Gouvães Dam
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Gouvães Dam is a hydroelectric dam in northern Portugal that forms part of the Tâmega River energy complex, contributing to regional power generation and water management.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Baixo Sabor Dam | 1 |
| Gouvães Dam canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9299784 — 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: Gouvães Dam Context triple: [Tâmega River, hasDam, Gouvães Dam]
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A.
Barra Bonita Dam
Barra Bonita Dam is a hydroelectric and navigation dam complex in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, known for regulating the Tietê River and forming the Barra Bonita Reservoir.
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B.
São Simão Dam
São Simão Dam is a large hydroelectric power facility in Brazil known for generating electricity and forming the São Simão Reservoir on the Paranaíba River.
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C.
Santo Antônio Dam
Santo Antônio Dam is a large hydroelectric power plant in Brazil, built on the Madeira River near Porto Velho to generate electricity as part of the Madeira River energy complex.
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D.
Foz do Chapecó Dam
Foz do Chapecó Dam is a hydroelectric power plant and dam complex located on the Uruguay River in southern Brazil, known for its significant contribution to regional electricity generation.
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E.
Itumbiara Dam
Itumbiara Dam is a large hydroelectric dam in Brazil known for generating significant electricity and forming one of the country’s major artificial reservoirs.
- 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: Gouvães Dam Target entity description: Gouvães Dam is a hydroelectric dam in northern Portugal that forms part of the Tâmega River energy complex, contributing to regional power generation and water management.
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A.
Barra Bonita Dam
Barra Bonita Dam is a hydroelectric and navigation dam complex in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, known for regulating the Tietê River and forming the Barra Bonita Reservoir.
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B.
São Simão Dam
São Simão Dam is a large hydroelectric power facility in Brazil known for generating electricity and forming the São Simão Reservoir on the Paranaíba River.
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C.
Santo Antônio Dam
Santo Antônio Dam is a large hydroelectric power plant in Brazil, built on the Madeira River near Porto Velho to generate electricity as part of the Madeira River energy complex.
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D.
Foz do Chapecó Dam
Foz do Chapecó Dam is a hydroelectric power plant and dam complex located on the Uruguay River in southern Brazil, known for its significant contribution to regional electricity generation.
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E.
Itumbiara Dam
Itumbiara Dam is a large hydroelectric dam in Brazil known for generating significant electricity and forming one of the country’s major artificial reservoirs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gravity dam
ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Dams in Portugal
ⓘ
Hydroelectric power stations in Portugal ⓘ Pumped‑storage hydroelectric power stations ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 2010s ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
grid stability
ⓘ
peak‑load power supply ⓘ renewable energy production in Portugal ⓘ |
| country | Portugal ⓘ |
| energySource | hydropower ⓘ |
| environmentalRole | support for integration of intermittent renewables ⓘ |
| gridConnection | Portuguese national grid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
penstocks
ⓘ
spillway ⓘ underground cavern for power house ⓘ |
| hasFunction | pumped‑storage ⓘ |
| hasPart | Gouvães Hydroelectric Power Plant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReservoir | Gouvães Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | 880 MW ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Northern Portugal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tâmega River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Vila Real District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Gouvães (locality) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Tâmega River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTurbines | 4 ⓘ |
| operator | Iberdrola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Iberdrola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
National electricity system of Portugal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tâmega River energy complex NERFINISHED ⓘ Tâmega River hydroelectric complex NERFINISHED ⓘ Tâmega electro‑production system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plantType |
pumped‑storage power plant
ⓘ
underground power plant ⓘ |
| purpose |
energy storage
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ water management ⓘ |
| regionServed | North of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInSystem | upper reservoir of the Tâmega pumped‑storage scheme ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| storageCapacity | upper reservoir for pumped‑storage ⓘ |
| turbineType | Francis reversible turbines ⓘ |
| usesTechnology | reversible pump‑turbines ⓘ |
| watercourse | Tâmega River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gouvães Dam Description of subject: Gouvães Dam is a hydroelectric dam in northern Portugal that forms part of the Tâmega River energy complex, contributing to regional power generation and water management.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Baixo Sabor Dam