Kakhovka Dam
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Kakhovka Dam was a major Soviet-era hydroelectric and irrigation dam on the Dnieper River in southern Ukraine, crucial for regional water supply, agriculture, and power generation.
All labels observed (1)
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| Kakhovka Dam canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kakhovka Dam Context triple: [Kakhovka Reservoir, createdBy, Kakhovka Dam]
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Kakhovka Reservoir
Kakhovka Reservoir is a large artificial lake on the lower Dnieper River in southern Ukraine, created by the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant dam and used for irrigation, water supply, and power generation.
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Nova Kakhovka
Nova Kakhovka is a city in southern Ukraine on the Dnipro River, known for its Soviet-era hydroelectric infrastructure and as a focal point of severe flooding and damage during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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Tsimlyansk Dam
Tsimlyansk Dam is a major hydroengineering structure on the Don River in Russia, built to provide hydroelectric power, irrigation, and navigation through the creation of the Tsimlyansk Reservoir.
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Nova Kakhovka dam bridge
The Nova Kakhovka dam bridge is a strategic road crossing built atop the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant dam on the Dnipro River in southern Ukraine, whose control and damage have played a key role in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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Dnipro Dam
The Dnipro Dam is a major hydroelectric dam on the Dnieper River in Ukraine, forming one of the country’s largest reservoirs and serving as a key source of power and water management.
- 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: Kakhovka Dam Target entity description: Kakhovka Dam was a major Soviet-era hydroelectric and irrigation dam on the Dnieper River in southern Ukraine, crucial for regional water supply, agriculture, and power generation.
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A.
Kakhovka Reservoir
Kakhovka Reservoir is a large artificial lake on the lower Dnieper River in southern Ukraine, created by the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant dam and used for irrigation, water supply, and power generation.
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B.
Nova Kakhovka
Nova Kakhovka is a city in southern Ukraine on the Dnipro River, known for its Soviet-era hydroelectric infrastructure and as a focal point of severe flooding and damage during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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C.
Tsimlyansk Dam
Tsimlyansk Dam is a major hydroengineering structure on the Don River in Russia, built to provide hydroelectric power, irrigation, and navigation through the creation of the Tsimlyansk Reservoir.
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D.
Nova Kakhovka dam bridge
The Nova Kakhovka dam bridge is a strategic road crossing built atop the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant dam on the Dnipro River in southern Ukraine, whose control and damage have played a key role in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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E.
Dnipro Dam
The Dnipro Dam is a major hydroelectric dam on the Dnieper River in Ukraine, forming one of the country’s largest reservoirs and serving as a key source of power and water management.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gravity dam
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hydroelectric dam ⓘ irrigation dam ⓘ |
| builtBy | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedDuring | Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfEvent | explosion and structural failure (disputed responsibility) ⓘ |
| consequence |
disruption of irrigation systems in southern Ukraine
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large-scale environmental damage ⓘ loss of water supply to parts of Kherson Oblast ⓘ massive downstream flooding ⓘ severe reduction of water flow to Crimea via North Crimean Canal ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | concrete gravity structure with earth embankments ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1950 ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Russian forces after February 2022 ⓘ |
| country | Ukraine ⓘ |
| damHeight | about 30 metres ⓘ |
| damLength | about 3.2 kilometres ⓘ |
| dateOfDestruction | 6 June 2023 ⓘ |
| designedDuring | Soviet era ⓘ |
| event | catastrophic breach in June 2023 ⓘ |
| hasHydropowerPlant | Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLock | ship lock for navigation ⓘ |
| hasReservoir | Kakhovka Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | about 357 MW ⓘ |
| locatedInCountryBefore1991 | Ukrainian SSR GENERATED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Kherson Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNearSettlement | Nova Kakhovka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Dnieper River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTurbines | 6 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1956 ⓘ |
| operator | Ukrhydroenergo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Dnieper Hydroelectric Cascade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
hydroelectric power generation
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industrial water supply ⓘ irrigation water supply ⓘ municipal water supply ⓘ navigation support ⓘ |
| reservoirLength | about 240 kilometres ⓘ |
| reservoirSurfaceArea | about 2155 square kilometres ⓘ |
| reservoirTotalCapacity | about 18 cubic kilometres ⓘ |
| statusAfter2023 | largely destroyed ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
critical for regional agriculture
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critical for regional water supply ⓘ important for cooling water for nearby industries ⓘ important for electricity generation ⓘ important for water supply to Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant ⓘ |
| suppliedWaterTo |
Crimean Peninsula
NERFINISHED
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Kherson Oblast agriculture ⓘ Zaporizhzhia Oblast agriculture ⓘ |
| turbineType | Kaplan turbine ⓘ |
| usedForIrrigationOf |
Kakhovka Canal
NERFINISHED
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North Crimean Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Ukraine irrigation systems ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Kakhovka Dam Description of subject: Kakhovka Dam was a major Soviet-era hydroelectric and irrigation dam on the Dnieper River in southern Ukraine, crucial for regional water supply, agriculture, and power generation.
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