Tantangara Dam
E381080
Tantangara Dam is a major concrete gravity dam in New South Wales, Australia, built as part of the Snowy Mountains Scheme to store water for hydroelectric power generation and irrigation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tantangara Dam canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3566996 — 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: Tantangara Dam Context triple: [Tantangara Reservoir, formedBy, Tantangara Dam]
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A.
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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B.
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.
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C.
Jurala Dam
Jurala Dam is a major irrigation and hydroelectric project built across the Krishna River in Telangana, India.
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D.
Wayatinah Dam
Wayatinah Dam is a hydroelectric dam on Tasmania’s Derwent River that forms part of the state’s major power generation scheme.
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E.
Betania Dam
Betania Dam is a major hydroelectric dam and reservoir in Colombia, known for generating power and supporting irrigation and aquaculture in the Huila 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: Tantangara Dam Target entity description: Tantangara Dam is a major concrete gravity dam in New South Wales, Australia, built as part of the Snowy Mountains Scheme to store water for hydroelectric power generation and irrigation.
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A.
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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B.
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.
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C.
Jurala Dam
Jurala Dam is a major irrigation and hydroelectric project built across the Krishna River in Telangana, India.
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D.
Wayatinah Dam
Wayatinah Dam is a hydroelectric dam on Tasmania’s Derwent River that forms part of the state’s major power generation scheme.
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E.
Betania Dam
Betania Dam is a major hydroelectric dam and reservoir in Colombia, known for generating power and supporting irrigation and aquaculture in the Huila region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concrete gravity dam
ⓘ
dam ⓘ |
| basin | Murray–Darling Basin ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Australia ⓘ |
| catchmentArea | 4600 square kilometres ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1958 ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | concrete ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| createsReservoir | Tantangara Reservoir ⓘ |
| designedBy |
Snowy Hydro Limited
ⓘ
surface form:
Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Authority
|
| engineeringProjectOf |
Snowy Hydro Limited
ⓘ
surface form:
Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Authority
|
| hasFunction |
flow regulation
ⓘ
water storage ⓘ |
| hasReservoirName | Tantangara Reservoir ⓘ |
| hasType | major dam ⓘ |
| height | 45 meters ⓘ |
| length | 216 meters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New South Wales
ⓘ
Snowy Mountains ⓘ |
| locatedInCountrySubdivision |
South East New South Wales
ⓘ
surface form:
South Eastern New South Wales
|
| locatedInProtectedArea | Kosciuszko National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Adaminaby ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Murrumbidgee River ⓘ |
| managesRiver | Murrumbidgee River flows ⓘ |
| nearNationalCapital | Canberra ⓘ |
| opened | 1960 ⓘ |
| operator | Snowy Hydro Limited ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Snowy Hydro Limited ⓘ |
| partOf |
Snowy Hydro Scheme
ⓘ
surface form:
Snowy Mountains Scheme
|
| partOfSystem |
Snowy Hydro Scheme
ⓘ
surface form:
Snowy Mountains hydroelectric and irrigation complex
|
| purpose |
hydroelectric power generation
ⓘ
irrigation water storage ⓘ river regulation ⓘ |
| region |
Snowy Mountains
ⓘ
surface form:
Snowy Mountains region
|
| reservoirCapacity | 2540000 megalitres ⓘ |
| spillwayCapacity | 5660 cubic metres per second ⓘ |
| spillwayType | uncontrolled ogee overflow ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Snowy Hydro Scheme
ⓘ
surface form:
Snowy Mountains hydroelectric system
irrigation supply to Murray and Murrumbidgee valleys ⓘ |
| usedIn | inter-basin water transfer ⓘ |
| volumeOfDam | 142000 cubic metres ⓘ |
| waterDivertedThrough | Murrumbidgee–Eucumbene tunnel ⓘ |
| waterDivertedTo | Eucumbene Dam ⓘ |
| waterSource | Murrumbidgee River headwaters ⓘ |
| waterUse |
downstream irrigation
ⓘ
environmental flows ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tantangara Dam Description of subject: Tantangara Dam is a major concrete gravity dam in New South Wales, Australia, built as part of the Snowy Mountains Scheme to store water for hydroelectric power generation and irrigation.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.