reservoir dam
C13691
concept
A reservoir dam is a large engineered barrier built across a watercourse to store and regulate water in an upstream reservoir for purposes such as water supply, flood control, irrigation, and power generation.
All labels observed (11)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| flood control structure | 66 |
| reservoir dam canonical | 16 |
| water storage dam | 6 |
| dam in Western Australia | 1 |
| dam on the Cumberland River | 1 |
| reservoir construction project | 1 |
| storage dam | 1 |
| water conservation dam | 1 |
| water regulation dam | 1 |
| water reservoir structure | 1 |
| water-storage dam | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: reservoir dam
Generated description
A reservoir dam is a large engineered barrier built across a watercourse to store and regulate water in an upstream reservoir for purposes such as water supply, flood control, irrigation, and power generation.
Instances (96)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Saluda Dam | flood control structure |
| Raystown Dam | flood control structure |
| Denison Dam | flood control structure |
| Allington Lock | flood control structure |
| Bloomington Dam | flood control structure |
| Sorpedamm | — |
| Silver Lake Dam | flood control structure |
| Coralville Dam | flood control structure |
| Keystone Dam | flood control structure |
| Eufaula Dam | flood control structure |
| South Holston Dam | flood control structure |
| Kinzua Dam | flood control structure |
| Nolin River Dam | flood control structure |
| Teesta Barrage | flood control structure |
| Dartmouth Dam | — |
| W. Kerr Scott Dam | flood control structure |
| Blowering Reservoir | water storage dam |
| Oker Dam | — |
| Mount Morris Dam | flood control structure |
| Painted Rock Dam | flood control structure |
| Repulse Dam | water storage dam |
| Markonahalli Dam | flood control structure |
| Los Banos Creek Detention Dam | flood control structure |
| Buford Dam | flood control structure |
| Hartwell Dam | flood control structure |
| Richard B. Russell Dam | flood control structure |
| Kangaroo Creek Reservoir | water storage dam |
| Schluchsee Dam | water regulation dam |
| Iron Gate Dam | water-storage dam |
| Libby Dam | flood control structure |
| Shellmouth Dam | flood control structure |
| Delaware Dam | flood control structure |
| Fort Randall Dam | flood control structure |
| Harlan County Dam | flood control structure |
| Abiquiu Dam | flood control structure |
| Canning Dam | dam in Western Australia |
| Derwent Dam | — |
| Howden Dam | — |
| Morris Sheppard Dam | flood control structure |
| Três Irmãos Dam | flood control structure |
| Somerset Dam | flood control structure |
| Sherman Dam | flood control structure |
| Arcos Dam | — |
| Chatfield Dam | flood control structure |
| Gerber Dam | water storage dam |
| Prado Dam | flood control structure |
| Seven Oaks Dam | flood control structure |
| Detroit Dam | storage dam |
| Krishna Raja Sagara Dam | — |
| Leesville Dam | flood control structure |