Bloomington Dam
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Bloomington Dam is a flood-control and water-supply structure on the North Branch Potomac River that helps regulate river flow and support regional water management.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bloomington Dam canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1884188 — 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: Bloomington Dam Context triple: [North Branch Potomac River, hasDam, Bloomington Dam]
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A.
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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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.
Parker Dam
Parker Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam on the Colorado River best known for creating Lake Havasu and supplying water and hydroelectric power to parts of California and Arizona.
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D.
Macomb’s Dam
Macomb’s Dam was a historic Harlem River crossing in New York City that preceded and was ultimately superseded by the Macombs Dam Bridge.
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E.
Wheeler Dam
Wheeler Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Tennessee River in northern Alabama that forms Wheeler Lake and helps provide power, navigation, and flood control in the region.
- 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: Bloomington Dam Target entity description: Bloomington Dam is a flood-control and water-supply structure on the North Branch Potomac River that helps regulate river flow and support regional water management.
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A.
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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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.
Parker Dam
Parker Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam on the Colorado River best known for creating Lake Havasu and supplying water and hydroelectric power to parts of California and Arizona.
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D.
Macomb’s Dam
Macomb’s Dam was a historic Harlem River crossing in New York City that preceded and was ultimately superseded by the Macombs Dam Bridge.
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E.
Wheeler Dam
Wheeler Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Tennessee River in northern Alabama that forms Wheeler Lake and helps provide power, navigation, and flood control in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dam
ⓘ
flood control structure ⓘ water-supply structure ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| hasFunction |
regulate river flow
ⓘ
release water in controlled manner ⓘ store water ⓘ |
| hasRegionalSignificanceFor | water resources management in the Potomac basin ⓘ |
| helpsProtect | downstream communities on the North Branch Potomac River ⓘ |
| isInfrastructureType | river dam ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Potomac River watershed infrastructure ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Garrett County, Maryland ⓘ |
| locatedInWatershed |
Potomac River watershed
ⓘ
linked to:
Potomac River
|
| locatedNear | Bloomington, Maryland ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterway | North Branch Potomac River ⓘ |
| managesWaterFor |
North Branch Potomac River basin
ⓘ
linked to:
North Branch Potomac River
|
| namedAfter | Bloomington, Maryland ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
flow regulation ⓘ water supply ⓘ |
| regulates |
downstream river discharge
ⓘ
seasonal flow variations ⓘ |
| river | North Branch Potomac River ⓘ |
| supports | regional water management ⓘ |
| usedFor |
drought management
ⓘ
flood mitigation ⓘ industrial water supply ⓘ municipal water supply ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bloomington Dam Description of subject: Bloomington Dam is a flood-control and water-supply structure on the North Branch Potomac River that helps regulate river flow and support regional water management.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.