Bureau of Reclamation
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The Bureau of Reclamation is a U.S. federal agency responsible for managing water resources and operating dams, reservoirs, and irrigation projects primarily in the western United States.
All labels observed (14)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T85498 — 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: Bureau of Reclamation Context triple: [United States Department of the Interior, hasPart, Bureau of Reclamation]
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A.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is a federal agency within the U.S. Department of Defense responsible for designing, building, and maintaining military and civil engineering projects such as dams, waterways, and infrastructure.
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B.
U.S. Bureau of Land Management
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is a federal agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior responsible for managing vast areas of public lands and natural resources across the United States.
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C.
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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D.
Central Valley Project
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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E.
State Water Project
The State Water Project is a massive California water storage and delivery system that transports water from northern sources to agricultural, urban, and industrial users across the state, including the Central Valley.
- 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: Bureau of Reclamation Target entity description: The Bureau of Reclamation is a U.S. federal agency responsible for managing water resources and operating dams, reservoirs, and irrigation projects primarily in the western United States.
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A.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is a federal agency within the U.S. Department of Defense responsible for designing, building, and maintaining military and civil engineering projects such as dams, waterways, and infrastructure.
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B.
U.S. Bureau of Land Management
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is a federal agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior responsible for managing vast areas of public lands and natural resources across the United States.
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C.
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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D.
Central Valley Project
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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E.
State Water Project
The State Water Project is a massive California water storage and delivery system that transports water from northern sources to agricultural, urban, and industrial users across the state, including the Central Valley.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (74)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States government agency
ⓘ
federal agency ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Reclamation
ⓘ
Bureau of Reclamation ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
USBR ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| employerType | public sector ⓘ |
| focusArea |
dam safety
ⓘ
drought management ⓘ ecosystem restoration ⓘ endangered species protection related to water projects ⓘ irrigation development in arid regions ⓘ water conservation ⓘ |
| hasDams |
Blue Mesa Dam
ⓘ
Davis Dam ⓘ Flaming Gorge Reservoir ⓘ
surface form:
Flaming Gorge Dam
Glen Canyon Dam ⓘ Grand Coulee Dam ⓘ Hoover Dam ⓘ Parker Dam ⓘ Roosevelt Dam ⓘ Shasta Dam ⓘ Yellowtail Dam ⓘ |
| hasReservoirs |
Blue Mesa Reservoir
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Flaming Gorge Reservoir ⓘ Lake Mead ⓘ Lake Powell ⓘ Lake Roosevelt ⓘ Shasta Lake ⓘ Yellowtail Reservoir ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| inception | 1902 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
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| legalBasis | Reclamation Act of 1902 ⓘ |
| mainResponsibility |
environmental stewardship of water projects
ⓘ
hydropower generation ⓘ irrigation project development ⓘ municipal and industrial water supply ⓘ operation of dams ⓘ operation of reservoirs ⓘ river basin management ⓘ water resource management ⓘ water supply for agriculture ⓘ |
| nameChange |
Bureau of Reclamation
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
United States Reclamation Service to Bureau of Reclamation
|
| nameChangeDate | 1923 ⓘ |
| notableProject |
Central Arizona Project
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Central Valley Project ⓘ Colorado-Big Thompson Project ⓘ Fryingpan–Arkansas Project ⓘ Glen Canyon Dam ⓘ Grand Coulee Dam ⓘ Hoover Dam ⓘ Klamath Project ⓘ Truckee-Carson Project ⓘ Yakima Project ⓘ |
| operatesInRegion |
17 western states
ⓘ
western United States ⓘ
surface form:
Western United States
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| originalName |
Bureau of Reclamation
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Reclamation Service
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| parentOrganization | United States Department of the Interior ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Department of the Interior ⓘ |
| regulates |
releases from major reclamation dams
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water storage in federal reservoirs in the western United States ⓘ |
| sector |
hydroelectric power
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irrigated agriculture ⓘ water resources ⓘ |
| serviceArea |
California water systems
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Colorado River ⓘ
surface form:
Colorado River Basin
Columbia River ⓘ
surface form:
Columbia River Basin
Missouri River Basin ⓘ |
| typicalBeneficiaries |
farmers
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hydropower customers ⓘ industrial water users ⓘ municipal water users ⓘ |
| website | https://www.usbr.gov/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bureau of Reclamation Description of subject: The Bureau of Reclamation is a U.S. federal agency responsible for managing water resources and operating dams, reservoirs, and irrigation projects primarily in the western United States.
Referenced by (205)
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this entity surface form:
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
this entity surface form:
Bureau of Reclamation Eastern Colorado Area Office
this entity surface form:
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
this entity surface form:
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
this entity surface form:
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation