Wyangala Dam
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Wyangala Dam is a major water storage and flood mitigation reservoir in New South Wales, Australia, serving irrigation, water supply, and recreational purposes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wyangala Dam canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2741152 — 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: Wyangala Dam Context triple: [Lachlan River, hasReservoir, Wyangala Dam]
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A.
Betania Dam
Betania Dam is a major hydroelectric dam and reservoir in Colombia, known for generating power and supporting irrigation and aquaculture in the Huila region.
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B.
Jebba Dam
Jebba Dam is a major hydroelectric power facility in Nigeria that harnesses the flow of the Niger River to generate electricity and support regional water management.
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C.
Roseires Dam
Roseires Dam is a major hydroelectric and irrigation dam on the Blue Nile in Sudan, crucial for water storage, power generation, and flood control in the region.
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D.
Itezhi-Tezhi Dam
Itezhi-Tezhi Dam is a major hydroelectric and water-regulation dam in Zambia that helps control flows and generate power along the Kafue River system, a key tributary of the Zambezi.
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E.
Sennar Dam
Sennar Dam is a major early-20th-century irrigation and hydroelectric dam on the Blue Nile in Sudan, crucial for agricultural development in the Gezira 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: Wyangala Dam Target entity description: Wyangala Dam is a major water storage and flood mitigation reservoir in New South Wales, Australia, serving irrigation, water supply, and recreational purposes.
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A.
Betania Dam
Betania Dam is a major hydroelectric dam and reservoir in Colombia, known for generating power and supporting irrigation and aquaculture in the Huila region.
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B.
Jebba Dam
Jebba Dam is a major hydroelectric power facility in Nigeria that harnesses the flow of the Niger River to generate electricity and support regional water management.
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C.
Roseires Dam
Roseires Dam is a major hydroelectric and irrigation dam on the Blue Nile in Sudan, crucial for water storage, power generation, and flood control in the region.
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D.
Itezhi-Tezhi Dam
Itezhi-Tezhi Dam is a major hydroelectric and water-regulation dam in Zambia that helps control flows and generate power along the Kafue River system, a key tributary of the Zambezi.
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E.
Sennar Dam
Sennar Dam is a major early-20th-century irrigation and hydroelectric dam on the Blue Nile in Sudan, crucial for agricultural development in the Gezira region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concrete dam
ⓘ
embankment dam ⓘ gravity dam ⓘ reservoir ⓘ |
| catchmentArea | Lachlan River catchment ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial |
concrete
ⓘ
earthfill embankment ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1928 ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| enlargement | 1960s ⓘ |
| floodMitigationRole | reduces downstream flooding on the Lachlan River ⓘ |
| hasFacility | Wyangala Waters Holiday Park ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
drought security for water users
ⓘ
regulation of river flows ⓘ |
| hasPowerStation | Wyangala hydroelectric power station ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | uncontrolled spillway ⓘ |
| hasSpillwayType | concrete chute spillway ⓘ |
| height | approximately 85 metres ⓘ |
| length | approximately 1,370 metres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central West New South Wales
ⓘ
linked to:
Central West (New South Wales)
|
| locatedNear |
Cowra
ⓘ
Wyangala ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Lachlan River ⓘ |
| managingAuthority | WaterNSW ⓘ |
| nearLocalGovernmentArea | Cowra Shire ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1935 ⓘ |
| operator | WaterNSW ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
New South Wales Government
ⓘ
linked to:
Government of New South Wales
|
| partOf | Murray–Darling Basin ⓘ |
| previousManagingAuthority | State Water Corporation ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood mitigation
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ irrigation supply ⓘ recreation ⓘ town water supply ⓘ water storage ⓘ |
| recreationalUse |
boating
ⓘ
camping ⓘ fishing ⓘ water skiing ⓘ |
| region | Lachlan Valley ⓘ |
| riverBasin |
Murrumbidgee and Murray River systems
ⓘ
linked to:
Murrumbidgee catchment
|
| state | New South Wales ⓘ |
| storageCapacity | approximately 1,220,000 megalitres ⓘ |
| suppliesWaterTo |
Lachlan Valley irrigation schemes
ⓘ
towns in the Lachlan Valley ⓘ |
| surfaceArea | approximately 5,300 hectares at full supply level ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wyangala Dam Description of subject: Wyangala Dam is a major water storage and flood mitigation reservoir in New South Wales, Australia, serving irrigation, water supply, and recreational purposes.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.