Pointe du Bois Generating Station
E807481
electric power plant
hydroelectric power station
infrastructure in Manitoba
run-of-the-river generating station
Pointe du Bois Generating Station is a historic hydroelectric power plant in Manitoba, Canada, known as one of the province’s oldest and longest-operating generating stations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pointe du Bois Generating Station canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9482315 — 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: Pointe du Bois Generating Station Context triple: [Winnipeg River, hasHydroelectricDam, Pointe du Bois Generating Station]
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A.
La Tuque Generating Station
La Tuque Generating Station is a major hydroelectric power plant in Quebec, Canada, that harnesses the flow of the Saint-Maurice River to generate electricity.
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B.
Beauharnois generating station
The Beauharnois generating station is a large hydroelectric power plant in Quebec, Canada, known for harnessing the flow of the Saint Lawrence River to produce electricity.
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C.
Robert-Bourassa generating station
The Robert-Bourassa generating station is a massive hydroelectric power plant in northern Quebec and one of the key facilities in Hydro-Québec’s La Grande complex.
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D.
Shawinigan-2 Generating Station
Shawinigan-2 Generating Station is a historic hydroelectric power plant in Shawinigan, Quebec, that harnesses the Saint-Maurice River to generate electricity.
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E.
Les Cèdres generating station
Les Cèdres generating station is a hydroelectric power plant in Quebec, Canada, that harnesses the flow of the Saint Lawrence River to generate electricity.
- 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: Pointe du Bois Generating Station Target entity description: Pointe du Bois Generating Station is a historic hydroelectric power plant in Manitoba, Canada, known as one of the province’s oldest and longest-operating generating stations.
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A.
La Tuque Generating Station
La Tuque Generating Station is a major hydroelectric power plant in Quebec, Canada, that harnesses the flow of the Saint-Maurice River to generate electricity.
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B.
Beauharnois generating station
The Beauharnois generating station is a large hydroelectric power plant in Quebec, Canada, known for harnessing the flow of the Saint Lawrence River to produce electricity.
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C.
Robert-Bourassa generating station
The Robert-Bourassa generating station is a massive hydroelectric power plant in northern Quebec and one of the key facilities in Hydro-Québec’s La Grande complex.
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D.
Shawinigan-2 Generating Station
Shawinigan-2 Generating Station is a historic hydroelectric power plant in Shawinigan, Quebec, that harnesses the Saint-Maurice River to generate electricity.
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E.
Les Cèdres generating station
Les Cèdres generating station is a hydroelectric power plant in Quebec, Canada, that harnesses the flow of the Saint Lawrence River to generate electricity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electric power plant
ⓘ
hydroelectric power station ⓘ infrastructure in Manitoba ⓘ run-of-the-river generating station ⓘ |
| category |
Energy infrastructure completed in 1911
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Hydroelectric power stations in Manitoba ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1911 ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Manitoba Hydro transmission network
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
transmission lines to Winnipeg ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| firstUnitCommissioned | 1911 ⓘ |
| gridConnection | Manitoba electrical grid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeLanguageName | French-derived toponym "Pointe du Bois" ⓘ |
| hasApproximateCommissioningPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalContext | Winnipeg River watershed ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
electricity generation
ⓘ
supporting provincial power supply ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | historic generating station ⓘ |
| hasNameLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
concrete dam
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powerhouse ⓘ spillway ⓘ |
| hasType | run-of-the-river dam ⓘ |
| inception | 1911 ⓘ |
| industry | electric power generation ⓘ |
| isPartOfHistoryOf | Manitoba electricity sector ⓘ |
| locatedEastOf | Winnipeg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Manitoba ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Rural Municipality of Lac du Bonnet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountrySubdivision | Province of Manitoba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Eastern Manitoba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Lac du Bonnet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnWatercourse | Winnipeg River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfGeneratingUnits | 16 ⓘ |
| operator | Manitoba Hydro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Manitoba Hydro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Manitoba Hydro generating system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerPlantType | hydroelectric ⓘ |
| primaryFuel | hydropower ⓘ |
| regionServed | Manitoba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantFor |
being one of the oldest hydroelectric stations in Manitoba
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historic role in Manitoba’s electrification ⓘ long-term continuous operation ⓘ |
| startOfConstruction | 1909 ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| usesWaterSource | Winnipeg River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| watercourseBasin | Nelson River drainage basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pointe du Bois Generating Station Description of subject: Pointe du Bois Generating Station is a historic hydroelectric power plant in Manitoba, Canada, known as one of the province’s oldest and longest-operating generating stations.
Referenced by (1)
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