Jōzankei Dam
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Jōzankei Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Toyohira River in Sapporo, Japan, known for flood control, water supply, and its scenic reservoir surrounded by hot spring resorts.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jōzankei Dam canonical | 2 |
| Jozankei Dam | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8865520 — 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: Jōzankei Dam Context triple: [Minami-ku, Sapporo, contains, Jōzankei Dam]
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A.
Nagayasuguchi Dam
Nagayasuguchi Dam is a hydroelectric dam located on Japan’s Yoshino River, used primarily for power generation and flood control.
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B.
Shimen Dam
Shimen Dam is a major concrete gravity dam in northern Taiwan that provides water supply, flood control, and hydroelectric power as part of the Shimen Reservoir system.
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C.
Ogōchi Dam
Ogōchi Dam is a large concrete dam in Okutama, Tokyo, that forms Lake Okutama and serves as a major source of drinking water and flood control for the Tokyo metropolitan area.
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D.
Ukai Dam
Ukai Dam is a major multi-purpose reservoir and hydroelectric dam in Gujarat, India, built on the Tapi River for irrigation, power generation, and flood control.
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E.
Hidase Dam
Hidase Dam is a massive hydroelectric dam on the Blue Nile in Ethiopia, designed to be one of Africa’s largest power-generating and infrastructure projects.
- 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: Jōzankei Dam Target entity description: Jōzankei Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Toyohira River in Sapporo, Japan, known for flood control, water supply, and its scenic reservoir surrounded by hot spring resorts.
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A.
Nagayasuguchi Dam
Nagayasuguchi Dam is a hydroelectric dam located on Japan’s Yoshino River, used primarily for power generation and flood control.
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B.
Shimen Dam
Shimen Dam is a major concrete gravity dam in northern Taiwan that provides water supply, flood control, and hydroelectric power as part of the Shimen Reservoir system.
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C.
Ogōchi Dam
Ogōchi Dam is a large concrete dam in Okutama, Tokyo, that forms Lake Okutama and serves as a major source of drinking water and flood control for the Tokyo metropolitan area.
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D.
Ukai Dam
Ukai Dam is a major multi-purpose reservoir and hydroelectric dam in Gujarat, India, built on the Tapi River for irrigation, power generation, and flood control.
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E.
Hidase Dam
Hidase Dam is a massive hydroelectric dam on the Blue Nile in Ethiopia, designed to be one of Africa’s largest power-generating and infrastructure projects.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concrete gravity dam
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dam ⓘ |
| basinArea | 300 km² ⓘ |
| city | Sapporo ⓘ |
| completionYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1974 ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| damVolume | 1,800,000 m³ ⓘ |
| floodControlTargetArea |
Ishikari River lower basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Ishikari River basin
Toyohira River basin ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
parking area
ⓘ
viewing platform ⓘ visitor center ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
flood mitigation for Sapporo
ⓘ
industrial water supply ⓘ municipal water supply for Sapporo ⓘ river flow regulation ⓘ scenic tourism ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement |
Jōzankei district of Minami-ku, Sapporo
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linked to:
Minami-ku, Sapporo
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| hasReservoir | Jōzankei Reservoir ⓘ |
| hasSpillwayType | gated overflow spillway ⓘ |
| height | 118 m ⓘ |
| isAccessibleBy | road ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Ishikari River system
ⓘ
linked to:
Ishikari River
|
| length | 410 m ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hokkaido
ⓘ
Sapporo ⓘ |
| locatedInNationalParkOrQuasiNationalPark | Shikotsu-Toya National Park vicinity ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Toyohira River ⓘ |
| material | concrete ⓘ |
| near |
Jōzankei Onsen
ⓘ
hot spring resorts ⓘ |
| openingYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| operator | Hokkaido Regional Development Bureau ⓘ |
| owner | Government of Japan ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ irrigation ⓘ recreation ⓘ water supply ⓘ |
| region | Hokkaido ⓘ |
| reservoirCapacityTotal | 82,300,000 m³ ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Jōzankei Reservoir ⓘ |
| reservoirSurfaceArea | 230 ha ⓘ |
| structureType | gravity dam ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction |
autumn foliage viewing
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dam observation deck ⓘ lake sightseeing cruises ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jōzankei Dam Description of subject: Jōzankei Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Toyohira River in Sapporo, Japan, known for flood control, water supply, and its scenic reservoir surrounded by hot spring resorts.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Jōzankei Dam