Polgolla Dam
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Polgolla Dam is a key diversion dam in Sri Lanka that channels water from the Mahaweli River for irrigation, hydropower generation, and regional water management.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Polgolla Dam canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5887604 — 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: Polgolla Dam Context triple: [Mahaweli River, hasDam, Polgolla Dam]
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A.
Mula Dam
Mula Dam is a major irrigation and water-supply dam built on the Mula River in Maharashtra, India.
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B.
Ralco Dam
Ralco Dam is a major hydroelectric power plant in Chile, known for its large reservoir and controversial impact on the local environment and indigenous communities.
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C.
Randenigala Dam
Randenigala Dam is a major hydroelectric and irrigation dam in Sri Lanka, forming part of the Mahaweli Development Programme and creating the Randenigala Reservoir.
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D.
Navilatirtha Dam
Navilatirtha Dam is a major irrigation and water management structure built across the Malaprabha River in Karnataka, India.
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E.
Satpara Dam
Satpara Dam is a multipurpose concrete dam in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, built to generate hydroelectric power, provide irrigation, and supply drinking water using the waters of Satpara Lake.
- 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: Polgolla Dam Target entity description: Polgolla Dam is a key diversion dam in Sri Lanka that channels water from the Mahaweli River for irrigation, hydropower generation, and regional water management.
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A.
Mula Dam
Mula Dam is a major irrigation and water-supply dam built on the Mula River in Maharashtra, India.
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B.
Ralco Dam
Ralco Dam is a major hydroelectric power plant in Chile, known for its large reservoir and controversial impact on the local environment and indigenous communities.
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C.
Randenigala Dam
Randenigala Dam is a major hydroelectric and irrigation dam in Sri Lanka, forming part of the Mahaweli Development Programme and creating the Randenigala Reservoir.
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D.
Navilatirtha Dam
Navilatirtha Dam is a major irrigation and water management structure built across the Malaprabha River in Karnataka, India.
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E.
Satpara Dam
Satpara Dam is a multipurpose concrete dam in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, built to generate hydroelectric power, provide irrigation, and supply drinking water using the waters of Satpara Lake.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diversion dam
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hydropower dam ⓘ |
| affects |
downstream irrigation networks
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hydropower generation capacity on Mahaweli River ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| crosses | Mahaweli River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| divertsWaterTo | Bowatenna Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feeds | Polgolla Hydropower Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
flow regulation
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inter-basin water transfer ⓘ |
| hasType | concrete dam ⓘ |
| isKeyStructureIn | Mahaweli Ganga development NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Central Province, Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Kandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Mahaweli Development Programme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
hydropower generation
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ regional water management ⓘ water diversion ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Central Province, Sri Lanka
NERFINISHED
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North Central Province, Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverSystem | Mahaweli River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agricultural irrigation schemes
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domestic water supply support ⓘ hydroelectric power production ⓘ |
| watercourse | Mahaweli River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Polgolla Dam Description of subject: Polgolla Dam is a key diversion dam in Sri Lanka that channels water from the Mahaweli River for irrigation, hydropower generation, and regional water management.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.