Klamath River dam removal project
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The Klamath River dam removal project is a large-scale environmental restoration effort to dismantle several hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River to improve fish passage, water quality, and ecosystem health.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Klamath River dam removal project canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4015918 — 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: Klamath River dam removal project Context triple: [Klamath River, subjectOf, Klamath River dam removal project]
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A.
Klamath Project
The Klamath Project is a major federal water management and irrigation system in southern Oregon and northern California that supplies water to agriculture, wildlife refuges, and communities in the Klamath Basin.
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B.
San Joaquin River Restoration Program
The San Joaquin River Restoration Program is a long-term environmental initiative aimed at restoring flows, fish populations, and ecosystem health to California’s San Joaquin River while maintaining water supply reliability for agriculture and communities.
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C.
Columbia Basin Project
The Columbia Basin Project is a large-scale irrigation and hydroelectric development in central Washington State that distributes water and power from the Grand Coulee Dam to support agriculture, industry, and communities across the region.
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D.
Yakima Project
The Yakima Project is a major federal water management and irrigation system in central Washington State that supplies water for agriculture, municipalities, and fish and wildlife habitat.
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E.
Oroville Dam
Oroville Dam is a large earthfill embankment dam on the Feather River in Northern California, serving as a key water storage, flood control, and hydroelectric facility.
- 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: Klamath River dam removal project Target entity description: The Klamath River dam removal project is a large-scale environmental restoration effort to dismantle several hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River to improve fish passage, water quality, and ecosystem health.
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A.
Klamath Project
The Klamath Project is a major federal water management and irrigation system in southern Oregon and northern California that supplies water to agriculture, wildlife refuges, and communities in the Klamath Basin.
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B.
San Joaquin River Restoration Program
The San Joaquin River Restoration Program is a long-term environmental initiative aimed at restoring flows, fish populations, and ecosystem health to California’s San Joaquin River while maintaining water supply reliability for agriculture and communities.
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C.
Columbia Basin Project
The Columbia Basin Project is a large-scale irrigation and hydroelectric development in central Washington State that distributes water and power from the Grand Coulee Dam to support agriculture, industry, and communities across the region.
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D.
Yakima Project
The Yakima Project is a major federal water management and irrigation system in central Washington State that supplies water for agriculture, municipalities, and fish and wildlife habitat.
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E.
Oroville Dam
Oroville Dam is a large earthfill embankment dam on the Feather River in Northern California, serving as a key water storage, flood control, and hydroelectric facility.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dam removal project
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environmental restoration project ⓘ river restoration project ⓘ |
| affects |
anadromous fish migration
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salmon habitat ⓘ tribal fishing rights ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
improve fish passage
ⓘ
improve water quality ⓘ restore ecosystem health ⓘ restore salmon runs ⓘ restore steelhead trout runs ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| environmentalFocus |
native fish recovery
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river ecosystem restoration ⓘ water quality improvement ⓘ |
| expectedOutcome |
improved cultural resources for tribes
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improved water temperature conditions ⓘ increased access to spawning habitat for salmon ⓘ reconnection of riverine processes ⓘ reduction of toxic algal blooms ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
dam deconstruction
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habitat restoration ⓘ reservoir drawdown ⓘ river channel restoration ⓘ sediment management ⓘ |
| includesDam |
Copco No. 1 Dam
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linked to:
Copco Dam No. 1
Copco No. 2 Dam ⓘ Iron Gate Dam ⓘ J.C. Boyle Dam ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California
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linked to:
California, United States
Klamath River ⓘ Oregon ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
ecological restoration
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removal of hydroelectric dams ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Klamath Basin water conflicts
ⓘ
hydropower license surrender ⓘ |
| riverSystem |
Klamath River basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Klamath River
|
| scale | large-scale ⓘ |
| stakeholder |
Karuk Tribe
ⓘ
linked to:
Karuk people
Klamath River tribes ⓘ
linked to:
Klamath people
PacifiCorp ⓘ U.S. federal agencies ⓘ Yurok Tribe ⓘ
linked to:
Yurok people
commercial fishermen ⓘ recreational fishermen ⓘ state of California ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
state of Oregon ⓘ
linked to:
Oregon
|
| typeOfDamRemoved | hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Klamath River dam removal project Description of subject: The Klamath River dam removal project is a large-scale environmental restoration effort to dismantle several hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River to improve fish passage, water quality, and ecosystem health.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.