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hydroelectric dam

dam built on a river to generate electricity
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hydroelectric dam

Summary

hydroelectric dam is a type of dam[1]. It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • hydroelectric dam's instance of is recorded as type of dam[3].
  • hydroelectric dam is a type of dam[4].
  • hydroelectric dam is a type of hydroelectric power station[5].
  • hydroelectric dam is used for hydroelectricity[6].
  • hydroelectric dam is used for hydro power industry[7].
  • hydroelectric dam's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hydroelectric dams[8].
  • hydroelectric dam's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as waterway=dam[9].
  • hydroelectric dam's has effect is recorded as hydropower[10].
  • hydroelectric dam's P14692 is recorded as Äspered[11].

Body

Definition and Type

hydroelectric dam's instance of is recorded as type of dam[3]. Recorded subclass of include dam[4] and hydroelectric power station[5].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include hydroelectricity[6] and hydro power industry[7].

Why It Matters

hydroelectric dam is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Exact match → —
    Wikipedia languages → ['tok']
    Sitelink count → 1
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P2888]]: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000468"
  2. 6w ago · Lucidieaux · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14692 → Äspered
    Has effect → hydropower
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48943|batch #48943]]: Add OSM wiki item IDs to items with matching OSM tags"
  3. 18w ago · Infovarius · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Openstreetmap tag → waterway=dam
    Instance of → type of dam
    Has use → hydroelectricity, hydro power industry
    Kbpedia id → HydroelectricDam
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P366]]: [[Q80638]]"
  4. 18w ago · Jan Sapilisan · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Imported from → —
    Wikidata description → dam built on a river to generate electricity
    "/* wbmergeitems-to:0||Q170196 */"
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