Gorky Reservoir
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Gorky Reservoir is a large artificial lake on the Volga River in central Russia, created by the Gorky Hydroelectric Station and used for hydroelectric power, navigation, and water supply.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kuybyshev Reservoir | 14 |
| Gorky Reservoir canonical | 6 |
| Куйбышевское водохранилище | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T407089 — 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: Gorky Reservoir Context triple: [Volga River, majorReservoir, Gorky Reservoir]
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A.
Rybinsk Reservoir
Rybinsk Reservoir is a large artificial lake in Russia, created by damming the Volga and several tributaries, and is one of the country’s largest and historically most significant reservoirs.
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B.
Ivankovo Reservoir
Ivankovo Reservoir is a large artificial lake in Russia that serves as the uppermost reservoir on the Volga River, playing a key role in water supply, navigation, and hydroelectric power generation for the Moscow region.
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C.
Lake Velence
Lake Velence is one of Hungary’s largest natural lakes, known as a popular resort and recreation area in the Transdanubian region.
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D.
Moika River
The Moika River is a small, historic waterway in central Saint Petersburg, Russia, lined with notable palaces and landmarks and forming part of the city’s iconic canal network.
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E.
Kholmogory
Kholmogory is a historic Russian town in the Arkhangelsk region that served as an important early northern trading and administrative center.
- 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: Gorky Reservoir Target entity description: Gorky Reservoir is a large artificial lake on the Volga River in central Russia, created by the Gorky Hydroelectric Station and used for hydroelectric power, navigation, and water supply.
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A.
Rybinsk Reservoir
Rybinsk Reservoir is a large artificial lake in Russia, created by damming the Volga and several tributaries, and is one of the country’s largest and historically most significant reservoirs.
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B.
Ivankovo Reservoir
Ivankovo Reservoir is a large artificial lake in Russia that serves as the uppermost reservoir on the Volga River, playing a key role in water supply, navigation, and hydroelectric power generation for the Moscow region.
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C.
Lake Velence
Lake Velence is one of Hungary’s largest natural lakes, known as a popular resort and recreation area in the Transdanubian region.
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D.
Moika River
The Moika River is a small, historic waterway in central Saint Petersburg, Russia, lined with notable palaces and landmarks and forming part of the city’s iconic canal network.
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E.
Kholmogory
Kholmogory is a historic Russian town in the Arkhangelsk region that served as an important early northern trading and administrative center.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artificial lake
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hydroelectric reservoir ⓘ reservoir ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Russia ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 20th century ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| createdBy | Gorky Hydroelectric Station ⓘ |
| hasDam | Gorky Hydroelectric Station dam ⓘ |
| hasEconomicImportance |
regional energy production
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transportation ⓘ water resources management ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
industrial water supply
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municipal water supply ⓘ regulation of Volga River flow ⓘ support of river navigation ⓘ |
| hasImpact |
alteration of local ecosystems
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flooding of former river valleys ⓘ |
| hasShorelineUse |
industrial facilities
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recreational areas ⓘ settlements ⓘ |
| inflow | Volga River ⓘ |
| isArtificial | true ⓘ |
| isNavigable | true ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Volga River waterway system
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linked to:
Volga River
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| locatedDownstreamOf | Rybinsk Reservoir ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ivanovo Oblast
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Kostroma Oblast ⓘ Nizhny Novgorod Oblast ⓘ |
| locatedInContinent | Europe ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | central Russia ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Nizhny Novgorod ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Volga River ⓘ |
| locatedUpstreamOf | Cheboksary Reservoir ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Maxim Gorky (city name Gorky) ⓘ |
| outflow | Volga River ⓘ |
| partOf | Volga–Kama cascade of reservoirs ⓘ |
| typeOfDam | run-of-the-river reservoir ⓘ |
| use |
fisheries
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flood control ⓘ hydroelectric power generation ⓘ navigation ⓘ recreation ⓘ water supply ⓘ |
| waterBodyType | freshwater lake ⓘ |
| watercourse | Volga River ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gorky Reservoir Description of subject: Gorky Reservoir is a large artificial lake on the Volga River in central Russia, created by the Gorky Hydroelectric Station and used for hydroelectric power, navigation, and water supply.
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