Skowhegan Dam
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Skowhegan Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Kennebec River in Skowhegan, Maine, used for power generation and river flow control.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kennebec River hydroelectric system | 1 |
| Skowhegan Dam canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T536662 — 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: Skowhegan Dam Context triple: [Kennebec River near Skowhegan, Maine, near, Skowhegan Dam]
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A.
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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B.
Croton Falls Dam
Croton Falls Dam is a masonry gravity dam in Westchester County, New York, that forms the Croton Falls Reservoir as part of New York City’s water supply system.
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C.
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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D.
Skowhegan Gorge
Skowhegan Gorge is a scenic, narrow river gorge on the Kennebec River in Skowhegan, Maine, known for its rugged rock formations and fast-moving water.
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E.
Great Stone Dam
The Great Stone Dam is a historic 19th-century granite dam in Lawrence, Massachusetts, built to harness the Merrimack River for industrial waterpower and central to the city’s mill-era development.
- 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: Skowhegan Dam Target entity description: Skowhegan Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Kennebec River in Skowhegan, Maine, used for power generation and river flow control.
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A.
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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B.
Croton Falls Dam
Croton Falls Dam is a masonry gravity dam in Westchester County, New York, that forms the Croton Falls Reservoir as part of New York City’s water supply system.
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C.
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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D.
Skowhegan Gorge
Skowhegan Gorge is a scenic, narrow river gorge on the Kennebec River in Skowhegan, Maine, known for its rugged rock formations and fast-moving water.
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E.
Great Stone Dam
The Great Stone Dam is a historic 19th-century granite dam in Lawrence, Massachusetts, built to harness the Merrimack River for industrial waterpower and central to the city’s mill-era development.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dam
ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| energySource | hydropower ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
electricity production
ⓘ
water level regulation ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Maine
ⓘ
Skowhegan, Maine ⓘ Somerset County, Maine ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| locatedInWatershed | Kennebec River watershed ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Kennebec River ⓘ |
| locatedUpstreamOf | other Kennebec River hydroelectric projects ⓘ |
| municipality |
Skowhegan
ⓘ
linked to:
Skowhegan, Maine
|
| near |
Skowhegan town center
ⓘ
linked to:
Skowhegan, Maine
|
| partOf | hydropower infrastructure on the Kennebec River ⓘ |
| primaryUse | hydroelectric power generation ⓘ |
| purpose |
power generation
ⓘ
river flow management ⓘ |
| region | New England ⓘ |
| riverSystem | Kennebec River ⓘ |
| state | Maine ⓘ |
| structureType | river dam ⓘ |
| use | river flow control ⓘ |
| watercourse | Kennebec River ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Skowhegan Dam Description of subject: Skowhegan Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Kennebec River in Skowhegan, Maine, used for power generation and river flow control.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.