Dry Falls Dam
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Dry Falls Dam is a key irrigation and water management structure in central Washington State, built as part of the Columbia Basin Project to help distribute Columbia River water to surrounding agricultural lands.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dry Falls Dam canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2884158 — 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: Dry Falls Dam Context triple: [Columbia Basin Project, hasComponent, Dry Falls Dam]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Palisade Dam
Palisade Dam is an irrigation and water storage structure located on the Sevier River in central Utah, supporting local agriculture and recreation.
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D.
McClure Dam
McClure Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Dead River in Michigan, forming McClure Basin and providing power and water management for the surrounding region.
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E.
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.
- 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: Dry Falls Dam Target entity description: Dry Falls Dam is a key irrigation and water management structure in central Washington State, built as part of the Columbia Basin Project to help distribute Columbia River water to surrounding agricultural lands.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Palisade Dam
Palisade Dam is an irrigation and water storage structure located on the Sevier River in central Utah, supporting local agriculture and recreation.
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D.
McClure Dam
McClure Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Dead River in Michigan, forming McClure Basin and providing power and water management for the surrounding region.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dam
ⓘ
irrigation dam ⓘ water management structure ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| category |
Columbia Basin Project infrastructure
ⓘ
Dams in Washington State ⓘ Irrigation in the United States ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| hasFunction |
diverting water from Columbia River
ⓘ
regulating irrigation flows ⓘ storing irrigation water ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Columbia Plateau
ⓘ
Washington State ⓘ
linked to:
Washington
central Washington ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Grant County, Washington ⓘ |
| locatedInHydrologicalBasin | Columbia River Basin ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Dry Falls Lake
ⓘ
Grand Coulee, Washington ⓘ |
| manages | irrigation water distribution ⓘ |
| operator |
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
ⓘ
linked to:
Bureau of Reclamation
|
| ownedBy |
United States Bureau of Reclamation
ⓘ
linked to:
Bureau of Reclamation
|
| partOf |
Columbia Basin Project
ⓘ
Columbia Basin irrigation system ⓘ
linked to:
Columbia Basin Project
United States federal water projects ⓘ |
| purpose |
agricultural water supply
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ water management ⓘ |
| serves | surrounding agricultural lands ⓘ |
| usedFor |
crop irrigation
ⓘ
regional water distribution ⓘ |
| waterSource | Columbia River ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dry Falls Dam Description of subject: Dry Falls Dam is a key irrigation and water management structure in central Washington State, built as part of the Columbia Basin Project to help distribute Columbia River water to surrounding agricultural lands.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.