Schoharie Reservoir
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Schoharie Reservoir is a major upstate New York water supply reservoir that forms part of the New York City water system.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Schoharie Reservoir canonical | 18 |
| Schoharie Reservoir dam | 1 |
| Schoharie Reservoir watershed | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T386877 — 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: Schoharie Reservoir Context triple: [Esopus Creek, waterDiversionFrom, Schoharie Reservoir]
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A.
Croton Falls Reservoir
Croton Falls Reservoir is a man-made lake in Westchester County, New York, that serves as part of New York City's Croton water supply system.
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B.
Kensico Reservoir
Kensico Reservoir is a major New York City water supply reservoir located in Westchester County, New York, known for its role in storing and regulating drinking water from the Catskill and Delaware systems.
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C.
Titicus Reservoir
Titicus Reservoir is a man-made lake in Westchester County, New York, that serves as one of the key water supply reservoirs for New York City.
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D.
East Branch Reservoir
East Branch Reservoir is a man-made water supply reservoir in New York’s Croton Watershed that helps provide drinking water to New York City.
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E.
Lake Mahopac
Lake Mahopac is a scenic freshwater lake and residential community area in the town of Carmel in Putnam County, New York, known for boating, fishing, and lakeside recreation.
- 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: Schoharie Reservoir Target entity description: Schoharie Reservoir is a major upstate New York water supply reservoir that forms part of the New York City water system.
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A.
Croton Falls Reservoir
Croton Falls Reservoir is a man-made lake in Westchester County, New York, that serves as part of New York City's Croton water supply system.
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B.
Kensico Reservoir
Kensico Reservoir is a major New York City water supply reservoir located in Westchester County, New York, known for its role in storing and regulating drinking water from the Catskill and Delaware systems.
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C.
Titicus Reservoir
Titicus Reservoir is a man-made lake in Westchester County, New York, that serves as one of the key water supply reservoirs for New York City.
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D.
East Branch Reservoir
East Branch Reservoir is a man-made water supply reservoir in New York’s Croton Watershed that helps provide drinking water to New York City.
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E.
Lake Mahopac
Lake Mahopac is a scenic freshwater lake and residential community area in the town of Carmel in Putnam County, New York, known for boating, fishing, and lakeside recreation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artificial lake
ⓘ
reservoir ⓘ water supply reservoir ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| connectedTo |
Ashokan Reservoir via Esopus Creek
ⓘ
Esopus Creek via Shandaken Tunnel ⓘ
linked to:
Shandaken Tunnel
|
| constructionBegan | early 20th century ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdByConstructionOf | Gilboa Dam ⓘ |
| drainsInto | Esopus Creek via Shandaken Tunnel ⓘ |
| environmentalConcern |
sedimentation
ⓘ
turbidity in inflowing streams ⓘ |
| hasDam | Gilboa Dam ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement |
Gilboa
ⓘ
Grand Gorge ⓘ Prattsville ⓘ |
| hasStructureType | impoundment reservoir ⓘ |
| hasUseRestriction |
limited boating
ⓘ
no swimming ⓘ shoreline access controlled by NYC DEP ⓘ |
| inflow | Schoharie Creek ⓘ |
| isComponentOf | NYC upstate reservoir network ⓘ |
| isFedBy | Schoharie Creek ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
New York City upstate watershed lands
ⓘ
linked to:
Catskill-Delaware Watershed
|
| isSubjectOf | New York City water supply protection regulations ⓘ |
| isUpstreamOf | Ashokan Reservoir ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New York State
ⓘ
linked to:
New York
Schoharie County, New York ⓘ
linked to:
Schoharie County
|
| locatedInRegion | Catskill Mountains ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedInWatershed |
Schoharie Creek watershed
ⓘ
linked to:
Schoharie Creek
|
| locatedNear | Gilboa, New York ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Schoharie Creek ⓘ |
| managingAgency | New York City Department of Environmental Protection ⓘ |
| outflow | Shandaken Tunnel ⓘ |
| owner |
City of New York
ⓘ
linked to:
New York City
|
| partOf |
New York City Catskill water supply system
ⓘ
linked to:
New York City water supply system
New York City Catskill-Delaware water supply system ⓘ
linked to:
New York City water supply system
New York City water supply system ⓘ |
| purpose |
drinking water storage
ⓘ
municipal water supply ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | New York State Department of Environmental Conservation ⓘ |
| startPointOf | Shandaken Tunnel ⓘ |
| suppliesWaterTo | New York City ⓘ |
| usedFor |
flood control (secondary)
ⓘ
recreation (limited) ⓘ |
| watercourse | Schoharie Creek ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Schoharie Reservoir Description of subject: Schoharie Reservoir is a major upstate New York water supply reservoir that forms part of the New York City water system.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Schoharie Reservoir
linked to: Schoharie Reservoir