Stampede Dam
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Stampede Dam is a major earthfill dam in Nevada County, California, that creates Stampede Reservoir on the Little Truckee River for water storage, flood control, and wildlife habitat.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stampede Dam canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1090136 — 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: Stampede Dam Context triple: [Truckee River, hasDam, Stampede Dam]
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A.
Red Rock Dam
Red Rock Dam is a large flood-control and hydroelectric dam on the Des Moines River in central Iowa, forming Lake Red Rock as the state’s largest reservoir.
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B.
Hollywood Dam
Hollywood Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles that impounds the Hollywood Reservoir as part of the city’s water supply system.
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C.
Conklingville Dam
Conklingville Dam is a concrete gravity dam in New York that created the Great Sacandaga Lake reservoir for flood control and hydroelectric power generation.
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D.
Nickajack Dam
Nickajack Dam is a hydroelectric and navigation dam on the Tennessee River in southeastern Tennessee, forming Nickajack Lake and helping control flooding and support regional power generation.
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E.
Norris Dam
Norris Dam is a Tennessee Valley Authority hydroelectric dam on the Clinch River in eastern Tennessee, notable as TVA’s first major dam project and a key component of regional flood control and power generation.
- 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: Stampede Dam Target entity description: Stampede Dam is a major earthfill dam in Nevada County, California, that creates Stampede Reservoir on the Little Truckee River for water storage, flood control, and wildlife habitat.
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A.
Red Rock Dam
Red Rock Dam is a large flood-control and hydroelectric dam on the Des Moines River in central Iowa, forming Lake Red Rock as the state’s largest reservoir.
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B.
Hollywood Dam
Hollywood Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles that impounds the Hollywood Reservoir as part of the city’s water supply system.
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C.
Conklingville Dam
Conklingville Dam is a concrete gravity dam in New York that created the Great Sacandaga Lake reservoir for flood control and hydroelectric power generation.
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D.
Nickajack Dam
Nickajack Dam is a hydroelectric and navigation dam on the Tennessee River in southeastern Tennessee, forming Nickajack Lake and helping control flooding and support regional power generation.
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E.
Norris Dam
Norris Dam is a Tennessee Valley Authority hydroelectric dam on the Clinch River in eastern Tennessee, notable as TVA’s first major dam project and a key component of regional flood control and power generation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
earthfill dam
ⓘ
embankment dam ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| catchmentArea |
136 square miles
ⓘ
352 km2 ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1969 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createsReservoir | Stampede Reservoir ⓘ |
| crestElevation |
1,886 m
ⓘ
6,189 ft ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| height |
228 ft
ⓘ
69 m ⓘ |
| length |
1,511 ft
ⓘ
461 m ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
Nevada County, California ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Sierra Nevada ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Truckee, California
ⓘ
linked to:
Truckee
|
| locatedOnRiver | Little Truckee River ⓘ |
| managesFlowsFor | Truckee River ⓘ |
| managesForSpecies |
Lahontan cutthroat trout
ⓘ
Pyramid Lake cui-ui sucker ⓘ |
| openingYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| operator |
United States Bureau of Reclamation
ⓘ
linked to:
Bureau of Reclamation
|
| ownedBy |
United States Bureau of Reclamation
ⓘ
linked to:
Bureau of Reclamation
|
| partOf |
Washoe Project
ⓘ
linked to:
Truckee-Carson Project
|
| primaryMaterial | earth ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
water storage ⓘ wildlife habitat ⓘ |
| reservoirCapacityTotal |
226,500 acre-feet
ⓘ
279,400,000 m3 ⓘ |
| reservoirSurfaceArea |
13.5 km2
ⓘ
3,340 acres ⓘ |
| riverSystem |
Truckee River basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Truckee River
|
| spillwayType | uncontrolled overflow ⓘ |
| supportsUse |
downstream water supply regulation
ⓘ
fisheries management ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| upstreamFrom | Boca Reservoir ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Stampede Dam Description of subject: Stampede Dam is a major earthfill dam in Nevada County, California, that creates Stampede Reservoir on the Little Truckee River for water storage, flood control, and wildlife habitat.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.