1977 Kelly Barnes Dam failure
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The 1977 Kelly Barnes Dam failure was a catastrophic dam collapse near Toccoa, Georgia, that caused deadly flooding downstream and prompted major changes in dam safety regulations in the United States.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21390231 — 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: 1977 Kelly Barnes Dam failure Context triple: [Toccoa Creek, hasNotableEventLocation, 1977 Kelly Barnes Dam failure]
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Harlan County Dam
Harlan County Dam is a large earthen dam on the Republican River in south-central Nebraska, forming Harlan County Lake for flood control, irrigation, and recreation.
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B.
Teton Dam failure flooding
Teton Dam failure flooding refers to the catastrophic 1976 collapse of the Teton Dam in Idaho, which unleashed a massive flood that devastated downstream communities such as Rexburg.
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C.
Trinity Dam
Trinity Dam is a major earthfill dam on the Trinity River in Northern California, forming Trinity Lake and providing water storage, hydroelectric power, and flood control as part of the state’s large federal water management system.
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D.
Edenville Dam
Edenville Dam was an earthen embankment dam in central Michigan, USA, known for its catastrophic failure in May 2020 that caused major downstream flooding.
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E.
Keystone Dam
Keystone Dam is a major flood-control and hydroelectric dam in northeastern Oklahoma that forms Keystone Lake on the Arkansas River.
- 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: 1977 Kelly Barnes Dam failure Target entity description: The 1977 Kelly Barnes Dam failure was a catastrophic dam collapse near Toccoa, Georgia, that caused deadly flooding downstream and prompted major changes in dam safety regulations in the United States.
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A.
Harlan County Dam
Harlan County Dam is a large earthen dam on the Republican River in south-central Nebraska, forming Harlan County Lake for flood control, irrigation, and recreation.
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B.
Teton Dam failure flooding
Teton Dam failure flooding refers to the catastrophic 1976 collapse of the Teton Dam in Idaho, which unleashed a massive flood that devastated downstream communities such as Rexburg.
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C.
Trinity Dam
Trinity Dam is a major earthfill dam on the Trinity River in Northern California, forming Trinity Lake and providing water storage, hydroelectric power, and flood control as part of the state’s large federal water management system.
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D.
Edenville Dam
Edenville Dam was an earthen embankment dam in central Michigan, USA, known for its catastrophic failure in May 2020 that caused major downstream flooding.
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E.
Keystone Dam
Keystone Dam is a major flood-control and hydroelectric dam in northeastern Oklahoma that forms Keystone Lake on the Arkansas River.
- F. None of above. chosen
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