Rur Dam
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Rur Dam is a major embankment dam on the Rur (Roer) River in western Germany, forming the Rur Reservoir and serving purposes such as water supply, flood control, and recreation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rur Dam canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7606254 — 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: Rur Dam Context triple: [Roer, hasStructure, Rur Dam]
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A.
The Dam
The Dam is the official name of the Oregon State Beavers football student section, known for its loud, energetic support at home games in Corvallis.
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B.
Dumna
Dumna is a locality in India known for its proximity to Dumna Airport and its role as a regional transport and residential area.
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C.
Singur Dam
Singur Dam is a major reservoir and irrigation dam built across the Manjira River in Telangana, India, serving as a key source of drinking water and irrigation for the region.
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D.
Uri Dam
Uri Dam is a hydroelectric dam located on the Jhelum River in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, primarily used for power generation.
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E.
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.
- 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: Rur Dam Target entity description: Rur Dam is a major embankment dam on the Rur (Roer) River in western Germany, forming the Rur Reservoir and serving purposes such as water supply, flood control, and recreation.
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A.
The Dam
The Dam is the official name of the Oregon State Beavers football student section, known for its loud, energetic support at home games in Corvallis.
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B.
Dumna
Dumna is a locality in India known for its proximity to Dumna Airport and its role as a regional transport and residential area.
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C.
Singur Dam
Singur Dam is a major reservoir and irrigation dam built across the Manjira River in Telangana, India, serving as a key source of drinking water and irrigation for the region.
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D.
Uri Dam
Uri Dam is a hydroelectric dam located on the Jhelum River in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, primarily used for power generation.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dam
ⓘ
embankment dam ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Rurtalsperre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rurtalsperre Schwammenauel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Germany ⓘ |
| completedIn | 1938 ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1934 ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crestElevation | 285 m above sea level ⓘ |
| formsReservoir | Rur Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHydroelectricPlant | yes ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| height | 77 m ⓘ |
| hydropowerType | conventional hydroelectric ⓘ |
| length | 480 m ⓘ |
| locatedIn | North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Eifel National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Eifel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Schwammenauel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Simmerath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver |
Roer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedSouthOf | Aachen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedWestOf | Cologne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managingAgency | Wasserverband Eifel-Rur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearBorderWith |
Belgium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1938 ⓘ |
| partOf | Rur River water management system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydropower generation ⓘ recreation ⓘ water supply ⓘ |
| region | western Germany ⓘ |
| reservoirCatchmentArea | 1,088 km² ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Rur Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirSurfaceArea | 7.83 km² ⓘ |
| reservoirTotalCapacity | 203 million m³ ⓘ |
| riverBasin | Meuse basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spillwayType | overflow spillway ⓘ |
| usedFor |
angling
ⓘ
drinking water supply ⓘ industrial water supply ⓘ low-flow augmentation ⓘ navigation support downstream ⓘ sailing ⓘ tourism ⓘ water sports ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rur Dam Description of subject: Rur Dam is a major embankment dam on the Rur (Roer) River in western Germany, forming the Rur Reservoir and serving purposes such as water supply, flood control, and recreation.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.