El Chocón Dam
E552471
El Chocón Dam is a large hydroelectric dam in Argentina known for its significant role in power generation and flood control on the Limay River.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| El Chocón Dam canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5519163 — 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: El Chocón Dam Context triple: [Limay River, hasDam, El Chocón Dam]
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A.
Chicoasén Dam
Chicoasén Dam is a major hydroelectric dam in Chiapas, Mexico, known as one of the largest power-generating facilities in the country.
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B.
San Carlos Dam
San Carlos Dam is a major concrete gravity dam in Arizona that creates San Carlos Lake and provides irrigation water, flood control, and hydroelectric power along the Gila River.
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C.
Angostura Dam
Angostura Dam is a hydroelectric power facility located on Chile’s Biobío River, contributing to the country’s renewable energy generation.
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D.
Angostura Dam
Angostura Dam is a major hydroelectric dam in Mexico that forms part of the country’s important Grijalva River power generation system.
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E.
El Quimbo Dam
El Quimbo Dam is a large hydroelectric dam on the Magdalena River in Colombia, built to generate power and support the country’s energy supply.
- 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: El Chocón Dam Target entity description: El Chocón Dam is a large hydroelectric dam in Argentina known for its significant role in power generation and flood control on the Limay River.
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A.
Chicoasén Dam
Chicoasén Dam is a major hydroelectric dam in Chiapas, Mexico, known as one of the largest power-generating facilities in the country.
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B.
San Carlos Dam
San Carlos Dam is a major concrete gravity dam in Arizona that creates San Carlos Lake and provides irrigation water, flood control, and hydroelectric power along the Gila River.
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C.
Angostura Dam
Angostura Dam is a hydroelectric power facility located on Chile’s Biobío River, contributing to the country’s renewable energy generation.
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D.
Angostura Dam
Angostura Dam is a major hydroelectric dam in Mexico that forms part of the country’s important Grijalva River power generation system.
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E.
El Quimbo Dam
El Quimbo Dam is a large hydroelectric dam on the Magdalena River in Colombia, built to generate power and support the country’s energy supply.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gravity dam
ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Argentina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | concrete ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1968 ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Argentina ⓘ |
| crosses | Limay River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor | peak load coverage ⓘ |
| energySource | hydropower ⓘ |
| gridConnection | Argentine Interconnection System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPowerPlant | El Chocón Hydroelectric Power Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| height | 86 m ⓘ |
| impact |
reduction of floods on the Limay River
ⓘ
stabilization of power supply in Argentina ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 1973 ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | 1200 MW ⓘ |
| length | 2500 m ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Neuquén Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Río Negro Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Villa El Chocón NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Limay River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearCity |
Cipolletti
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Neuquén NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large-scale hydroelectric power generation
ⓘ
major flood control infrastructure on the Limay River ⓘ |
| numberOfTurbines | 6 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1973 ⓘ |
| operator | Emprendimientos Energéticos Binacionales S.A. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Argentine government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Argentina national energy system
ⓘ
Comahue hydroelectric complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
power generation ⓘ water regulation ⓘ |
| region | Patagonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Ezequiel Ramos Mexía Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirSurfaceArea | 816 km2 ⓘ |
| reservoirTotalCapacity | 20000000000 m3 ⓘ |
| reservoirUse |
fishing
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| spillwayType | gated overflow ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| turbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: El Chocón Dam Description of subject: El Chocón Dam is a large hydroelectric dam in Argentina known for its significant role in power generation and flood control on the Limay River.
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