Claerwen Dam
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Claerwen Dam is a large concrete gravity dam in mid-Wales, forming part of the Elan Valley reservoir system that supplies water to Birmingham.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Claerwen Dam canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10160230 — 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: Claerwen Dam Context triple: [Elan Valley, hasPart, Claerwen Dam]
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A.
Cluny Dam
Cluny Dam is a hydroelectric dam on Tasmania’s Derwent River that forms part of the state’s power generation and water management system.
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B.
Saville Dam
Saville Dam is a large masonry dam in Barkhamsted, Connecticut, that creates the Barkhamsted Reservoir, a major water supply source for the Hartford area.
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C.
Derwent Dam
Derwent Dam is a large historic masonry dam in Derbyshire, England, best known for its role in World War II RAF "Dambusters" training and as a prominent feature of the Upper Derwent Valley.
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D.
Keswick Dam
Keswick Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Sacramento River in Northern California that regulates flows and generates hydroelectric power as part of the region’s large federal water management system.
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E.
Keenleyside Dam
Keenleyside Dam is a major hydroelectric and flood-control dam on the Columbia River in British Columbia, Canada, forming part of the region’s large transboundary water management system.
- 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: Claerwen Dam Target entity description: Claerwen Dam is a large concrete gravity dam in mid-Wales, forming part of the Elan Valley reservoir system that supplies water to Birmingham.
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A.
Cluny Dam
Cluny Dam is a hydroelectric dam on Tasmania’s Derwent River that forms part of the state’s power generation and water management system.
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B.
Saville Dam
Saville Dam is a large masonry dam in Barkhamsted, Connecticut, that creates the Barkhamsted Reservoir, a major water supply source for the Hartford area.
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C.
Derwent Dam
Derwent Dam is a large historic masonry dam in Derbyshire, England, best known for its role in World War II RAF "Dambusters" training and as a prominent feature of the Upper Derwent Valley.
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D.
Keswick Dam
Keswick Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Sacramento River in Northern California that regulates flows and generates hydroelectric power as part of the region’s large federal water management system.
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E.
Keenleyside Dam
Keenleyside Dam is a major hydroelectric and flood-control dam on the Columbia River in British Columbia, Canada, forming part of the region’s large transboundary water management system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concrete gravity dam
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dam ⓘ |
| accessibleBy | minor road from Elan Valley ⓘ |
| basinCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | concrete ⓘ |
| constructionResumed | after World War II ⓘ |
| constructionStart | late 1930s ⓘ |
| country | Wales ⓘ |
| damType | gravity dam ⓘ |
| designedToMatch | earlier Elan Valley dams ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle | stone-faced concrete ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | overflow spillway ⓘ |
| hasViewpoint | public viewing area near dam crest ⓘ |
| height | about 56 metres ⓘ |
| impounds | River Claerwen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOneOf | largest dams in the Elan Valley scheme ⓘ |
| length | about 355 metres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Elan Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mid Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Elan Valley Estate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Rhayader NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1952 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Birmingham water supply system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elan Valley reservoir system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | water supply ⓘ |
| region | Powys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirCapacity | about 48,000 megalitres ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Claerwen Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suppliesWaterTo | Birmingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
regulating river flows
ⓘ
securing drought storage ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Claerwen Dam Description of subject: Claerwen Dam is a large concrete gravity dam in mid-Wales, forming part of the Elan Valley reservoir system that supplies water to Birmingham.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.