Volgograd Hydroelectric Station
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The Volgograd Hydroelectric Station is a major Soviet-era hydroelectric power plant and dam complex on the Volga River in Russia, serving as a key source of electricity and water regulation in the region.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stalingrad Hydroelectric Station | 1 |
| Volgograd Hydroelectric Station canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11457405 — 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: Volgograd Hydroelectric Station Context triple: [Saratov Hydroelectric Station, locatedUpstreamOf, Volgograd Hydroelectric Station]
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Saratov Hydroelectric Station
Saratov Hydroelectric Station is a major hydroelectric power plant on the Volga River in Russia, providing electricity generation and water regulation for the surrounding region.
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B.
Tsimlyansk Hydroelectric Station
Tsimlyansk Hydroelectric Station is a hydroelectric power plant on the Don River in Russia that generates electricity and helps regulate water levels as part of the Tsimlyansk Reservoir system.
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C.
Volkhov Hydroelectric Station
Volkhov Hydroelectric Station is one of Russia’s oldest large-scale hydroelectric power plants, located in the Leningrad Oblast and historically significant for its role in early Soviet electrification.
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D.
Gorky Hydroelectric Station
Gorky Hydroelectric Station is a major Soviet-era hydroelectric power plant on the Volga River in Russia, known for its large dam and role in regional power generation and navigation.
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E.
Ivankovo Hydroelectric Station
Ivankovo Hydroelectric Station is a major Soviet-era hydroelectric power plant on the Volga River in Russia, forming part of the Upper Volga cascade and supplying electricity as well as regulating water levels for navigation and water management.
- 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: Volgograd Hydroelectric Station Target entity description: The Volgograd Hydroelectric Station is a major Soviet-era hydroelectric power plant and dam complex on the Volga River in Russia, serving as a key source of electricity and water regulation in the region.
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A.
Saratov Hydroelectric Station
Saratov Hydroelectric Station is a major hydroelectric power plant on the Volga River in Russia, providing electricity generation and water regulation for the surrounding region.
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B.
Tsimlyansk Hydroelectric Station
Tsimlyansk Hydroelectric Station is a hydroelectric power plant on the Don River in Russia that generates electricity and helps regulate water levels as part of the Tsimlyansk Reservoir system.
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C.
Volkhov Hydroelectric Station
Volkhov Hydroelectric Station is one of Russia’s oldest large-scale hydroelectric power plants, located in the Leningrad Oblast and historically significant for its role in early Soviet electrification.
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D.
Gorky Hydroelectric Station
Gorky Hydroelectric Station is a major Soviet-era hydroelectric power plant on the Volga River in Russia, known for its large dam and role in regional power generation and navigation.
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E.
Ivankovo Hydroelectric Station
Ivankovo Hydroelectric Station is a major Soviet-era hydroelectric power plant on the Volga River in Russia, forming part of the Upper Volga cascade and supplying electricity as well as regulating water levels for navigation and water management.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gravity dam
ⓘ
hydroelectric power station ⓘ run-of-the-river power station ⓘ |
| annualGeneration | about 11 TWh ⓘ |
| commissioningDate | 1961 ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | staged river diversion ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1950 ⓘ |
| continent |
Asia
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| damCrosses | Volga River ⓘ |
| damLength | approximately 4.5 km ⓘ |
| era | Soviet era ⓘ |
| formerName |
Stalingrad Hydroelectric Station
ⓘ
linked to:
Volgograd Hydroelectric Station
|
| fuelType | hydropower ⓘ |
| gridConnection | Unified Energy System of Russia ⓘ |
| hasImpact |
improvement of navigation on the Volga River
ⓘ
regulation of Volga River flow ⓘ support of regional electricity supply ⓘ |
| hasReservoir | Volgograd Reservoir ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
concrete dam sections
ⓘ
earth-fill dam sections ⓘ navigation lock ⓘ powerhouse ⓘ spillway ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | 2541 MW ⓘ |
| locatedDownstreamOf | Saratov Hydroelectric Station ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Volgograd Oblast ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Volgograd
ⓘ
Volzhsky ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Volga River ⓘ |
| locatedUpstreamOf | Volga Delta ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Volgograd ⓘ |
| numberOfTurbines | 22 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1961 ⓘ |
| operator | RusHydro ⓘ |
| owner | RusHydro ⓘ |
| partOf |
Volga–Kama cascade
ⓘ
linked to:
Volga–Kama cascade of reservoirs
|
| primaryPurpose | power generation ⓘ |
| reservoirSurfaceArea | about 3117 km² ⓘ |
| reservoirTotalCapacity | about 31.5 km³ ⓘ |
| secondaryPurpose |
flood control
ⓘ
irrigation support ⓘ navigation ⓘ water regulation ⓘ |
| significance | one of the largest hydroelectric power plants in European Russia ⓘ |
| turbineType |
Kaplan turbine
ⓘ
linked to:
Kaplan turbines
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Volgograd Hydroelectric Station Description of subject: The Volgograd Hydroelectric Station is a major Soviet-era hydroelectric power plant and dam complex on the Volga River in Russia, serving as a key source of electricity and water regulation in the region.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: Volgograd Hydroelectric Station