Kafue Gorge Dam
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Kafue Gorge Dam is a major hydroelectric power facility on the Kafue River in Zambia, providing a significant portion of the country’s electricity supply.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kafue Gorge Dam canonical | 2 |
| Kafue Gorge Reservoir | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3296714 — 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: Kafue Gorge Dam Context triple: [Zambezi Basin, hasHydropowerDam, Kafue Gorge Dam]
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A.
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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B.
Kariba Dam
Kariba Dam is a massive hydroelectric dam on the Zambezi River between Zambia and Zimbabwe, forming one of the world’s largest man-made lakes and serving as a key source of power for the region.
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C.
Gaborone Dam
Gaborone Dam is a major reservoir near Gaborone, Botswana, serving as a key water supply source and popular recreation area for the region.
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D.
Wyangala Dam
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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E.
Batoka Gorge
Batoka Gorge is a steep, rugged chasm carved by the Zambezi River just downstream of Victoria Falls on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe.
- 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: Kafue Gorge Dam Target entity description: Kafue Gorge Dam is a major hydroelectric power facility on the Kafue River in Zambia, providing a significant portion of the country’s electricity supply.
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A.
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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B.
Kariba Dam
Kariba Dam is a massive hydroelectric dam on the Zambezi River between Zambia and Zimbabwe, forming one of the world’s largest man-made lakes and serving as a key source of power for the region.
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C.
Gaborone Dam
Gaborone Dam is a major reservoir near Gaborone, Botswana, serving as a key water supply source and popular recreation area for the region.
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D.
Wyangala Dam
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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E.
Batoka Gorge
Batoka Gorge is a steep, rugged chasm carved by the Zambezi River just downstream of Victoria Falls on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hydroelectric dam
ⓘ
power station ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Zambia ⓘ |
| countryUsesPower |
Zambia national grid
ⓘ
linked to:
ZESCO
|
| energySource | hydropower ⓘ |
| gridConnection | Southern African Power Pool ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Kafue Gorge Lower Power Station
ⓘ
Kafue Gorge Upper Power Station ⓘ |
| hasReservoir |
Kafue Gorge Reservoir
ⓘ
linked to:
Kafue Gorge Dam
|
| impact |
supports industrial electricity demand in Zambia
ⓘ
supports residential electricity demand in Zambia ⓘ |
| infrastructureType | large-scale infrastructure project ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Zambia ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Kafue Gorge ⓘ |
| locatedNearCity |
Lusaka
ⓘ
linked to:
Lusaka, Zambia
|
| locatedOnRiver | Kafue River ⓘ |
| operatedBy | ZESCO ⓘ |
| owner |
Zambia Electricity Supply Corporation Limited
ⓘ
linked to:
ZESCO
|
| ownerAbbreviation | ZESCO ⓘ |
| partOf | Zambia power system ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | electricity generation ⓘ |
| providesElectricityFor | Zambia ⓘ |
| purpose |
grid stabilization
ⓘ
power generation ⓘ |
| riverBasin |
Zambezi River basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Zambezi Basin
|
| sector | energy ⓘ |
| significance | major source of Zambia’s electricity supply ⓘ |
| typeOfPlant | run-of-river hydroelectric plant ⓘ |
| watercourse | Kafue River ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kafue Gorge Dam Description of subject: Kafue Gorge Dam is a major hydroelectric power facility on the Kafue River in Zambia, providing a significant portion of the country’s electricity supply.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Kafue Gorge Dam
linked to: Kafue Gorge Dam