Mount Morris Dam
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Mount Morris Dam is a large concrete flood-control dam on the Genesee River in western New York, known for protecting downstream communities from flooding and serving as a prominent feature of Letchworth State Park.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mount Morris Dam canonical | 3 |
| Mount Morris Dam overlook | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3109778 — 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: Mount Morris Dam Context triple: [Letchworth State Park, hasStructure, Mount Morris Dam]
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A.
Forestville Dam
Forestville Dam is a hydroelectric and recreational dam located on the Dead River near Marquette in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Mount Morris Dam Target entity description: Mount Morris Dam is a large concrete flood-control dam on the Genesee River in western New York, known for protecting downstream communities from flooding and serving as a prominent feature of Letchworth State Park.
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A.
Forestville Dam
Forestville Dam is a hydroelectric and recreational dam located on the Dead River near Marquette in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concrete gravity dam
ⓘ
flood control structure ⓘ |
| basinCountry | United States of America ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Livingston County, New York
ⓘ
Dams in New York State ⓘ United States Army Corps of Engineers dams ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1952 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1948 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crosses | Genesee River ⓘ |
| engineeringDiscipline | civil engineering ⓘ |
| floodEventMitigated | 1972 Hurricane Agnes flooding on the Genesee River ⓘ |
| hasFunction | storage of floodwaters during high-flow events ⓘ |
| hasPublicAccess |
observation area
ⓘ
visitor center ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | concrete spillway ⓘ |
| hasStatus | operational ⓘ |
| hasTouristActivity | guided tours ⓘ |
| hasViewpoint |
Mount Morris Dam overlook
ⓘ
linked to:
Mount Morris Dam
|
| height | approximately 216 feet ⓘ |
| length | approximately 1,028 feet ⓘ |
| locatedIn | New York State ⓘ |
| locatedInCounty | Livingston County, New York ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Letchworth State Park ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Western New York ⓘ |
| locatedInValley | Genesee River gorge ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Mount Morris, New York
ⓘ
Village of Mount Morris ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Genesee River ⓘ |
| locatedSouthOf | Rochester, New York ⓘ |
| managingAgency | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ⓘ |
| material | concrete ⓘ |
| nearbyAttraction |
Letchworth State Park gorge
ⓘ
linked to:
Letchworth State Park
|
| nearbyCity | Rochester, New York ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a major feature of Letchworth State Park
ⓘ
reducing flood risk on the lower Genesee River ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1952 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
|
| operator | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
United States federal government
ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
|
| partOf | Genesee River watershed ⓘ |
| protects |
Rochester, New York metropolitan area
ⓘ
linked to:
Rochester metropolitan area
downstream communities along the Genesee River ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
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recreation ⓘ water flow regulation ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Genesee River valley
ⓘ
linked to:
Genesee River watershed
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mount Morris Dam Description of subject: Mount Morris Dam is a large concrete flood-control dam on the Genesee River in western New York, known for protecting downstream communities from flooding and serving as a prominent feature of Letchworth State Park.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Mount Morris Dam