Möhne Dam
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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.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Möhne Dam canonical | 21 |
| Möhne Reservoir | 7 |
| Möhne Dam hydroelectric power plant | 1 |
| Möhne Dam spillway | 1 |
| Möhne hydropower plant | 1 |
| Möhnetalsperre | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T351995 — 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: Möhne Dam Context triple: [Operation Chastise, target, Möhne Dam]
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A.
Volkerakdam
Volkerakdam is a major Dutch dam and water management structure that forms part of the Delta Works system, helping to control water levels and protect against flooding in the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta.
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B.
Jurala Dam
Jurala Dam is a major irrigation and hydroelectric project built across the Krishna River in Telangana, India.
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C.
Almatti Dam
Almatti Dam is a major hydroelectric and irrigation dam in Karnataka, India, built across the Krishna River as part of the Upper Krishna Project.
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D.
Quakenbrück
Quakenbrück is a small historic town in Lower Saxony, Germany, known for its medieval architecture and location in the Artland region.
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E.
Conklingville Dam
Conklingville Dam is a concrete gravity dam in New York that created the Great Sacandaga Lake reservoir for flood control and hydroelectric power generation.
- 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: Möhne Dam Target entity description: 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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A.
Volkerakdam
Volkerakdam is a major Dutch dam and water management structure that forms part of the Delta Works system, helping to control water levels and protect against flooding in the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta.
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B.
Jurala Dam
Jurala Dam is a major irrigation and hydroelectric project built across the Krishna River in Telangana, India.
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C.
Almatti Dam
Almatti Dam is a major hydroelectric and irrigation dam in Karnataka, India, built across the Krishna River as part of the Upper Krishna Project.
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D.
Quakenbrück
Quakenbrück is a small historic town in Lower Saxony, Germany, known for its medieval architecture and location in the Artland region.
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E.
Conklingville Dam
Conklingville Dam is a concrete gravity dam in New York that created the Great Sacandaga Lake reservoir for flood control and hydroelectric power generation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dam
ⓘ
gravity dam ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Möhnetalsperre
ⓘ
linked to:
Möhne Dam
|
| architecturalStyle | masonry gravity dam ⓘ |
| attackDate | 17 May 1943 ⓘ |
| attackedBy | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| attackedWith | bouncing bombs ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Germany ⓘ |
| casualtiesAssociatedWithEvent | over 1,000 people killed in 1943 flood ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1908 ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| damage | breach of central section in 1943 raid ⓘ |
| designedBy | Otto Intze ⓘ |
| hasPowerPlant |
Möhne hydropower plant
ⓘ
linked to:
Möhne Dam
|
| hasSpillway | overflow spillway ⓘ |
| height | approximately 40 m ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | industrial heritage site ⓘ |
| impounds |
Möhne Reservoir
ⓘ
linked to:
Möhne Dam
|
| length | approximately 650 m ⓘ |
| locatedIn | North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Arnsberg Forest Nature Park ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Arnsberg
ⓘ
Soest ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Möhne River ⓘ |
| material |
concrete
ⓘ
rubble masonry ⓘ |
| nearCity |
Körbecke
ⓘ
Möhnesee ⓘ |
| notableEvent | breached in Operation Chastise ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1913 ⓘ |
| operator | Ruhrverband ⓘ |
| partOf |
Dambusters Raid sites
ⓘ
Ruhr river water management system ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ low-flow regulation ⓘ water supply ⓘ |
| reconstructionCompletionDate | 1944 ⓘ |
| reconstructionStartDate | 1943 ⓘ |
| region | Sauerland ⓘ |
| reservoirCapacity | approximately 135 million cubic metres ⓘ |
| reservoirSurfaceArea | approximately 10.4 square kilometres ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fishing
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ sailing ⓘ water sports ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Möhne Dam Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (32)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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subject linked to:
RAF 617 Squadron
linked to: Möhne Dam