Prairie du Sac Dam
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Prairie du Sac Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Wisconsin River in Wisconsin, known for power generation, river flow regulation, and its associated recreational and wildlife areas.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Prairie du Sac Dam canonical | 2 |
| Prairie du Sac Hydroelectric Dam | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7842847 — 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: Prairie du Sac Dam Context triple: [Wisconsin River, hasDam, Prairie du Sac Dam]
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A.
Rock Island Dam
Rock Island Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Columbia River in Washington State, notable as one of the first major dams built on the river for power generation and river control.
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B.
Palisade Dam
Palisade Dam is an irrigation and water storage structure located on the Sevier River in central Utah, supporting local agriculture and recreation.
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C.
Fort Randall Dam
Fort Randall Dam is a large U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hydroelectric and flood-control dam on the Missouri River in South Dakota, forming Lake Francis Case.
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D.
Monticello Dam
Monticello Dam is a large concrete arch dam in Napa County, California, that creates Lake Berryessa and provides water storage, flood control, and hydroelectric power.
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E.
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.
- 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: Prairie du Sac Dam Target entity description: Prairie du Sac Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Wisconsin River in Wisconsin, known for power generation, river flow regulation, and its associated recreational and wildlife areas.
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A.
Rock Island Dam
Rock Island Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Columbia River in Washington State, notable as one of the first major dams built on the river for power generation and river control.
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B.
Palisade Dam
Palisade Dam is an irrigation and water storage structure located on the Sevier River in central Utah, supporting local agriculture and recreation.
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C.
Fort Randall Dam
Fort Randall Dam is a large U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hydroelectric and flood-control dam on the Missouri River in South Dakota, forming Lake Francis Case.
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D.
Monticello Dam
Monticello Dam is a large concrete arch dam in Napa County, California, that creates Lake Berryessa and provides water storage, flood control, and hydroelectric power.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gravity dam
ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| affects | river navigation conditions on the Wisconsin River ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin community
ⓘ
linked to:
Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin
Sauk City, Wisconsin community ⓘ
linked to:
Sauk City, Wisconsin
|
| basinCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creates | impoundment on the Wisconsin River ⓘ |
| energySource | hydropower ⓘ |
| gridConnection | regional electric transmission network ⓘ |
| hasFunction | water level management on the Wisconsin River ⓘ |
| hasImpact |
downstream flow regime
ⓘ
local fish habitat ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructureType | run-of-the-river hydroelectric facility ⓘ |
| hasNearbyActivity |
bird watching
ⓘ
shoreline recreation ⓘ |
| hasNearbyWildlife |
bald eagles
ⓘ
migratory waterfowl ⓘ |
| hasPowerPlant | Prairie du Sac Hydroelectric Plant ⓘ |
| hasRecreationArea |
fishing areas below the dam
ⓘ
viewing areas for wildlife and river ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Wisconsin’s hydroelectric generation assets ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
Wisconsin ⓘ |
| locatedInWatershed |
Mississippi River Basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Mississippi River basin
|
| locatedNear |
Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin
ⓘ
Sauk City, Wisconsin ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Wisconsin River ⓘ |
| nearProtectedArea | Upper Wisconsin River wildlife and recreation areas ⓘ |
| nearSettlement |
Prairie du Sac
ⓘ
linked to:
Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin
Sauk City ⓘ
linked to:
Sauk City, Wisconsin
|
| operator | Alliant Energy ⓘ |
| owner | Alliant Energy ⓘ |
| partOf |
Wisconsin River hydropower system
ⓘ
linked to:
Wisconsin River Power Company
|
| primaryFunction | hydroelectric power generation ⓘ |
| purpose |
electricity supply for regional grid
ⓘ
flood control assistance ⓘ |
| region | Sauk County, Wisconsin ⓘ |
| use |
recreation
ⓘ
river flow regulation ⓘ wildlife habitat support ⓘ |
| watercourseDammed | Wisconsin River ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Prairie du Sac Dam Description of subject: Prairie du Sac Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Wisconsin River in Wisconsin, known for power generation, river flow regulation, and its associated recreational and wildlife areas.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Prairie du Sac Dam