Brantley Dam
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Brantley Dam is a major flood-control and irrigation reservoir structure on the Pecos River in southeastern New Mexico.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brantley Dam canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8837381 — 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: Brantley Dam Context triple: [Pecos River, hasDam, Brantley Dam]
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A.
Rollins Dam
Rollins Dam is a concrete gravity dam in Nevada County, California, that creates Rollins Reservoir for water storage, hydroelectric power generation, and recreation on the Bear River.
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B.
Barker Dam
Barker Dam is a historic water reservoir and popular scenic spot located within Joshua Tree National Park in California.
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C.
Buford Dam
Buford Dam is a large hydroelectric and flood-control dam in Georgia that creates Lake Lanier and helps regulate water flow and supply for the Atlanta metropolitan area.
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D.
Hartwell Dam
Hartwell Dam is a large hydroelectric and flood-control dam on the Savannah River that creates Lake Hartwell along the Georgia–South Carolina border.
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E.
Apalachia Dam
Apalachia Dam is a hydroelectric dam in western North Carolina that impounds the Hiwassee River to generate power and help manage regional water resources.
- 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: Brantley Dam Target entity description: Brantley Dam is a major flood-control and irrigation reservoir structure on the Pecos River in southeastern New Mexico.
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A.
Rollins Dam
Rollins Dam is a concrete gravity dam in Nevada County, California, that creates Rollins Reservoir for water storage, hydroelectric power generation, and recreation on the Bear River.
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B.
Barker Dam
Barker Dam is a historic water reservoir and popular scenic spot located within Joshua Tree National Park in California.
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C.
Buford Dam
Buford Dam is a large hydroelectric and flood-control dam in Georgia that creates Lake Lanier and helps regulate water flow and supply for the Atlanta metropolitan area.
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D.
Hartwell Dam
Hartwell Dam is a large hydroelectric and flood-control dam on the Savannah River that creates Lake Hartwell along the Georgia–South Carolina border.
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E.
Apalachia Dam
Apalachia Dam is a hydroelectric dam in western North Carolina that impounds the Hiwassee River to generate power and help manage regional water resources.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dam
ⓘ
embankment dam ⓘ flood control structure ⓘ irrigation infrastructure ⓘ |
| associatedProtectedArea | Brantley Lake State Park ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| completedIn | 1988 ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1984 ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial |
earthfill
ⓘ
rockfill ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| crosses | Pecos River ⓘ |
| designedFor | high flood flows on the Pecos River ⓘ |
| hasReservoir | Brantley Lake ⓘ |
| height |
about 144 feet
ⓘ
about 44 meters ⓘ |
| impounds | Brantley Lake ⓘ |
| length |
about 1,530 meters
ⓘ
about 5,020 feet ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Eddy County, New Mexico
ⓘ
New Mexico ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| locatedOnRiver | Pecos River ⓘ |
| managingAgency |
United States Bureau of Reclamation
ⓘ
linked to:
Bureau of Reclamation
|
| nearCity | Carlsbad, New Mexico ⓘ |
| openingYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| operator |
United States Bureau of Reclamation
ⓘ
linked to:
Bureau of Reclamation
|
| ownedBy |
United States Bureau of Reclamation
ⓘ
linked to:
Bureau of Reclamation
|
| partOf |
Brantley Project
ⓘ
linked to:
Orland Project
Pecos River Basin water management system ⓘ |
| primaryUse | flood mitigation on the Pecos River ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
irrigation water storage ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| region | southeastern New Mexico ⓘ |
| replaced | McMillan Dam ⓘ |
| reservoirCapacity | about 335,000 acre-feet ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Brantley Lake ⓘ |
| reservoirSurfaceArea | about 4,000 acres ⓘ |
| secondaryUse | irrigation supply for downstream agriculture ⓘ |
| state | New Mexico ⓘ |
| watercourse | Pecos River ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Brantley Dam Description of subject: Brantley Dam is a major flood-control and irrigation reservoir structure on the Pecos River in southeastern New Mexico.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.