Tieton Dam
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Tieton Dam is a concrete multiple-arch dam in central Washington State that provides irrigation water storage, flood control, and hydroelectric power as part of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s Yakima River basin developments.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tieton Dam canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tieton Dam Context triple: [Yakima Project, component, Tieton Dam]
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A.
Duncan Dam
Duncan Dam is a major hydroelectric and flood-control dam on the Duncan River in British Columbia, forming part of the Columbia River Treaty system.
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B.
Keechelus Dam
Keechelus Dam is an earthfill dam in Washington State that forms Keechelus Lake, providing water storage and regulation as part of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s Yakima irrigation system.
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C.
Denison Dam
Denison Dam is a large earthen dam on the Red River between Texas and Oklahoma, built for flood control, hydroelectric power generation, and water supply.
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D.
O'Shaughnessy Dam
O'Shaughnessy Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam in Yosemite National Park that creates the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, supplying water and hydroelectric power to the San Francisco Bay Area.
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E.
Gerber Dam
Gerber Dam is an irrigation and water storage dam in southern Oregon that helps regulate water supply for agriculture and flood control within the Klamath Basin.
- 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: Tieton Dam Target entity description: Tieton Dam is a concrete multiple-arch dam in central Washington State that provides irrigation water storage, flood control, and hydroelectric power as part of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s Yakima River basin developments.
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A.
Duncan Dam
Duncan Dam is a major hydroelectric and flood-control dam on the Duncan River in British Columbia, forming part of the Columbia River Treaty system.
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B.
Keechelus Dam
Keechelus Dam is an earthfill dam in Washington State that forms Keechelus Lake, providing water storage and regulation as part of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s Yakima irrigation system.
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C.
Denison Dam
Denison Dam is a large earthen dam on the Red River between Texas and Oklahoma, built for flood control, hydroelectric power generation, and water supply.
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D.
O'Shaughnessy Dam
O'Shaughnessy Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam in Yosemite National Park that creates the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, supplying water and hydroelectric power to the San Francisco Bay Area.
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E.
Gerber Dam
Gerber Dam is an irrigation and water storage dam in southern Oregon that helps regulate water supply for agriculture and flood control within the Klamath Basin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concrete multiple-arch dam
ⓘ
dam ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| category |
Dams in Washington State
ⓘ
Hydroelectric power plants in Washington State ⓘ United States Bureau of Reclamation dams ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1923 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createsReservoir | Rimrock Lake ⓘ |
| designType | multiple-arch ⓘ |
| floodControl | provides seasonal flood regulation in Yakima River basin ⓘ |
| height | about 319 feet ⓘ |
| hydraulicHead | about 250 feet ⓘ |
| length | about 920 feet ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Washington State
ⓘ
linked to:
Washington
Yakima County, Washington ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Tieton River ⓘ |
| managingAgency |
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
ⓘ
linked to:
Bureau of Reclamation
|
| material | concrete ⓘ |
| nearCity |
Yakima, Washington
ⓘ
linked to:
Yakima, Washington, United States
|
| nearCommunity | Tieton, Washington ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1925 ⓘ |
| operator |
United States Bureau of Reclamation
ⓘ
linked to:
Bureau of Reclamation
|
| ownedBy |
United States Bureau of Reclamation
ⓘ
linked to:
Bureau of Reclamation
|
| partOf |
Yakima Project
ⓘ
Yakima River basin developments ⓘ
linked to:
Yakima Project Storage Dams
|
| plantCapacity | about 31 megawatts ⓘ |
| powerPlantType | conventional hydroelectric power plant ⓘ |
| project |
Yakima Project Tieton Division
ⓘ
linked to:
Yakima Project
|
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ irrigation water storage ⓘ |
| region | central Washington State ⓘ |
| reservoirCapacity | about 203,600 acre-feet ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Rimrock Lake ⓘ |
| reservoirSurfaceArea | about 2,600 acres ⓘ |
| riverBasin |
Yakima River basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Yakima River
|
| upstreamFrom | confluence of Tieton River and Naches River ⓘ |
| uses |
agricultural irrigation
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recreation on Rimrock Lake ⓘ |
| watercourse | Tieton River ⓘ |
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Subject: Tieton Dam Description of subject: Tieton Dam is a concrete multiple-arch dam in central Washington State that provides irrigation water storage, flood control, and hydroelectric power as part of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s Yakima River basin developments.
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