Celilo Falls
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Celilo Falls was a major Native American fishing and trading site on the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest, renowned for its powerful rapids and rich salmon runs before being inundated by dam construction.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Celilo Falls canonical | 4 |
| Celilo Falls area | 2 |
| Celilo Falls complex | 1 |
| The Great Falls of the Columbia | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3629271 — 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: Celilo Falls Context triple: [The Dalles Dam, submergedFeature, Celilo Falls]
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A.
Willamette Falls
Willamette Falls is a large, horseshoe-shaped waterfall on the Willamette River in Oregon, historically significant as a major fishing and trading site for Native American tribes and later as a center of early industrial development in the Pacific Northwest.
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B.
Sutherland Falls
Sutherland Falls is one of New Zealand’s most famous and tallest waterfalls, located deep in the remote wilderness of Fiordland on the South Island.
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C.
Multnomah Falls
Multnomah Falls is a famous two-tiered waterfall in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon, known for its scenic beauty and iconic footbridge.
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D.
Latourell Falls
Latourell Falls is a striking, nearly vertical waterfall in Oregon known for its dramatic plunge over columnar basalt cliffs and easy access from the Historic Columbia River Highway.
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E.
Tumwater Falls
Tumwater Falls is a scenic series of small waterfalls and rapids on the Deschutes River in Washington State, popular for its riverside park, walking trails, and salmon runs.
- 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: Celilo Falls Target entity description: Celilo Falls was a major Native American fishing and trading site on the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest, renowned for its powerful rapids and rich salmon runs before being inundated by dam construction.
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A.
Willamette Falls
Willamette Falls is a large, horseshoe-shaped waterfall on the Willamette River in Oregon, historically significant as a major fishing and trading site for Native American tribes and later as a center of early industrial development in the Pacific Northwest.
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B.
Sutherland Falls
Sutherland Falls is one of New Zealand’s most famous and tallest waterfalls, located deep in the remote wilderness of Fiordland on the South Island.
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C.
Multnomah Falls
Multnomah Falls is a famous two-tiered waterfall in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon, known for its scenic beauty and iconic footbridge.
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D.
Latourell Falls
Latourell Falls is a striking, nearly vertical waterfall in Oregon known for its dramatic plunge over columnar basalt cliffs and easy access from the Historic Columbia River Highway.
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E.
Tumwater Falls
Tumwater Falls is a scenic series of small waterfalls and rapids on the Deschutes River in Washington State, popular for its riverside park, walking trails, and salmon runs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
trading center
ⓘ
traditional fishing site ⓘ waterfall ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Celilo Village, Oregon
ⓘ
linked to:
Celilo Village
Columbia River salmon fisheries ⓘ Columbia River treaty rights ⓘ |
| constructionRelatedDam | The Dalles Dam ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| culturallySignificantTo |
Nez Perce people
ⓘ
linked to:
Nez Perce
Umatilla people ⓘ Warm Springs tribes ⓘ Wasco people ⓘ Wishram people ⓘ Yakama Nation ⓘ other Columbia River tribes ⓘ |
| economicRole |
center of salmon economy
ⓘ
major Indigenous trade hub ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
20th-century dam-building era
ⓘ
pre-contact North America ⓘ |
| impactOfInundation |
disruption of Indigenous economies
ⓘ
loss of traditional fishing sites ⓘ submergence of sacred places ⓘ |
| inundatedBy |
closure of The Dalles Dam
ⓘ
filling of Lake Celilo ⓘ |
| inundatedOn | 1957 ⓘ |
| knownAs |
The Great Falls of the Columbia
ⓘ
linked to:
Celilo Falls
Wyam ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Native American fishing
ⓘ
ancient marketplace ⓘ intertribal trade ⓘ powerful rapids ⓘ rich salmon runs ⓘ |
| legalContext | subject of treaty fishing rights issues ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Oregon
ⓘ
Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Celilo Village
ⓘ
Dalles Dam ⓘ
linked to:
The Dalles Dam
The Dalles, Oregon ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Columbia River ⓘ |
| partOf |
Celilo Falls complex
ⓘ
linked to:
Celilo Falls
The Dalles–Celilo reach of the Columbia River ⓘ |
| riverSystem | Columbia River Basin ⓘ |
| submergedBy |
Lake Celilo
ⓘ
backwaters of The Dalles Dam ⓘ |
| timeDepth | inhabited and used for thousands of years ⓘ |
| usedFor |
dip-net fishing
ⓘ
platform fishing ⓘ regional trade ⓘ salmon drying ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Celilo Falls Description of subject: Celilo Falls was a major Native American fishing and trading site on the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest, renowned for its powerful rapids and rich salmon runs before being inundated by dam construction.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Celilo Falls
linked to: Celilo Falls
linked to: Celilo Falls
linked to: Celilo Falls