La Yesca Dam
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La Yesca Dam is a major hydroelectric dam on the Santiago River in Mexico, known for its large concrete-faced rockfill structure and significant power generation capacity.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| La Yesca Dam canonical | 1 |
| La Yesca Hydroelectric Dam | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6840787 — 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: La Yesca Dam Context triple: [La Yesca, hasInfrastructure, La Yesca Dam]
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A.
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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B.
San Roque Dam
San Roque Dam is one of the largest dams in the Philippines, serving as a major source of hydroelectric power, irrigation, and flood control in the Luzon region.
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C.
Don Pedro Dam
Don Pedro Dam is a major embankment dam on the Tuolumne River in California, forming Don Pedro Reservoir and serving as a key source of water storage, hydroelectric power, and recreation in the region.
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D.
Abiquiu Dam
Abiquiu Dam is a major earthen flood-control and water-storage dam on the Rio Chama in northern New Mexico, forming Abiquiu Lake and supporting regional water management and recreation.
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E.
Piedra del Águila Dam
Piedra del Águila Dam is a major hydroelectric dam in Argentine Patagonia, known for its large power-generating capacity and role in regulating the Limay River.
- 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: La Yesca Dam Target entity description: La Yesca Dam is a major hydroelectric dam on the Santiago River in Mexico, known for its large concrete-faced rockfill structure and significant power generation capacity.
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A.
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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B.
San Roque Dam
San Roque Dam is one of the largest dams in the Philippines, serving as a major source of hydroelectric power, irrigation, and flood control in the Luzon region.
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C.
Don Pedro Dam
Don Pedro Dam is a major embankment dam on the Tuolumne River in California, forming Don Pedro Reservoir and serving as a key source of water storage, hydroelectric power, and recreation in the region.
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D.
Abiquiu Dam
Abiquiu Dam is a major earthen flood-control and water-storage dam on the Rio Chama in northern New Mexico, forming Abiquiu Lake and supporting regional water management and recreation.
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E.
Piedra del Águila Dam
Piedra del Águila Dam is a major hydroelectric dam in Argentine Patagonia, known for its large power-generating capacity and role in regulating the Limay River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concrete-face rockfill dam
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hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| annualGeneration | 1280 GWh ⓘ |
| catchmentArea | 51000 km2 ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 2007 ⓘ |
| constructionCompany |
Ingenieros Civiles Asociados
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
La Peninsular Compañía Constructora NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| crestElevation | 575 m ⓘ |
| damHeight | 220 m ⓘ |
| damLength | 628 m ⓘ |
| damType | concrete-face rockfill ⓘ |
| damVolume | 11000000 m3 ⓘ |
| designedBy | Comisión Federal de Electricidad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| downstreamFrom | Aguamilpa Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fundingModel | public works financing ⓘ |
| gridConnection | Mexican national grid ⓘ |
| inauguratedBy | Felipe Calderón NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | 750 MW ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Jalisco
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nayarit NERFINISHED ⓘ Sierra Madre Occidental NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
major hydroelectric project on the Santiago River
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one of the highest concrete-face rockfill dams in the world ⓘ |
| numberOfTurbines | 2 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2012 ⓘ |
| operator | Comisión Federal de Electricidad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Comisión Federal de Electricidad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Santiago River hydroelectric cascade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plantCommissioned | 2012 ⓘ |
| plantName | La Yesca Hydroelectric Power Plant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plantType | conventional hydroelectric ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
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power generation ⓘ water regulation ⓘ |
| regionServed | western Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirActiveCapacity | 1320000000 m3 ⓘ |
| reservoirName | La Yesca Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirSurfaceArea | 33.4 km2 ⓘ |
| reservoirTotalCapacity | 2190000000 m3 ⓘ |
| river | Santiago River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spillwayCapacity | 15800 m3/s ⓘ |
| spillwayType | gated overflow ⓘ |
| turbineCapacity | 375 MW ⓘ |
| turbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
| upstreamFrom | El Cajón Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: La Yesca Dam Description of subject: La Yesca Dam is a major hydroelectric dam on the Santiago River in Mexico, known for its large concrete-faced rockfill structure and significant power generation capacity.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
La Yesca Hydroelectric Dam