Schluchsee Dam
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Schluchsee Dam is a hydroelectric and water regulation dam in Germany’s Black Forest that creates the Schluchsee reservoir, a major regional lake and recreation area.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Schluchsee Dam canonical | 1 |
| Schluchsee dam | 1 |
| Schluchsee dam system | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3923269 — 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: Schluchsee Dam Context triple: [Schluchsee, hasDam, Schluchsee Dam]
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A.
Sorpe Dam
The Sorpe Dam is a German earth-fill dam in the Ruhr region that was a key target of the RAF’s World War II “Dambusters” raid, Operation Chastise.
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B.
Bütgenbach Dam
Bütgenbach Dam is a hydroelectric and flood-control structure in eastern Belgium that creates Lake Bütgenbach, a popular site for recreation and water sports.
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C.
Möhne Dam
Möhne Dam is a major German gravity dam in North Rhine-Westphalia, historically known for being breached by the RAF’s “Dambusters” raid during World War II.
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D.
Guthega Dam
Guthega Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Snowy River in New South Wales, Australia, forming part of the Snowy Mountains Scheme hydroelectric and irrigation project.
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E.
Vauban Dam
Vauban Dam is a historic 17th-century defensive weir and bridge in Strasbourg, France, known for its panoramic views over the city’s Petite France district.
- 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: Schluchsee Dam Target entity description: Schluchsee Dam is a hydroelectric and water regulation dam in Germany’s Black Forest that creates the Schluchsee reservoir, a major regional lake and recreation area.
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A.
Sorpe Dam
The Sorpe Dam is a German earth-fill dam in the Ruhr region that was a key target of the RAF’s World War II “Dambusters” raid, Operation Chastise.
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B.
Bütgenbach Dam
Bütgenbach Dam is a hydroelectric and flood-control structure in eastern Belgium that creates Lake Bütgenbach, a popular site for recreation and water sports.
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C.
Möhne Dam
Möhne Dam is a major German gravity dam in North Rhine-Westphalia, historically known for being breached by the RAF’s “Dambusters” raid during World War II.
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D.
Guthega Dam
Guthega Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Snowy River in New South Wales, Australia, forming part of the Snowy Mountains Scheme hydroelectric and irrigation project.
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E.
Vauban Dam
Vauban Dam is a historic 17th-century defensive weir and bridge in Strasbourg, France, known for its panoramic views over the city’s Petite France district.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gravity dam
ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ water regulation dam ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Germany ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | concrete ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| createsReservoir | Schluchsee ⓘ |
| feeds | hydroelectric power stations of Schluchseewerk AG ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
peak-load power supply
ⓘ
seasonal water storage ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn | Rhine river basin hydrology ⓘ |
| hasNameInGerman | Schluchseestaumauer ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement | village of Schluchsee ⓘ |
| hasRecreationArea | Schluchsee lakeside resorts ⓘ |
| hasReservoirUse |
fishing
ⓘ
sailing ⓘ swimming ⓘ tourism ⓘ water sports ⓘ |
| impounds |
Schluchsee reservoir
ⓘ
linked to:
Schluchsee
|
| isInfrastructureType | hydraulic engineering structure ⓘ |
| isMajorLakeFor |
Black Forest region
ⓘ
linked to:
Black Forest
|
| isPartOfCategory |
Dams in Baden-Württemberg
ⓘ
Hydroelectric power stations in Germany ⓘ Reservoirs in the Black Forest ⓘ |
| isTouristAttractionFor |
camping visitors
ⓘ
hiking visitors ⓘ water sports visitors ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Baden-Württemberg
ⓘ
Black Forest ⓘ Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district ⓘ
linked to:
Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald
|
| locatedInContinent | Europe ⓘ |
| locatedInMountainRange | Black Forest ⓘ |
| locatedNear | municipality of Schluchsee ⓘ |
| nearProtectedArea | Southern Black Forest Nature Park ⓘ |
| operator | Schluchseewerk AG ⓘ |
| partOf |
Schluchsee pumped-storage system
ⓘ
linked to:
Schluchsee hydropower plant
Upper Rhine hydropower system ⓘ
linked to:
Rhine hydroelectric scheme
|
| purpose |
drinking water storage
ⓘ
flood control ⓘ hydroelectric power generation ⓘ recreation support ⓘ water level regulation ⓘ |
| region |
Southwestern Germany
ⓘ
linked to:
southwestern Germany
|
| riverCrossed | Schwarza (tributary of the Rhine) ⓘ |
| supportsActivity | regional tourism economy ⓘ |
| waterBodyTypeCreated | artificial lake ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Schluchsee Dam Description of subject: Schluchsee Dam is a hydroelectric and water regulation dam in Germany’s Black Forest that creates the Schluchsee reservoir, a major regional lake and recreation area.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Staumauerinsel (artificial island)
linked to: Schluchsee Dam
subject linked to:
Staumauerinsel (artificial island)
linked to: Schluchsee Dam