Minidoka Dam
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Minidoka Dam is an early 20th-century Bureau of Reclamation irrigation and hydroelectric dam on the Snake River in southern Idaho.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Minidoka Dam canonical | 6 |
| Minidoka Project | 3 |
| Minidoka Project Dam | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1769888 — 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: Minidoka Dam Context triple: [Snake River, hasDam, Minidoka Dam]
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A.
McNary Dam
McNary Dam is a large hydroelectric dam and navigation lock complex on the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest of the United States.
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B.
Bonneville Dam
Bonneville Dam is a major hydroelectric and navigation dam on the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest, known for power generation, fish ladders, and its role in regional river management.
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C.
The Dalles Dam
The Dalles Dam is a large hydroelectric dam and navigation facility on the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest, known for its significant power generation and impact on regional river ecosystems and communities.
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D.
O'Shaughnessy Dam
O'Shaughnessy Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam in Yosemite National Park that creates the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, supplying water and hydroelectric power to the San Francisco Bay Area.
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E.
Chief Joseph Dam
Chief Joseph Dam is a large hydroelectric dam in Washington State and one of the biggest run-of-the-river power-producing dams in the United States.
- 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: Minidoka Dam Target entity description: Minidoka Dam is an early 20th-century Bureau of Reclamation irrigation and hydroelectric dam on the Snake River in southern Idaho.
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A.
McNary Dam
McNary Dam is a large hydroelectric dam and navigation lock complex on the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest of the United States.
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B.
Bonneville Dam
Bonneville Dam is a major hydroelectric and navigation dam on the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest, known for power generation, fish ladders, and its role in regional river management.
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C.
The Dalles Dam
The Dalles Dam is a large hydroelectric dam and navigation facility on the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest, known for its significant power generation and impact on regional river ecosystems and communities.
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D.
O'Shaughnessy Dam
O'Shaughnessy Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam in Yosemite National Park that creates the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, supplying water and hydroelectric power to the San Francisco Bay Area.
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E.
Chief Joseph Dam
Chief Joseph Dam is a large hydroelectric dam in Washington State and one of the biggest run-of-the-river power-producing dams in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Bureau of Reclamation project
ⓘ
concrete gravity dam ⓘ hydroelectric dam ⓘ irrigation dam ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| constructionStartDate | 1904 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createsReservoir | Lake Walcott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crosses | Snake River ⓘ |
| designedFor | irrigation storage and diversion ⓘ |
| energySource | hydropower ⓘ |
| hasAlternateName |
Minidoka Project Dam
ⓘ
linked to:
Minidoka Dam
|
| hasConstructionMaterial | concrete ⓘ |
| hasHeight | approximately 86 feet ⓘ |
| hasHydraulicHead | approximately 24 meters ⓘ |
| hasLength | approximately 2,237 feet ⓘ |
| hasPowerPlant | yes ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| hasStructuralType | gravity dam ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| locatedDownstreamOf | Jackson Lake Dam ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Idaho ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | southern Idaho ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Jerome County, Idaho
ⓘ
Minidoka County, Idaho ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Snake River ⓘ |
| locatedUpstreamOf | American Falls Dam ⓘ |
| managingAgency |
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Pacific Northwest Region
ⓘ
linked to:
Bureau of Reclamation
|
| nearProtectedArea | Minidoka National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ |
| nearRecreationArea | Lake Walcott State Park ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1906 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
United States Bureau of Reclamation
ⓘ
linked to:
Bureau of Reclamation
|
| ownedBy |
United States Bureau of Reclamation
ⓘ
linked to:
Bureau of Reclamation
|
| partOf |
Minidoka Project
ⓘ
linked to:
Minidoka Dam
|
| partOfSystem |
Columbia River Basin water management system
ⓘ
linked to:
Columbia River hydropower system
|
| powerPlantType | hydroelectric power plant ⓘ |
| providesIrrigationWaterTo |
Magic Valley region of Idaho
ⓘ
linked to:
Magic Valley
Minidoka Project canals ⓘ |
| purpose |
hydroelectric power generation
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ water storage ⓘ |
| region | Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| reservoirLocatedIn | Idaho ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Lake Walcott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverSystem |
Columbia River watershed
ⓘ
linked to:
Columbia River Basin
|
| status | operational ⓘ |
| watercourse | Snake River ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Minidoka Dam Description of subject: Minidoka Dam is an early 20th-century Bureau of Reclamation irrigation and hydroelectric dam on the Snake River in southern Idaho.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Minidoka Dam
linked to: Minidoka Dam
linked to: Minidoka Dam
subject linked to:
southeastern Idaho
linked to: Minidoka Dam