Smelt Hill Dam (removed)
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Smelt Hill Dam (removed) was a former dam on Maine’s Presumpscot River that was taken down to restore natural river flow and fish passage.
All labels observed (1)
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| Smelt Hill Dam (removed) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19213816 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Smelt Hill Dam (removed) Context triple: [Presumpscot River, hasDam, Smelt Hill Dam (removed)]
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A.
Edwards Dam (removed)
Edwards Dam was a former hydroelectric dam on Maine’s Kennebec River that became nationally notable when it was removed in 1999 to restore the river’s ecosystem and fish migration.
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B.
Great Dam (removed)
Great Dam (removed) was a former dam on New Hampshire’s Exeter River that was dismantled as part of a river restoration and fish-passage improvement effort.
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C.
Melton Hill Dam
Melton Hill Dam is a Tennessee Valley Authority hydroelectric dam on the Clinch River in East Tennessee, forming Melton Hill Lake and providing power generation, recreation, and flood control for the Knoxville area.
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D.
Yale Dam
Yale Dam is a hydroelectric dam on Washington State’s Lewis River that forms Yale Lake and helps generate power and manage water resources in the region.
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E.
Rye Patch Dam
Rye Patch Dam is a water-control structure on the Humboldt River in Nevada that creates the reservoir around which Rye Patch State Recreation Area is centered.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Smelt Hill Dam (removed) Target entity description: Smelt Hill Dam (removed) was a former dam on Maine’s Presumpscot River that was taken down to restore natural river flow and fish passage.
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A.
Edwards Dam (removed)
Edwards Dam was a former hydroelectric dam on Maine’s Kennebec River that became nationally notable when it was removed in 1999 to restore the river’s ecosystem and fish migration.
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B.
Great Dam (removed)
Great Dam (removed) was a former dam on New Hampshire’s Exeter River that was dismantled as part of a river restoration and fish-passage improvement effort.
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C.
Melton Hill Dam
Melton Hill Dam is a Tennessee Valley Authority hydroelectric dam on the Clinch River in East Tennessee, forming Melton Hill Lake and providing power generation, recreation, and flood control for the Knoxville area.
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D.
Yale Dam
Yale Dam is a hydroelectric dam on Washington State’s Lewis River that forms Yale Lake and helps generate power and manage water resources in the region.
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E.
Rye Patch Dam
Rye Patch Dam is a water-control structure on the Humboldt River in Nevada that creates the reservoir around which Rye Patch State Recreation Area is centered.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.