Afon Tryweryn
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Afon Tryweryn is a river in North Wales known for its white-water rapids and the controversial flooding of the village of Capel Celyn to create the Tryweryn Reservoir.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| River Tryweryn | 3 |
| Afon Tryweryn canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2156822 — 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: Afon Tryweryn Context triple: [Llyn Tegid, inflow, Afon Tryweryn]
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A.
Afon Llwyd
Afon Llwyd is a river in southeast Wales that flows through Torfaen, including the town of Cwmbran, before joining the River Usk.
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B.
River Tywi
River Tywi is the longest river entirely in Wales, known for flowing through Carmarthenshire’s rural landscapes before reaching the sea at Carmarthen Bay.
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C.
River Rheidol
The River Rheidol is a river in Ceredigion, Wales, known for flowing through steep wooded valleys to the coastal town of Aberystwyth and lending its name to the historic Vale of Rheidol Railway.
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D.
River Teifi
The River Teifi is a major river in west Wales known for its scenic valley, rich wildlife, and traditional coracle fishing.
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E.
River Dwyryd
River Dwyryd is a river in Gwynedd, Wales, that flows through Snowdonia to reach the estuary near Porthmadog on the west coast.
- 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: Afon Tryweryn Target entity description: Afon Tryweryn is a river in North Wales known for its white-water rapids and the controversial flooding of the village of Capel Celyn to create the Tryweryn Reservoir.
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A.
Afon Llwyd
Afon Llwyd is a river in southeast Wales that flows through Torfaen, including the town of Cwmbran, before joining the River Usk.
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B.
River Tywi
River Tywi is the longest river entirely in Wales, known for flowing through Carmarthenshire’s rural landscapes before reaching the sea at Carmarthen Bay.
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C.
River Rheidol
The River Rheidol is a river in Ceredigion, Wales, known for flowing through steep wooded valleys to the coastal town of Aberystwyth and lending its name to the historic Vale of Rheidol Railway.
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D.
River Teifi
The River Teifi is a major river in west Wales known for its scenic valley, rich wildlife, and traditional coracle fishing.
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E.
River Dwyryd
River Dwyryd is a river in Gwynedd, Wales, that flows through Snowdonia to reach the estuary near Porthmadog on the west coast.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Welsh language activism
ⓘ
Welsh nationalism ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
Wales ⓘ |
| country | Wales ⓘ |
| ecoregion | temperate Atlantic river system ⓘ |
| environment | upland river ⓘ |
| flowRegulation | controlled releases from Llyn Celyn ⓘ |
| flowsInto |
River Dee
ⓘ
linked to:
River Dee (Galloway)
|
| hasControversy | forced flooding of Capel Celyn without local consent ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
subject of Welsh protest slogan "Cofiwch Dryweryn"
ⓘ
symbol of Welsh resistance to external control ⓘ |
| hasFacility | National White Water Centre ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Llyn Celyn
ⓘ
Tryweryn Reservoir ⓘ |
| hasRecreationArea |
lower Tryweryn white-water section
ⓘ
upper Tryweryn white-water section ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Tryweryn Reservoir
ⓘ
flooding of Capel Celyn ⓘ white-water kayaking ⓘ white-water rafting ⓘ white-water rapids ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Welsh ⓘ |
| locatedIn | North Wales ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Gwynedd
ⓘ
Snowdonia National Park ⓘ
linked to:
Snowdonia
|
| mouthOfWatercourse | River Dee ⓘ |
| near |
town of Bala
ⓘ
linked to:
Bala (Pen-y-Bont)
|
| notableEvent |
creation of Tryweryn Reservoir
ⓘ
flooding of the village of Capel Celyn ⓘ |
| notableFor | reliable year-round white-water levels ⓘ |
| partOf | River Dee catchment ⓘ |
| region | Snowdonia ⓘ |
| sourceLocation |
Arenig Fawr area
ⓘ
linked to:
Arenig Fawr
|
| touristAttraction | National White Water Centre ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | River Dee ⓘ |
| usedFor |
hydroelectric power generation
ⓘ
recreational kayaking ⓘ recreational rafting ⓘ water supply ⓘ |
| watercourseThrough |
Bala
ⓘ
Capel Celyn ⓘ |
| yearOfEvent | 1965 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Afon Tryweryn Description of subject: Afon Tryweryn is a river in North Wales known for its white-water rapids and the controversial flooding of the village of Capel Celyn to create the Tryweryn Reservoir.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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