Goodwin Dam
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Goodwin Dam is a concrete gravity diversion dam on California’s Stanislaus River that helps regulate river flow and supplies irrigation water to surrounding agricultural areas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Goodwin Dam canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3616696 — 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: Goodwin Dam Context triple: [Stanislaus River, hasDam, Goodwin Dam]
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A.
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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B.
Wyman Dam
Wyman Dam is a hydroelectric dam in Maine that impounds the Kennebec River to form Wyman Lake and generate power.
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C.
Wyman Dam
Wyman Dam is a hydroelectric dam located on the Androscoggin River in Maine, used for power generation and river flow regulation.
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D.
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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E.
Gillespie Dam
Gillespie Dam is an early 20th-century concrete gravity dam on Arizona’s Gila River, historically used for irrigation and now noted as a local landmark and wildlife habitat area.
- 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: Goodwin Dam Target entity description: Goodwin Dam is a concrete gravity diversion dam on California’s Stanislaus River that helps regulate river flow and supplies irrigation water to surrounding agricultural areas.
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A.
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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B.
Wyman Dam
Wyman Dam is a hydroelectric dam located on the Androscoggin River in Maine, used for power generation and river flow regulation.
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C.
Wyman Dam
Wyman Dam is a hydroelectric dam in Maine that impounds the Kennebec River to form Wyman Lake and generate power.
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D.
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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E.
Gillespie Dam
Gillespie Dam is an early 20th-century concrete gravity dam on Arizona’s Gila River, historically used for irrigation and now noted as a local landmark and wildlife habitat area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concrete gravity diversion dam
ⓘ
dam ⓘ |
| category |
Dams in California
ⓘ
Irrigation infrastructure in the United States ⓘ Stanislaus River ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| crosses | Stanislaus River ⓘ |
| damType |
diversion dam
ⓘ
gravity dam ⓘ |
| function |
diverts water into irrigation canals
ⓘ
regulates downstream flows ⓘ |
| hasStructureType | concrete gravity structure ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Stanislaus River water management system ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| locatedInCounty |
Calaveras County, California
ⓘ
linked to:
Calaveras County
Tuolumne County, California ⓘ
linked to:
Tuolumne County
|
| locatedInRegion | Northern California ⓘ |
| locatedInState |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
|
| locatedOnRiver | Stanislaus River ⓘ |
| managesWaterFor | surrounding agricultural areas ⓘ |
| material | concrete ⓘ |
| purpose |
irrigation water supply
ⓘ
river flow regulation ⓘ water diversion ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Central Valley of California
ⓘ
linked to:
Central Valley
|
| riverBasin |
San Joaquin River basin
ⓘ
linked to:
San Joaquin River Basin
|
| state |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
|
| usedFor |
agricultural irrigation
ⓘ
flow control ⓘ |
| watercourse | Stanislaus River ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Goodwin Dam Description of subject: Goodwin Dam is a concrete gravity diversion dam on California’s Stanislaus River that helps regulate river flow and supplies irrigation water to surrounding agricultural areas.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.