Gouin Dam
E717722
Gouin Dam is a major hydroelectric dam in Quebec, Canada, that creates the vast Gouin Reservoir and plays a key role in regional power generation and water regulation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gouin Dam canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7955098 — 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: Gouin Dam Context triple: [Saint-Maurice River, hasHydroelectricPlant, Gouin Dam]
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A.
Jirau Dam
Jirau Dam is a large hydroelectric power plant in Brazil, built on the Madeira River as part of the country’s major Amazon basin energy infrastructure.
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B.
Song Loulou Dam
Song Loulou Dam is a major hydroelectric power facility in Cameroon that harnesses the flow of the Sanaga River to generate electricity for the region.
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C.
Serre-Ponçon Dam
Serre-Ponçon Dam is a large hydroelectric and irrigation dam in southeastern France that creates one of Western Europe’s biggest artificial lakes.
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D.
Pong Dam
Pong Dam is a large embankment dam in Himachal Pradesh, India, primarily built for irrigation, flood control, and hydroelectric power generation on the Beas River.
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E.
Mutirikwi Dam
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.
- 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: Gouin Dam Target entity description: Gouin Dam is a major hydroelectric dam in Quebec, Canada, that creates the vast Gouin Reservoir and plays a key role in regional power generation and water regulation.
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A.
Jirau Dam
Jirau Dam is a large hydroelectric power plant in Brazil, built on the Madeira River as part of the country’s major Amazon basin energy infrastructure.
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B.
Song Loulou Dam
Song Loulou Dam is a major hydroelectric power facility in Cameroon that harnesses the flow of the Sanaga River to generate electricity for the region.
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C.
Serre-Ponçon Dam
Serre-Ponçon Dam is a large hydroelectric and irrigation dam in southeastern France that creates one of Western Europe’s biggest artificial lakes.
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D.
Pong Dam
Pong Dam is a large embankment dam in Himachal Pradesh, India, primarily built for irrigation, flood control, and hydroelectric power generation on the Beas River.
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E.
Mutirikwi Dam
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gravity dam
ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| affectsRegion | Côte-Nord–du-Saint-Laurent hydrological region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Canada ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1914 ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| createsReservoir | Gouin Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevationAtCrest | about 402 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| formsPartOf | Hydro-Québec generation fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction | regulation of flows for downstream power stations ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructureClass | large dam ⓘ |
| hasMainUse | seasonal storage of water ⓘ |
| hasReservoirArea | Gouin Reservoir area over 1,700 square kilometres ⓘ |
| hasStartPointOfRiverRegulation | Saint-Maurice River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfSpillway | gated spillway ⓘ |
| impounds | Gouin Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inServiceSince | 1918 ⓘ |
| isMajorStructureIn | Saint-Maurice River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isUpstreamOf |
Beaumont Generating Station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grand-Mère Generating Station NERFINISHED ⓘ La Gabelle Generating Station NERFINISHED ⓘ La Loutre Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ La Trenche Generating Station NERFINISHED ⓘ La Tuque Generating Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Rapide-Blanc Generating Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Shawinigan-2 Generating Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Shawinigan-3 Generating Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Mauricie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Canada ⓘ |
| locatedInHydrologicalBasin | Saint-Maurice River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInProvince | Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | La Tuque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Saint-Maurice River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managesOutflowTo | Saint-Maurice River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Lomer Gouin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1918 ⓘ |
| operator | Hydro-Québec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Hydro-Québec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Saint-Maurice River hydroelectric system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ water regulation ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Mauricie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulates |
downstream river discharge
ⓘ
water levels in Gouin Reservoir ⓘ |
| watercourseCrossed | Saint-Maurice River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gouin Dam Description of subject: Gouin Dam is a major hydroelectric dam in Quebec, Canada, that creates the vast Gouin Reservoir and plays a key role in regional power generation and water regulation.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.