Great Sheffield Flood of 1864
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The Great Sheffield Flood of 1864 was a catastrophic dam failure in Sheffield, England, that unleashed a devastating torrent of water, killing over 200 people and causing widespread destruction along local rivers and valleys.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Great Sheffield Flood of 1864 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6210982 — 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: Great Sheffield Flood of 1864 Context triple: [River Loxley, affectedByEvent, Great Sheffield Flood of 1864]
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The Great Flood of 1852
The Great Flood of 1852 was a catastrophic inundation of the Murrumbidgee River that devastated the Australian town of Gundagai, causing extensive loss of life and prompting the town’s relocation to higher ground.
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B.
Great Flood of 1879
The Great Flood of 1879 was a catastrophic inundation of the city of Szeged in Hungary that destroyed most of the town and prompted a major reconstruction.
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C.
Great Storm of 1287
The Great Storm of 1287 was a devastating medieval North Sea storm that reshaped coastlines in England and the Low Countries, causing widespread flooding, destruction of towns, and significant loss of life.
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D.
1974 Brisbane flood
The 1974 Brisbane flood was a major natural disaster in Queensland, Australia, when extreme rainfall from Cyclone Wanda caused the Brisbane River to overflow and inundate large parts of the city.
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E.
1824 Saint Petersburg flood
The 1824 Saint Petersburg flood was a catastrophic inundation of the Russian imperial capital caused by a severe storm surge in the Neva River, resulting in widespread destruction and loss of life and later immortalized in Russian literature and art.
- 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: Great Sheffield Flood of 1864 Target entity description: The Great Sheffield Flood of 1864 was a catastrophic dam failure in Sheffield, England, that unleashed a devastating torrent of water, killing over 200 people and causing widespread destruction along local rivers and valleys.
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A.
The Great Flood of 1852
The Great Flood of 1852 was a catastrophic inundation of the Murrumbidgee River that devastated the Australian town of Gundagai, causing extensive loss of life and prompting the town’s relocation to higher ground.
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B.
Great Flood of 1879
The Great Flood of 1879 was a catastrophic inundation of the city of Szeged in Hungary that destroyed most of the town and prompted a major reconstruction.
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C.
Great Storm of 1287
The Great Storm of 1287 was a devastating medieval North Sea storm that reshaped coastlines in England and the Low Countries, causing widespread flooding, destruction of towns, and significant loss of life.
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D.
1974 Brisbane flood
The 1974 Brisbane flood was a major natural disaster in Queensland, Australia, when extreme rainfall from Cyclone Wanda caused the Brisbane River to overflow and inundate large parts of the city.
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E.
1824 Saint Petersburg flood
The 1824 Saint Petersburg flood was a catastrophic inundation of the Russian imperial capital caused by a severe storm surge in the Neva River, resulting in widespread destruction and loss of life and later immortalized in Russian literature and art.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dam failure
ⓘ
flood ⓘ historical event ⓘ |
| aftereffect |
changes in British dam engineering practice
ⓘ
increased regulation of reservoir safety ⓘ |
| aftermath | public inquiry into dam design and construction ⓘ |
| cause |
collapse of Dale Dyke Dam
ⓘ
failure of newly built reservoir embankment ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | annual local remembrance events ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 53.41°N 1.57°W ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| damage |
loss of livestock
ⓘ
severe damage to bridges ⓘ widespread destruction of houses, factories and workshops ⓘ |
| describedIn |
contemporary newspaper reports
ⓘ
local histories of Sheffield ⓘ |
| endDate | 1864-03-12 ⓘ |
| flooded |
Attercliffe
ⓘ
Brightside ⓘ Hillsborough ⓘ Loxley ⓘ Malin Bridge ⓘ Owlerton ⓘ
linked to:
Owlerton, Sheffield
central Sheffield ⓘ |
| hasMemorial |
memorials in Sheffield cemeteries
ⓘ
plaques and markers along the flood route ⓘ |
| location |
England
ⓘ
River Don valley ⓘ River Loxley valley ⓘ
linked to:
River Loxley
Sheffield ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Dale Dyke Dam ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the worst man-made disasters in Victorian Britain
ⓘ
high death toll in an industrial city ⓘ |
| numberOfDeaths |
>200
ⓘ
>240 ⓘ |
| numberOfInjured | >250 ⓘ |
| operatorOfFailedDam | Sheffield Waterworks Company ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of Sheffield
ⓘ
history of dam engineering in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1864 ⓘ |
| river |
River Don
ⓘ
River Loxley ⓘ |
| significantPlace |
Bradfield
ⓘ
linked to:
Darfield
Dale Dyke Reservoir ⓘ |
| startDate | 1864-03-11 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Victorian era ⓘ |
| volumeOfWaterReleased | >600000000 gallons ⓘ |
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Subject: Great Sheffield Flood of 1864 Description of subject: The Great Sheffield Flood of 1864 was a catastrophic dam failure in Sheffield, England, that unleashed a devastating torrent of water, killing over 200 people and causing widespread destruction along local rivers and valleys.
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