Ross Barnett Reservoir
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Ross Barnett Reservoir is a large man-made lake in central Mississippi that serves as a major source of drinking water, recreation, and flood control for the Jackson metropolitan area.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ross Barnett Reservoir canonical | 14 |
| Ross Barnett Reservoir Dam | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2893293 — 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: Ross Barnett Reservoir Context triple: [Rankin County, hasNotableWaterBody, Ross Barnett Reservoir]
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A.
W. Kerr Scott Reservoir
W. Kerr Scott Reservoir is a man-made lake in North Carolina known for recreation such as boating, fishing, and camping, as well as flood control and water supply functions.
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B.
Knott Creek Reservoir
Knott Creek Reservoir is a remote high-desert fishing lake in northern Nevada, renowned for its trophy trout and scenic setting in the Pine Forest Range.
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C.
Lake Rayburn (Sam Rayburn Reservoir)
Lake Rayburn, also known as Sam Rayburn Reservoir, is a large man-made lake in East Texas popular for fishing, boating, and other recreational activities.
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D.
Ray Roberts Lake
Ray Roberts Lake is a large reservoir in North Texas popular for fishing, boating, and outdoor recreation within Ray Roberts Lake State Park.
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E.
Cherokee Reservoir
Cherokee Reservoir is a large man-made lake in eastern Tennessee known for recreation, fishing, and flood control along the Holston River.
- 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: Ross Barnett Reservoir Target entity description: Ross Barnett Reservoir is a large man-made lake in central Mississippi that serves as a major source of drinking water, recreation, and flood control for the Jackson metropolitan area.
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A.
W. Kerr Scott Reservoir
W. Kerr Scott Reservoir is a man-made lake in North Carolina known for recreation such as boating, fishing, and camping, as well as flood control and water supply functions.
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B.
Knott Creek Reservoir
Knott Creek Reservoir is a remote high-desert fishing lake in northern Nevada, renowned for its trophy trout and scenic setting in the Pine Forest Range.
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C.
Lake Rayburn (Sam Rayburn Reservoir)
Lake Rayburn, also known as Sam Rayburn Reservoir, is a large man-made lake in East Texas popular for fishing, boating, and other recreational activities.
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D.
Ray Roberts Lake
Ray Roberts Lake is a large reservoir in North Texas popular for fishing, boating, and outdoor recreation within Ray Roberts Lake State Park.
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E.
Cherokee Reservoir
Cherokee Reservoir is a large man-made lake in eastern Tennessee known for recreation, fishing, and flood control along the Holston River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
body of water
ⓘ
man-made lake ⓘ reservoir ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| completedIn | 1963 ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1960 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy | impoundment of the Pearl River ⓘ |
| crossedBy | Natchez Trace Parkway ⓘ |
| elevation |
about 297 feet above sea level
ⓘ
about 91 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| hasDam |
Ross Barnett Reservoir Dam
ⓘ
linked to:
Ross Barnett Reservoir
|
| hasIssue |
periodic algal blooms
ⓘ
water quality concerns ⓘ |
| hasWildlife |
catfish
ⓘ
crappie ⓘ largemouth bass ⓘ waterfowl ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mississippi
ⓘ
Rankin County, Mississippi ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | central Mississippi ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Jackson, Mississippi ⓘ |
| managedBy | Pearl River Valley Water Supply District ⓘ |
| maximumDepth |
approximately 18 meters
ⓘ
approximately 60 feet ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Governor Ross Barnett
ⓘ
linked to:
Ross Barnett
Ross R. Barnett ⓘ
linked to:
Ross Barnett
|
| nearCity |
Brandon, Mississippi
ⓘ
Flowood, Mississippi ⓘ Madison, Mississippi ⓘ Ridgeland, Mississippi ⓘ |
| opened | 1965 ⓘ |
| operator | Pearl River Valley Water Supply District ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pearl River watershed
ⓘ
linked to:
Pearl River
|
| primaryInflows | Pearl River ⓘ |
| primaryOutflows | Pearl River ⓘ |
| recreationArea |
Old Trace Park
ⓘ
Pelahatchie Shore Park ⓘ Timberlake Campground ⓘ |
| shoreLength |
approximately 105 miles
ⓘ
approximately 169 kilometers ⓘ |
| surfaceArea |
approximately 130 square kilometers
ⓘ
approximately 33,000 acres ⓘ |
| use |
birdwatching
ⓘ
boating ⓘ camping ⓘ drinking water supply ⓘ fishing ⓘ flood control ⓘ hydroelectric power generation ⓘ picnicking ⓘ recreation ⓘ water sports ⓘ wildlife habitat ⓘ |
| waterSourceFor | Jackson metropolitan area ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ross Barnett Reservoir Description of subject: Ross Barnett Reservoir is a large man-made lake in central Mississippi that serves as a major source of drinking water, recreation, and flood control for the Jackson metropolitan area.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Reservoir (unincorporated area)
subject linked to:
Reservoir (unincorporated area)
subject linked to:
Reservoir (unincorporated area)
linked to: Ross Barnett Reservoir