Central Valley Project
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The Central Valley Project is a large-scale federal water management system in California that stores and delivers water for agriculture, cities, and environmental uses across the Central Valley.
All labels observed (26)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T88566 — 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: Central Valley Project Context triple: [Central Valley, waterInfrastructure, Central Valley Project]
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A.
Hoover Dam
Hoover Dam is a massive concrete arch-gravity dam on the Colorado River, renowned as a landmark feat of 20th-century American engineering and a major source of hydroelectric power and water management in the Southwest.
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B.
Central Valley
The Central Valley is a vast, fertile agricultural region in California that serves as one of the most productive farming areas in the world.
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C.
Grand Coulee Dam
Grand Coulee Dam is a massive concrete gravity dam on the Columbia River in Washington State, renowned as one of the largest power-producing facilities in the United States and a landmark of New Deal–era infrastructure.
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D.
Tennessee Valley Authority
The Tennessee Valley Authority is a federally owned U.S. corporation created during the New Deal to provide regional economic development, flood control, and electricity generation in the Tennessee Valley.
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E.
San Francisco Bay
San Francisco Bay is a large, shallow estuarine inlet on the coast of Northern California, known for its iconic bridges, maritime activity, and role as the geographic center of the San Francisco Bay Area.
- 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: Central Valley Project Target entity description: The Central Valley Project is a large-scale federal water management system in California that stores and delivers water for agriculture, cities, and environmental uses across the Central Valley.
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A.
Hoover Dam
Hoover Dam is a massive concrete arch-gravity dam on the Colorado River, renowned as a landmark feat of 20th-century American engineering and a major source of hydroelectric power and water management in the Southwest.
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B.
Central Valley
The Central Valley is a vast, fertile agricultural region in California that serves as one of the most productive farming areas in the world.
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C.
Grand Coulee Dam
Grand Coulee Dam is a massive concrete gravity dam on the Columbia River in Washington State, renowned as one of the largest power-producing facilities in the United States and a landmark of New Deal–era infrastructure.
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D.
Tennessee Valley Authority
The Tennessee Valley Authority is a federally owned U.S. corporation created during the New Deal to provide regional economic development, flood control, and electricity generation in the Tennessee Valley.
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E.
San Francisco Bay
San Francisco Bay is a large, shallow estuarine inlet on the coast of Northern California, known for its iconic bridges, maritime activity, and role as the geographic center of the San Francisco Bay Area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federal water project
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water management project ⓘ |
| authorizationAct | Rivers and Harbors Act of 1937 ⓘ |
| authorizedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| basin |
Sacramento River Basin
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San Joaquin River Basin ⓘ
linked to:
San Joaquin River
Trinity River Basin ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1930s ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| environmentalImpact |
affects fish populations in Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
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affects wetlands and wildlife refuges in Central Valley ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
canals
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dams ⓘ powerplants ⓘ pumping plants ⓘ reservoirs ⓘ |
| includes |
Contra Costa Canal
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Delta-Mendota Canal ⓘ Folsom Dam ⓘ Friant Dam ⓘ Friant-Kern Canal ⓘ Jones Pumping Plant ⓘ Keswick Dam ⓘ New Melones Dam ⓘ San Luis Reservoir ⓘ San Luis Unit ⓘ Shasta Dam ⓘ Tehama-Colusa Canal ⓘ Tracy Pumping Plant ⓘ Trinity Dam ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California
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linked to:
California, United States
Central Valley ⓘ |
| managedBy |
United States Bureau of Reclamation
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linked to:
Bureau of Reclamation
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| operator |
United States Bureau of Reclamation
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linked to:
Bureau of Reclamation
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| primaryBeneficiaries |
Central Valley agriculture
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Central Valley cities ⓘ |
| purpose |
fish and wildlife protection
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flood control ⓘ hydroelectric power generation ⓘ irrigation water supply ⓘ municipal and industrial water supply ⓘ navigation support ⓘ water quality improvement ⓘ |
| regulates | Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta flows ⓘ |
| relatedTo | State Water Project ⓘ |
| suppliesWaterFor |
environmental flows
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irrigated agriculture ⓘ urban uses ⓘ |
| waterDeliveredTo |
Central Coast region of California
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linked to:
Central Coast of California
Sacramento Valley ⓘ San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ San Joaquin Valley ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Central Valley Project Description of subject: The Central Valley Project is a large-scale federal water management system in California that stores and delivers water for agriculture, cities, and environmental uses across the Central Valley.
Referenced by (111)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Rivers and Harbors Act of 1937
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topic
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California Central Valley Project (context of authorization and planning)
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Lake Oroville
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waterSupplyFor
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Central Valley Project service areas (via exchanges and interties)
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Don Pedro Reservoir
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partOf
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Central Valley Project service area (indirectly via local districts)
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linked to: Central Valley Project
linked to: Central Valley Project
subject linked to:
Sacramento River and San Joaquin River