment dam in Western Australia that creates Lake Argyle, one of the country’s largest artificial lakes and a key component of the Ord River Irrigation Scheme.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.