Fryingpan–Arkansas Project
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The Fryingpan–Arkansas Project is a major U.S. water diversion and storage system in Colorado that transfers water from the Western Slope to the Arkansas River Basin for irrigation, municipal use, and hydroelectric power.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fryingpan–Arkansas Project canonical | 2 |
| Fryingpan River collection system | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1258908 — 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: Fryingpan–Arkansas Project Context triple: [Bureau of Reclamation, notableProject, Fryingpan–Arkansas Project]
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A.
Colorado-Big Thompson Project
The Colorado-Big Thompson Project is a major transbasin water diversion and storage system in Colorado that delivers Colorado River water to the arid eastern plains for agriculture, cities, and industry.
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B.
Columbia Basin Project
The Columbia Basin Project is a large-scale irrigation and hydroelectric development in central Washington State that distributes water and power from the Grand Coulee Dam to support agriculture, industry, and communities across the region.
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C.
Central Arizona Project
The Central Arizona Project is a major aqueduct system that transports Colorado River water hundreds of miles to supply cities, industries, and agriculture in central and southern Arizona.
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D.
McNary Dam
McNary Dam is a large hydroelectric dam and navigation lock complex on the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest of the United States.
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E.
Red Rock Dam
Red Rock Dam is a large flood-control and hydroelectric dam on the Des Moines River in central Iowa, forming Lake Red Rock as the state’s largest reservoir.
- 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: Fryingpan–Arkansas Project Target entity description: The Fryingpan–Arkansas Project is a major U.S. water diversion and storage system in Colorado that transfers water from the Western Slope to the Arkansas River Basin for irrigation, municipal use, and hydroelectric power.
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A.
Colorado-Big Thompson Project
The Colorado-Big Thompson Project is a major transbasin water diversion and storage system in Colorado that delivers Colorado River water to the arid eastern plains for agriculture, cities, and industry.
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B.
Columbia Basin Project
The Columbia Basin Project is a large-scale irrigation and hydroelectric development in central Washington State that distributes water and power from the Grand Coulee Dam to support agriculture, industry, and communities across the region.
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C.
Central Arizona Project
The Central Arizona Project is a major aqueduct system that transports Colorado River water hundreds of miles to supply cities, industries, and agriculture in central and southern Arizona.
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D.
McNary Dam
McNary Dam is a large hydroelectric dam and navigation lock complex on the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest of the United States.
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E.
Red Rock Dam
Red Rock Dam is a large flood-control and hydroelectric dam on the Des Moines River in central Iowa, forming Lake Red Rock as the state’s largest reservoir.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federal water resources project
ⓘ
water diversion project ⓘ |
| authorizationYear | 1962 ⓘ |
| authorizedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| basinOfOrigin | Colorado River Basin ⓘ |
| basinServed |
Arkansas River region
ⓘ
surface form:
Arkansas River Basin
|
| benefit |
electric power production
ⓘ
supplemental irrigation water supply ⓘ supplemental municipal water supply ⓘ |
| collectsRunoffFrom |
Hunter–Fryingpan Wilderness
ⓘ
Sawatch Range ⓘ |
| constructionStartYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| developedBy |
Bureau of Reclamation
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Bureau of Reclamation
|
| divertsWaterFrom |
Colorado River Basin
ⓘ
Western Colorado ⓘ
surface form:
Western Slope of Colorado
|
| divertsWaterTo |
Arkansas River region
ⓘ
surface form:
Arkansas River Basin
|
| hydropowerFacility |
Mount Elbert Forebay
ⓘ
surface form:
Mount Elbert Powerplant
Mount Elbert Forebay ⓘ
surface form:
Mt. Elbert Pumped-Storage Powerplant
|
| locatedIn | Colorado ⓘ |
| majorComponent |
Boustead Tunnel
ⓘ
Fryingpan–Arkansas Project self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Fryingpan River collection system
Mount Elbert Forebay ⓘ
surface form:
Mount Elbert Powerplant
Pueblo Dam ⓘ Pueblo Reservoir ⓘ Ruedi Reservoir ⓘ Sugar Loaf Dam ⓘ Turquoise Lake ⓘ Twin Lakes Reservoir ⓘ |
| managesWaterFor |
Arkansas River region
ⓘ
surface form:
Arkansas River Basin
|
| managingAgency | Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Bureau of Reclamation
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Bureau of Reclamation
|
| providesIrrigationWaterTo | agricultural lands in the Arkansas River Basin ⓘ |
| providesWaterTo |
Colorado Springs, Colorado
ⓘ
Fountain Valley ⓘ Pueblo, Colorado, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Pueblo, Colorado
|
| purpose |
hydroelectric power generation
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ municipal water supply ⓘ |
| riverSystemAffected |
Arkansas River
ⓘ
Fryingpan River ⓘ Roaring Fork River ⓘ |
| servesRegion |
Arkansas River
ⓘ
surface form:
Arkansas Valley
southeastern Colorado ⓘ |
| state | Colorado ⓘ |
| usesInfrastructureType |
hydroelectric powerplant
ⓘ
storage reservoir ⓘ transmountain diversion tunnel ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fryingpan–Arkansas Project Description of subject: The Fryingpan–Arkansas Project is a major U.S. water diversion and storage system in Colorado that transfers water from the Western Slope to the Arkansas River Basin for irrigation, municipal use, and hydroelectric power.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fryingpan River collection system