Nimbus Dam
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Nimbus Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the American River in California that forms Lake Natoma and helps regulate water flow, provide hydroelectric power, and support regional water supply and recreation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nimbus Dam canonical | 12 |
| Nimbus Dam complex | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1561658 — 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: Nimbus Dam Context triple: [American River, hasDam, Nimbus Dam]
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A.
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.
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B.
Denison Dam
Denison Dam is a large earthen dam on the Red River between Texas and Oklahoma, built for flood control, hydroelectric power generation, and water supply.
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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.
Croton Dam
Croton Dam is a historic masonry dam on New York’s Croton River that was a key early source of drinking water for New York City and is now a notable landmark within Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park.
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E.
Derby Dam
Derby Dam is an early 20th-century diversion dam on Nevada’s Truckee River, built as part of the Newlands Reclamation Project to supply irrigation water to nearby agricultural lands.
- 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: Nimbus Dam Target entity description: Nimbus Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the American River in California that forms Lake Natoma and helps regulate water flow, provide hydroelectric power, and support regional water supply and recreation.
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A.
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.
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B.
Denison Dam
Denison Dam is a large earthen dam on the Red River between Texas and Oklahoma, built for flood control, hydroelectric power generation, and water supply.
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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.
Croton Dam
Croton Dam is a historic masonry dam on New York’s Croton River that was a key early source of drinking water for New York City and is now a notable landmark within Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park.
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E.
Derby Dam
Derby Dam is an early 20th-century diversion dam on Nevada’s Truckee River, built as part of the Newlands Reclamation Project to supply irrigation water to nearby agricultural lands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concrete gravity dam
ⓘ
dam ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Lake Natoma State Recreation Area
ⓘ
linked to:
Lake Natoma
Nimbus Fish Hatchery ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| constructionMaterial | concrete ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createsWaterBody | Lake Natoma ⓘ |
| damType | gravity dam ⓘ |
| downstreamFrom | Folsom Dam ⓘ |
| formsReservoir | Lake Natoma ⓘ |
| hasFacility | Nimbus Fish Hatchery ⓘ |
| hasPowerPlant | Nimbus Powerplant ⓘ |
| helpsRegulateReleasesFrom | Folsom Dam ⓘ |
| impounds |
American River
ⓘ
linked to:
American River (California)
|
| locatedIn |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| locatedOnRiver |
American River
ⓘ
linked to:
American River (California)
|
| managingAgency |
United States Bureau of Reclamation
ⓘ
linked to:
Bureau of Reclamation
|
| nearCity |
Folsom, California
ⓘ
linked to:
Folsom
|
| operator |
United States Bureau of Reclamation
ⓘ
linked to:
Bureau of Reclamation
|
| partOf |
American River Division of the Central Valley Project
ⓘ
linked to:
Central Valley Project
|
| partOfProject | Central Valley Project ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | regulation of American River flows ⓘ |
| purpose |
flow regulation
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ recreation ⓘ water supply ⓘ |
| region |
Sacramento County, California
ⓘ
linked to:
Sacramento County
|
| riverSystem |
Sacramento River basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Sacramento River Basin
|
| supports |
downstream environmental flows
ⓘ
fisheries management via Nimbus Fish Hatchery ⓘ recreational boating on Lake Natoma ⓘ regional water management ⓘ |
| supportsRecreationAt | Lake Natoma ⓘ |
| upstreamFrom |
Sacramento, California
ⓘ
linked to:
Sacramento
|
| usedFor |
flood control
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hydroelectricity ⓘ irrigation water supply ⓘ municipal water supply ⓘ recreational activities ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nimbus Dam Description of subject: Nimbus Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the American River in California that forms Lake Natoma and helps regulate water flow, provide hydroelectric power, and support regional water supply and recreation.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Nimbus Dam