Mettur Dam
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Mettur Dam is a major masonry dam in Tamil Nadu, India, built across the Kaveri River and known for its large reservoir and role in irrigation and power generation.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mettur Dam canonical | 12 |
| Mettur Hydroelectric Power Station | 3 |
| Mettur Dam park | 1 |
| Mettur Reservoir | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T516575 — 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: Mettur Dam Context triple: [Kaveri, hasDam, Mettur Dam]
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A.
Krishna Raja Sagara Dam
Krishna Raja Sagara Dam is a major masonry dam in Karnataka, India, built across the Kaveri River and known for forming the large KRS reservoir and the Brindavan Gardens.
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B.
Indira Sagar Dam
Indira Sagar Dam is a large multipurpose concrete dam on the Narmada River in Madhya Pradesh, India, known for its significant hydroelectric power generation and irrigation capacity.
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C.
Omkareshwar Dam
Omkareshwar Dam is a major hydroelectric and irrigation dam built on the Narmada River in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
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D.
Srisailam Dam
Srisailam Dam is a major hydroelectric and irrigation dam in Andhra Pradesh, India, built across the Krishna River and known for its large reservoir and role in regional water management.
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E.
Hathni Kund Barrage
Hathni Kund Barrage is a major diversion and flood-control structure on the Yamuna River in the Indian state of Haryana, crucial for regulating water supply to northern India.
- 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: Mettur Dam Target entity description: Mettur Dam is a major masonry dam in Tamil Nadu, India, built across the Kaveri River and known for its large reservoir and role in irrigation and power generation.
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A.
Krishna Raja Sagara Dam
Krishna Raja Sagara Dam is a major masonry dam in Karnataka, India, built across the Kaveri River and known for forming the large KRS reservoir and the Brindavan Gardens.
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B.
Indira Sagar Dam
Indira Sagar Dam is a large multipurpose concrete dam on the Narmada River in Madhya Pradesh, India, known for its significant hydroelectric power generation and irrigation capacity.
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C.
Omkareshwar Dam
Omkareshwar Dam is a major hydroelectric and irrigation dam built on the Narmada River in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
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D.
Srisailam Dam
Srisailam Dam is a major hydroelectric and irrigation dam in Andhra Pradesh, India, built across the Krishna River and known for its large reservoir and role in regional water management.
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E.
Hathni Kund Barrage
Hathni Kund Barrage is a major diversion and flood-control structure on the Yamuna River in the Indian state of Haryana, crucial for regulating water supply to northern India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dam
ⓘ
gravity dam ⓘ masonry dam ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Stanley Reservoir Dam ⓘ |
| basinCountry | India ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | British colonial period ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1925 ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| districtHeadquartersNearest | Salem ⓘ |
| downstreamCityBenefited | Tiruchirappalli ⓘ |
| downstreamRegionBenefited |
Cauvery delta districts of Tamil Nadu
ⓘ
linked to:
Kaveri River Delta
|
| formsReservoir | Stanley Reservoir ⓘ |
| hasHydroelectricPlant |
Mettur Hydroelectric Power Station
ⓘ
linked to:
Mettur Dam
|
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| height | approximately 65 meters ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 1934 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 1700 meters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Salem district
ⓘ
Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Mettur ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver |
Kaveri River
ⓘ
linked to:
Kaveri
|
| material |
concrete
ⓘ
masonry ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Sir George Frederick Stanley ⓘ |
| opened | 1934 ⓘ |
| operator |
Government of Tamil Nadu
ⓘ
Tamil Nadu Public Works Department ⓘ |
| powerGenerationType | hydroelectric ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ irrigation ⓘ water supply ⓘ |
| region | South India ⓘ |
| reservoirLocation | Mettur ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Stanley Reservoir ⓘ |
| reservoirState | Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| riverBasin |
Kaveri basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Kaveri
|
| significance |
important hydroelectric power source in Tamil Nadu
ⓘ
major source of irrigation water for Tamil Nadu ⓘ one of the largest dams in India at the time of its completion ⓘ |
| spillwayType | gated spillway ⓘ |
| state | Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| tourism | popular tourist attraction ⓘ |
| usedForIrrigationOf |
Cauvery delta region
ⓘ
linked to:
Kaveri River Delta
parts of Erode district ⓘ parts of Namakkal district ⓘ parts of Salem district ⓘ |
| waterSource | Southwest monsoon rains in Kaveri basin ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Mettur Dam Description of subject: Mettur Dam is a major masonry dam in Tamil Nadu, India, built across the Kaveri River and known for its large reservoir and role in irrigation and power generation.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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