Walchensee
E850467
Walchensee is a large alpine lake in Bavaria, Germany, renowned for its clear turquoise waters, scenic mountain surroundings, and use in hydroelectric power generation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Walchensee canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9350295 — 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: Walchensee Context triple: [District of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen, containsBodyOfWater, Walchensee]
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Totensee
Totensee is a small alpine lake in the Swiss Bernese Alps, situated at high elevation near the Grimsel Pass and known for its stark, scenic mountain surroundings.
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Alpsee
Alpsee is a picturesque alpine lake in Bavaria, Germany, renowned for its clear waters and scenic setting near the royal castles of Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau.
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C.
Mondsee
Mondsee is a picturesque lake in Austria’s Salzkammergut region, renowned for its scenic alpine setting and popular water sports and leisure activities.
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D.
Alpnachersee
Alpnachersee is a small alpine lake in central Switzerland that forms a narrow southwestern arm of Lake Lucerne near the town of Alpnach.
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Wolfgangsee
Wolfgangsee is a picturesque alpine lake in Austria renowned for its clear waters, surrounding mountains, and popular lakeside resort towns such as St. Wolfgang and St. Gilgen.
- 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: Walchensee Target entity description: Walchensee is a large alpine lake in Bavaria, Germany, renowned for its clear turquoise waters, scenic mountain surroundings, and use in hydroelectric power generation.
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A.
Totensee
Totensee is a small alpine lake in the Swiss Bernese Alps, situated at high elevation near the Grimsel Pass and known for its stark, scenic mountain surroundings.
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B.
Alpsee
Alpsee is a picturesque alpine lake in Bavaria, Germany, renowned for its clear waters and scenic setting near the royal castles of Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau.
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C.
Mondsee
Mondsee is a picturesque lake in Austria’s Salzkammergut region, renowned for its scenic alpine setting and popular water sports and leisure activities.
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D.
Alpnachersee
Alpnachersee is a small alpine lake in central Switzerland that forms a narrow southwestern arm of Lake Lucerne near the town of Alpnach.
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E.
Wolfgangsee
Wolfgangsee is a picturesque alpine lake in Austria renowned for its clear waters, surrounding mountains, and popular lakeside resort towns such as St. Wolfgang and St. Gilgen.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alpine lake
ⓘ
lake ⓘ |
| area | about 16.4 square kilometres ⓘ |
| averageDepth | about 80 metres ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Germany ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Isar basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | about 801 metres ⓘ |
| formedBy | glacial processes ⓘ |
| hasHydroelectricPlant | Walchensee power plant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIsland | Sassau Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOutflow |
Jachen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Walchensee power plant tailrace to Kochelsee ⓘ |
| hasShorelineType | mostly steep and forested shores ⓘ |
| knownFor |
clear turquoise water
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ scenic mountain surroundings ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | German ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen district
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bavaria ⓘ Bavarian Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Bavaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Bavarian alpine landscape protection areas ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Ester Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Herzogstand NERFINISHED ⓘ Jochberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Karwendel range NERFINISHED ⓘ Kochelsee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumDepth | about 190 metres ⓘ |
| nearbyMountainRailway | Herzogstandbahn cable car NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Jachenau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kochel am See NERFINISHED ⓘ village of Walchensee ⓘ |
| partOf | Walchensee and Kochelsee hydropower system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularSeason | summer ⓘ |
| region | Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportAccess | B11 road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
diving
ⓘ
hiking around the lake ⓘ hydroelectric power generation ⓘ recreation ⓘ sailing ⓘ swimming ⓘ tourism ⓘ windsurfing ⓘ |
| waterColor | turquoise ⓘ |
| waterLevelRegulatedBy | Walchensee power plant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Walchensee Description of subject: Walchensee is a large alpine lake in Bavaria, Germany, renowned for its clear turquoise waters, scenic mountain surroundings, and use in hydroelectric power generation.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.