Yacyretá Dam
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The Yacyretá Dam is a large hydroelectric power plant on the border between Argentina and Paraguay that generates electricity by harnessing the flow of the Paraná River.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yacyretá Dam canonical | 13 |
| Entidad Binacional Yacyretá | 3 |
| Yacyretá Reservoir | 3 |
| Yacyretá Hydroelectric Power Plant | 2 |
| Yacyretá hydroelectric power plant | 2 |
| Yacyretá Binational Entity | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T822909 — 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: Yacyretá Dam Context triple: [Paraná River, hasDam, Yacyretá Dam]
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Itaipu Dam
Itaipu Dam is a massive hydroelectric power plant on the Brazil–Paraguay border, once the world’s largest in installed capacity and still one of the most important sources of renewable energy in South America.
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Cahora Bassa Dam
Cahora Bassa Dam is a major hydroelectric dam in Mozambique that forms one of Africa’s largest artificial lakes and supplies significant power to the region.
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Itezhi-Tezhi Dam
Itezhi-Tezhi Dam is a major hydroelectric and water-regulation dam in Zambia that helps control flows and generate power along the Kafue River system, a key tributary of the Zambezi.
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Eder Dam
Eder Dam is a major German gravity dam in the Eder River valley, historically known for being one of the dams breached by the RAF’s “Dambusters” raid during World War II.
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Almatti Dam
Almatti Dam is a major hydroelectric and irrigation dam in Karnataka, India, built across the Krishna River as part of the Upper Krishna Project.
- 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: Yacyretá Dam Target entity description: The Yacyretá Dam is a large hydroelectric power plant on the border between Argentina and Paraguay that generates electricity by harnessing the flow of the Paraná River.
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A.
Itaipu Dam
Itaipu Dam is a massive hydroelectric power plant on the Brazil–Paraguay border, once the world’s largest in installed capacity and still one of the most important sources of renewable energy in South America.
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B.
Cahora Bassa Dam
Cahora Bassa Dam is a major hydroelectric dam in Mozambique that forms one of Africa’s largest artificial lakes and supplies significant power to the region.
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C.
Itezhi-Tezhi Dam
Itezhi-Tezhi Dam is a major hydroelectric and water-regulation dam in Zambia that helps control flows and generate power along the Kafue River system, a key tributary of the Zambezi.
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D.
Eder Dam
Eder Dam is a major German gravity dam in the Eder River valley, historically known for being one of the dams breached by the RAF’s “Dambusters” raid during World War II.
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E.
Almatti Dam
Almatti Dam is a major hydroelectric and irrigation dam in Karnataka, India, built across the Krishna River as part of the Upper Krishna Project.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yacyretá Dam Description of subject: The Yacyretá Dam is a large hydroelectric power plant on the border between Argentina and Paraguay that generates electricity by harnessing the flow of the Paraná River.
Referenced by (24)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Ituzaingó, Corrientes Province, Argentina
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Ayolas, Misiones Department, Paraguay
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Ayolas, Misiones Department, Paraguay
subject linked to:
Ayolas, Misiones Department, Paraguay
linked to: Yacyretá Dam
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linked to: Yacyretá Dam
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subject linked to:
Paraná River (on its eastern border via Corrientes)