Gorky Hydroelectric Station
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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.
All labels observed (6)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2806301 — 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: Gorky Hydroelectric Station Context triple: [Gorky Reservoir, createdBy, Gorky Hydroelectric Station]
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A.
Rybinsk Hydroelectric Station
Rybinsk Hydroelectric Station is a major Soviet-era hydroelectric power plant on the Volga River in Russia, known for creating one of the world’s largest artificial reservoirs at the time of its construction.
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B.
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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C.
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.
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Volga Hydroelectric Station dam
The Volga Hydroelectric Station dam is a major Soviet-era hydroelectric dam on the Volga River near Volgograd, Russia, forming one of the largest reservoirs in Europe and serving as a key source of power and navigation control in the region.
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Dniester Hydroelectric Station
The Dniester Hydroelectric Station is a major hydroelectric power plant complex on the Dniester River, providing electricity generation, water regulation, and flood control for the surrounding region.
- 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: Gorky Hydroelectric Station Target entity description: 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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A.
Rybinsk Hydroelectric Station
Rybinsk Hydroelectric Station is a major Soviet-era hydroelectric power plant on the Volga River in Russia, known for creating one of the world’s largest artificial reservoirs at the time of its construction.
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B.
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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C.
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.
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D.
Volga Hydroelectric Station dam
The Volga Hydroelectric Station dam is a major Soviet-era hydroelectric dam on the Volga River near Volgograd, Russia, forming one of the largest reservoirs in Europe and serving as a key source of power and navigation control in the region.
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E.
Dniester Hydroelectric Station
The Dniester Hydroelectric Station is a major hydroelectric power plant complex on the Dniester River, providing electricity generation, water regulation, and flood control for the surrounding region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hydroelectric power station
ⓘ
run-of-the-river power plant ⓘ |
| affects |
navigation conditions on the Volga River
ⓘ
water level of Gorky Reservoir ⓘ |
| annualGeneration | about 1.5 TWh ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Russia ⓘ |
| constructedBy | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1948 ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| damCrosses | Volga River ⓘ |
| damType | concrete spillway dam ⓘ |
| elevationAtCrest | about 84 m above sea level ⓘ |
| energySource | flow of the Volga River ⓘ |
| fuelType | hydropower ⓘ |
| gridConnection | Russian national grid ⓘ |
| hasDam | Gorky Dam ⓘ |
| hasNavigationLock | yes ⓘ |
| hasReservoir | Gorky Reservoir ⓘ |
| heritage | Soviet-era infrastructure project ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Stalin era
ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet industrialization period
|
| inService | true ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | 520 MW ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Russian ⓘ |
| localName |
Gorky Hydroelectric Station
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Горьковская гидроэлектростанция
|
| locatedIn | Nizhny Novgorod Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Moscow Time ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Balakhna
ⓘ
Nizhny Novgorod ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Volga River ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Nizhny Novgorod
ⓘ
surface form:
Gorky (former name of Nizhny Novgorod)
|
| numberOfTurbines | 8 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1959 ⓘ |
| operator | RusHydro ⓘ |
| ownedBy | RusHydro ⓘ |
| partOf |
Unified Energy System of Russia
ⓘ
Volga–Kama cascade of reservoirs ⓘ
surface form:
Volga–Kama Cascade
|
| purpose |
navigation
ⓘ
power generation ⓘ water level regulation ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Gorky Reservoir ⓘ |
| reservoirType | artificial lake ⓘ |
| startOfOperation | 1959 ⓘ |
| turbineType |
Kaplan turbines
ⓘ
surface form:
Kaplan turbine
|
| usedFor | Volga River navigation ⓘ |
| watercourse | Volga River ⓘ |
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Subject: Gorky Hydroelectric Station Description of subject: 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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this entity surface form:
Горьковская гидроэлектростанция
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Zhiguli Hydroelectric Station
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