Don Pedro Reservoir
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Don Pedro Reservoir is a large artificial lake in California’s Sierra Nevada foothills, primarily used for water storage, hydroelectric power generation, and recreation.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Don Pedro Reservoir canonical | 10 |
| New Don Pedro Reservoir | 2 |
| Stanislaus River Reservoir | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1109530 — 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: Don Pedro Reservoir Context triple: [Tuolumne River, formsReservoir, Don Pedro Reservoir]
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A.
Crystal Springs Reservoir
Crystal Springs Reservoir is a large artificial lake system on the San Francisco Peninsula that serves as a major drinking water source and scenic open-space area for the region.
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B.
Amawalk Reservoir
Amawalk Reservoir is a man-made lake in Westchester County, New York, that forms part of New York City's Croton water supply system.
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C.
Ice House Reservoir
Ice House Reservoir is a popular alpine lake in California’s Sierra Nevada known for camping, boating, and fishing within the Eldorado National Forest.
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D.
San Luis Reservoir
San Luis Reservoir is a large artificial lake in California that serves as a major water storage facility for irrigation and municipal use in the state’s Central Valley.
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E.
Hillview Reservoir
Hillview Reservoir is a key New York City water storage facility that serves as the final holding basin for treated water before it enters the city’s distribution 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: Don Pedro Reservoir Target entity description: Don Pedro Reservoir is a large artificial lake in California’s Sierra Nevada foothills, primarily used for water storage, hydroelectric power generation, and recreation.
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A.
Crystal Springs Reservoir
Crystal Springs Reservoir is a large artificial lake system on the San Francisco Peninsula that serves as a major drinking water source and scenic open-space area for the region.
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B.
Amawalk Reservoir
Amawalk Reservoir is a man-made lake in Westchester County, New York, that forms part of New York City's Croton water supply system.
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C.
Ice House Reservoir
Ice House Reservoir is a popular alpine lake in California’s Sierra Nevada known for camping, boating, and fishing within the Eldorado National Forest.
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D.
San Luis Reservoir
San Luis Reservoir is a large artificial lake in California that serves as a major water storage facility for irrigation and municipal use in the state’s Central Valley.
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E.
Hillview Reservoir
Hillview Reservoir is a key New York City water storage facility that serves as the final holding basin for treated water before it enters the city’s distribution system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artificial lake
ⓘ
reservoir ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| catchmentArea |
Tuolumne River watershed
ⓘ
linked to:
Tuolumne River
|
| completionDate | 1971 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy | New Don Pedro Dam ⓘ |
| damType | earth-and-rockfill dam ⓘ |
| hasFacility | Don Pedro Recreation Agency facilities ⓘ |
| hasInflow | Tuolumne River ⓘ |
| hasOutflow | Tuolumne River ⓘ |
| hasPowerPlant | Don Pedro Dam hydroelectric plant ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
power generation
ⓘ
public recreation ⓘ water conservation ⓘ |
| isArtificial | true ⓘ |
| isUpstreamOf |
Modesto, California
ⓘ
linked to:
Modesto
Turlock, California ⓘ
linked to:
Turlock
|
| locatedIn |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
Sierra Nevada foothills ⓘ Tuolumne County, California ⓘ
linked to:
Tuolumne County
|
| locatedInRegion |
California Central Valley watershed
ⓘ
linked to:
San Joaquin River Basin
Sierra Nevada ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Tuolumne River ⓘ |
| managesWaterFor |
flood control
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ municipal water supply ⓘ |
| maximumCapacity | about 2,030,000 acre-feet ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Don Pedro Dam ⓘ |
| nearCity |
La Grange, California
ⓘ
Sonora, California ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1971 ⓘ |
| operator |
Modesto Irrigation District
ⓘ
Turlock Irrigation District ⓘ |
| partOf |
Central Valley Project service area (indirectly via local districts)
ⓘ
linked to:
Central Valley Project
|
| primaryUse |
hydroelectric power generation
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ water storage ⓘ |
| recreationalActivity |
boating
ⓘ
camping ⓘ fishing ⓘ swimming ⓘ water skiing ⓘ |
| region | Sierra Nevada foothills ⓘ |
| state |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
|
| surfaceArea | about 13,000 acres ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Modesto Irrigation District
ⓘ
Turlock Irrigation District ⓘ |
| waterBodyType | freshwater lake ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Don Pedro Reservoir Description of subject: Don Pedro Reservoir is a large artificial lake in California’s Sierra Nevada foothills, primarily used for water storage, hydroelectric power generation, and recreation.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Don Pedro Reservoir
linked to: Don Pedro Reservoir
linked to: Don Pedro Reservoir
subject linked to:
Don Pedro Bar (historic mining area)