Hinckley Reservoir
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Hinckley Reservoir is a large man-made lake in central New York that serves as a major water supply source and recreational area for the region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hinckley Reservoir canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5357352 — 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: Hinckley Reservoir Context triple: [West Canada Creek, impoundedToForm, Hinckley Reservoir]
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A.
Harperrig Reservoir
Harperrig Reservoir is a man-made freshwater reservoir in the Pentland Hills of Scotland, used for water supply, fishing, and recreation.
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B.
Abbeystead Reservoir
Abbeystead Reservoir is a man-made lake in Lancashire, England, known for its scenic setting within the Forest of Bowland and its role in regional water supply.
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C.
Howden Reservoir
Howden Reservoir is a large man-made lake in Derbyshire’s Peak District, known as part of the Upper Derwent Valley chain of reservoirs supplying water to nearby cities and popular for its scenic surroundings and outdoor recreation.
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D.
Hillend Reservoir
Hillend Reservoir is a man-made lake in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, used primarily for water supply and recreational activities such as fishing and walking.
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E.
Claerwen Reservoir
Claerwen Reservoir is a large upland water reservoir in mid Wales, known for its impressive dam and scenic surroundings within the Elan Valley.
- 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: Hinckley Reservoir Target entity description: Hinckley Reservoir is a large man-made lake in central New York that serves as a major water supply source and recreational area for the region.
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A.
Harperrig Reservoir
Harperrig Reservoir is a man-made freshwater reservoir in the Pentland Hills of Scotland, used for water supply, fishing, and recreation.
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B.
Abbeystead Reservoir
Abbeystead Reservoir is a man-made lake in Lancashire, England, known for its scenic setting within the Forest of Bowland and its role in regional water supply.
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C.
Howden Reservoir
Howden Reservoir is a large man-made lake in Derbyshire’s Peak District, known as part of the Upper Derwent Valley chain of reservoirs supplying water to nearby cities and popular for its scenic surroundings and outdoor recreation.
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D.
Hillend Reservoir
Hillend Reservoir is a man-made lake in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, used primarily for water supply and recreational activities such as fishing and walking.
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E.
Claerwen Reservoir
Claerwen Reservoir is a large upland water reservoir in mid Wales, known for its impressive dam and scenic surroundings within the Elan Valley.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | reservoir ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| formedBy | Hinckley Dam ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalConcern |
sedimentation and shoreline erosion
ⓘ
water level fluctuations affecting habitat ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
drinking water storage
ⓘ
drought mitigation ⓘ recreational tourism support ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement |
Hinckley, New York
ⓘ
Poland, New York ⓘ Remsen, New York ⓘ |
| hasRecreationalActivity |
boating
ⓘ
camping ⓘ fishing ⓘ ice fishing ⓘ snowmobiling ⓘ swimming ⓘ |
| hasShorelineFeature |
beaches
ⓘ
campgrounds ⓘ public boat launches ⓘ |
| inflow | West Canada Creek ⓘ |
| isMajorWaterSourceFor | central New York region ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | water level management debates in central New York ⓘ |
| isUsedBy | anglers targeting warmwater and coldwater fish species ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New York
ⓘ
central New York ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity |
Herkimer County, New York
ⓘ
linked to:
Herkimer County
Oneida County, New York ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedInWatershed | Mohawk River watershed ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | West Canada Creek ⓘ |
| managingOrganization |
New York State Canal Corporation
ⓘ
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation ⓘ |
| outflow | West Canada Creek ⓘ |
| partOf | New York State Canal System water resources ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Mohawk Valley
ⓘ
Utica–Rome metropolitan area ⓘ |
| use |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power support ⓘ municipal water supply ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| waterBodyType | freshwater reservoir ⓘ |
| waterSupplyFor |
City of Utica, New York
ⓘ
linked to:
Utica, New York
surrounding Mohawk Valley communities ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hinckley Reservoir Description of subject: Hinckley Reservoir is a large man-made lake in central New York that serves as a major water supply source and recreational area for the region.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.