Saluda Dam
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Saluda Dam is a major hydroelectric and flood-control dam in South Carolina that forms Lake Murray on the Saluda River.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saluda Dam canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11623600 — 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: Saluda Dam Context triple: [Saluda River, hasDam, Saluda Dam]
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A.
Santa Fe Dam
Santa Fe Dam is a large flood-control and water-conservation dam and recreation area located in the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles County, California.
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B.
El Vado Dam
El Vado Dam is a major earthfill dam on the Rio Chama in New Mexico, creating El Vado Lake for water storage, irrigation, and recreation.
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C.
Pueblo Dam
Pueblo Dam is a large multipurpose dam in Colorado that provides water storage, irrigation, and flood control as part of the Fryingpan–Arkansas water diversion and management system.
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D.
La Mesa Dam
La Mesa Dam is a major water reservoir in Quezon City, Philippines, that supplies a significant portion of Metro Manila’s drinking water.
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E.
Abiquiu Dam
Abiquiu Dam is a major earthen flood-control and water-storage dam on the Rio Chama in northern New Mexico, forming Abiquiu Lake and supporting regional water management and recreation.
- 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: Saluda Dam Target entity description: Saluda Dam is a major hydroelectric and flood-control dam in South Carolina that forms Lake Murray on the Saluda River.
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A.
Santa Fe Dam
Santa Fe Dam is a large flood-control and water-conservation dam and recreation area located in the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles County, California.
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B.
El Vado Dam
El Vado Dam is a major earthfill dam on the Rio Chama in New Mexico, creating El Vado Lake for water storage, irrigation, and recreation.
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C.
Pueblo Dam
Pueblo Dam is a large multipurpose dam in Colorado that provides water storage, irrigation, and flood control as part of the Fryingpan–Arkansas water diversion and management system.
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D.
La Mesa Dam
La Mesa Dam is a major water reservoir in Quezon City, Philippines, that supplies a significant portion of Metro Manila’s drinking water.
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E.
Abiquiu Dam
Abiquiu Dam is a major earthen flood-control and water-storage dam on the Rio Chama in northern New Mexico, forming Abiquiu Lake and supporting regional water management and recreation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flood control structure
ⓘ
gravity dam ⓘ hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Dreher Shoals Dam
ⓘ
Lake Murray Dam ⓘ
linked to:
Lake Murray
|
| associatedWith |
Lake Murray recreation area
ⓘ
linked to:
Lake Murray Public Recreation Area
|
| basinCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| constructionBegan | 1927 ⓘ |
| constructionCompleted | 1930 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| county | Lexington County, South Carolina ⓘ |
| crosses | Saluda River ⓘ |
| engineeringDiscipline | civil engineering ⓘ |
| formsReservoir | Lake Murray ⓘ |
| hasAccessRoad | U.S. Route 378 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
downstream flow regulation
ⓘ
peak-load power generation ⓘ |
| hasPowerhouse | hydroelectric powerhouse ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | gated spillway ⓘ |
| height |
about 208 feet
ⓘ
about 63 meters ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | hydroelectric generating units ⓘ |
| length |
about 2,790 meters
ⓘ
about 9,150 feet ⓘ |
| locatedIn | South Carolina ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Saluda River ⓘ |
| near |
Irmo, South Carolina
ⓘ
Lexington, South Carolina ⓘ |
| nearbyMetropolitanArea | Columbia metropolitan area ⓘ |
| nearestCity | Columbia, South Carolina ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1930 ⓘ |
| operator |
Dominion Energy South Carolina
ⓘ
linked to:
Dominion Energy
|
| originalDeveloper | South Carolina Electric & Gas Company ⓘ |
| partOf | Saluda Hydroelectric Project ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ recreation ⓘ water supply ⓘ |
| region | Midlands region of South Carolina ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Lake Murray ⓘ |
| reservoirShorelineLength | about 650 miles ⓘ |
| reservoirSurfaceArea | about 50,000 acres ⓘ |
| riverSystem |
Saluda River basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Saluda River
|
| usedFor |
boating on Lake Murray
ⓘ
fishing on Lake Murray ⓘ flood mitigation on the Saluda River ⓘ regional electricity supply in South Carolina ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Saluda Dam Description of subject: Saluda Dam is a major hydroelectric and flood-control dam in South Carolina that forms Lake Murray on the Saluda River.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.