Devil Canyon Powerplant
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Devil Canyon Powerplant is a hydroelectric generating facility in Southern California that produces power as part of the State Water Project’s water conveyance and energy system.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Devil Canyon Powerplant canonical | 3 |
| Castaic Power Plant | 1 |
| Devil Canyon–Castaic power system | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T495756 — 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: Devil Canyon Powerplant Context triple: [State Water Project, hasComponent, Devil Canyon Powerplant]
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A.
Ivanpah Valley
Ivanpah Valley is an arid basin in the northeastern Mojave Desert known for its desert landscapes, dry lakebeds, and large-scale solar energy installations.
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B.
Tracy Pumping Plant
Tracy Pumping Plant is a major water pumping facility in California that lifts and conveys water from the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta into the Central Valley Project’s distribution system.
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C.
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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D.
Folsom Dam
Folsom Dam is a large concrete dam on the American River in California that provides flood control, water storage, and hydroelectric power for the Sacramento region.
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E.
Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Station
Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Station is a single-unit boiling water nuclear power plant located in Lower Alloways Creek Township, New Jersey, that generates electricity for the regional grid.
- 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: Devil Canyon Powerplant Target entity description: Devil Canyon Powerplant is a hydroelectric generating facility in Southern California that produces power as part of the State Water Project’s water conveyance and energy system.
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A.
Ivanpah Valley
Ivanpah Valley is an arid basin in the northeastern Mojave Desert known for its desert landscapes, dry lakebeds, and large-scale solar energy installations.
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B.
Tracy Pumping Plant
Tracy Pumping Plant is a major water pumping facility in California that lifts and conveys water from the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta into the Central Valley Project’s distribution system.
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C.
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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D.
Folsom Dam
Folsom Dam is a large concrete dam on the American River in California that provides flood control, water storage, and hydroelectric power for the Sacramento region.
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E.
Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Station
Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Station is a single-unit boiling water nuclear power plant located in Lower Alloways Creek Township, New Jersey, that generates electricity for the regional grid.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hydroelectric power plant
ⓘ
power station ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Devil Canyon Afterbay
ⓘ
San Bernardino Mountains water conveyance facilities ⓘ Silverwood Lake ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| energySource | hydropower ⓘ |
| gridConnection | California electrical grid ⓘ |
| hasType | conduit hydroelectric facility ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
San Bernardino County, California ⓘ
linked to:
San Bernardino County
Southern California ⓘ United States West Coast power system region ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
San Bernardino, California
ⓘ
linked to:
San Bernardino
|
| operator | California Department of Water Resources ⓘ |
| ownedBy | California Department of Water Resources ⓘ |
| partOf |
California State Water Project
ⓘ
linked to:
State Water Project
State Water Project power and conveyance system ⓘ
linked to:
State Water Project
|
| primaryFunction |
hydroelectric power generation
ⓘ
support of water conveyance for the State Water Project ⓘ |
| purpose |
to generate electricity from water released through the State Water Project system
ⓘ
to support water deliveries for urban and agricultural users in California ⓘ |
| regionServed | Southern California ⓘ |
| regulatoryJurisdiction |
State of California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
United States federal energy and water regulations ⓘ |
| sector |
electric power industry
ⓘ
water resources infrastructure ⓘ |
| uses | water from the State Water Project conveyance system ⓘ |
| watercourse |
California State Water Project aqueduct system
ⓘ
linked to:
State Water Project
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Devil Canyon Powerplant Description of subject: Devil Canyon Powerplant is a hydroelectric generating facility in Southern California that produces power as part of the State Water Project’s water conveyance and energy system.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Devil Canyon Powerplant
linked to: Devil Canyon Powerplant