Elan Valley reservoirs
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The Elan Valley reservoirs are a series of scenic man-made lakes in mid-Wales, created in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to supply water to Birmingham and now renowned for their dams, wildlife, and outdoor recreation.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Elan Valley Reservoirs | 4 |
| Elan Valley reservoirs canonical | 3 |
| Elan Valley dams | 2 |
| Elan Valley dams and reservoirs complex | 1 |
| Elan Valley water supply system | 1 |
| Elan Valley waterworks scheme | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2115133 — 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: Elan Valley reservoirs Context triple: [Rhayader, isGatewayTo, Elan Valley reservoirs]
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Abbeystead Reservoir
Abbeystead Reservoir is a man-made lake in Lancashire, England, known for its scenic setting within the Forest of Bowland and its role in regional water supply.
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Howden Reservoir
Howden Reservoir is a large man-made lake in Derbyshire’s Peak District, known as part of the Upper Derwent Valley chain of reservoirs supplying water to nearby cities and popular for its scenic surroundings and outdoor recreation.
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Foziling Reservoir
Foziling Reservoir is a major multipurpose water conservancy project in Anhui Province, China, known for flood control, irrigation, and water supply within the Huai River basin.
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Ladybower Reservoir
Ladybower Reservoir is a large Y-shaped drinking-water reservoir in the Upper Derwent Valley of Derbyshire, England, known for its distinctive plughole spillways and surrounding Peak District scenery.
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Harperrig Reservoir
Harperrig Reservoir is a man-made freshwater reservoir in the Pentland Hills of Scotland, used for water supply, fishing, and recreation.
- 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: Elan Valley reservoirs Target entity description: The Elan Valley reservoirs are a series of scenic man-made lakes in mid-Wales, created in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to supply water to Birmingham and now renowned for their dams, wildlife, and outdoor recreation.
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A.
Abbeystead Reservoir
Abbeystead Reservoir is a man-made lake in Lancashire, England, known for its scenic setting within the Forest of Bowland and its role in regional water supply.
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B.
Howden Reservoir
Howden Reservoir is a large man-made lake in Derbyshire’s Peak District, known as part of the Upper Derwent Valley chain of reservoirs supplying water to nearby cities and popular for its scenic surroundings and outdoor recreation.
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C.
Foziling Reservoir
Foziling Reservoir is a major multipurpose water conservancy project in Anhui Province, China, known for flood control, irrigation, and water supply within the Huai River basin.
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D.
Ladybower Reservoir
Ladybower Reservoir is a large Y-shaped drinking-water reservoir in the Upper Derwent Valley of Derbyshire, England, known for its distinctive plughole spillways and surrounding Peak District scenery.
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E.
Harperrig Reservoir
Harperrig Reservoir is a man-made freshwater reservoir in the Pentland Hills of Scotland, used for water supply, fishing, and recreation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Elan Valley reservoirs Description of subject: The Elan Valley reservoirs are a series of scenic man-made lakes in mid-Wales, created in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to supply water to Birmingham and now renowned for their dams, wildlife, and outdoor recreation.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Elan Valley dams
this entity surface form:
Elan Valley Reservoirs
this entity surface form:
Elan Valley Reservoirs
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Elan Valley water supply system
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Elan Valley dams and reservoirs complex
this entity surface form:
Elan Valley Reservoirs
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Elan Valley waterworks scheme
this entity surface form:
Elan Valley dams
this entity surface form:
Elan Valley Reservoirs