Mutirikwi Dam
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Mutirikwi Dam is a major concrete arch dam in southeastern Zimbabwe that creates Lake Mutirikwi and serves as an important source of irrigation water and hydroelectric power.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mutirikwi Dam canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4058507 — 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: Mutirikwi Dam Context triple: [Lake Mutirikwi, formedBy, Mutirikwi Dam]
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A.
Tantangara Dam
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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B.
Manyame Dam
Manyame Dam is a major reservoir in Zimbabwe that supplies water for irrigation, urban use, and hydroelectric power generation along the Manyame River.
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C.
Wlingi Dam
Wlingi Dam is a hydroelectric and irrigation dam located on the Brantas River in East Java, Indonesia.
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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.
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.
- 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: Mutirikwi Dam Target entity description: Mutirikwi Dam is a major concrete arch dam in southeastern Zimbabwe that creates Lake Mutirikwi and serves as an important source of irrigation water and hydroelectric power.
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A.
Tantangara Dam
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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B.
Manyame Dam
Manyame Dam is a major reservoir in Zimbabwe that supplies water for irrigation, urban use, and hydroelectric power generation along the Manyame River.
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C.
Wlingi Dam
Wlingi Dam is a hydroelectric and irrigation dam located on the Brantas River in East Java, Indonesia.
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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.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concrete arch dam
ⓘ
dam ⓘ |
| affectsRegion | Lowveld irrigation schemes ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | concrete ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| creates | Lake Mutirikwi ⓘ |
| crosses | Mutirikwi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| damType | arch dam ⓘ |
| energySource | hydropower ⓘ |
| formerName | Kyle Dam ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
flow regulation
ⓘ
power generation ⓘ water storage ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Mutirikwi River basin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Masvingo Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southeastern Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Lake Mutirikwi Recreational Park ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Great Zimbabwe
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Masvingo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Mutirikwi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatorCountry | Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| purpose |
hydroelectric power generation
ⓘ
irrigation water supply ⓘ |
| region | southeastern highveld of Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| reservoirFormerName | Lake Kyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirLocation | Masvingo Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Lake Mutirikwi ⓘ |
| reservoirType | artificial lake ⓘ |
| significance |
important hydropower infrastructure in southeastern Zimbabwe
ⓘ
important irrigation infrastructure in southeastern Zimbabwe ⓘ major dam in Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| supportsActivity |
boating
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agricultural development
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sugarcane irrigation ⓘ |
| waterBodyCreated | Lake Mutirikwi ⓘ |
| watercourse | Mutirikwi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterUses |
commercial irrigation
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domestic water supply ⓘ industrial water supply ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mutirikwi Dam Description of subject: Mutirikwi Dam is a major concrete arch dam in southeastern Zimbabwe that creates Lake Mutirikwi and serves as an important source of irrigation water and hydroelectric power.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.