Mendota Pool
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Mendota Pool is a key water storage and distribution reservoir in California’s Central Valley that serves as a major junction for irrigation and water conveyance systems.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mendota Pool canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2773386 — 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: Mendota Pool Context triple: [Delta-Mendota Canal, endPoint, Mendota Pool]
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A.
Palisade Reservoir
Palisade Reservoir is a man-made lake in central Utah used primarily for irrigation, recreation, and local water storage.
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B.
Pine Flat Lake
Pine Flat Lake is a large man-made reservoir in California’s Sierra Nevada foothills, popular for boating, fishing, and flood control along the Kings River.
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C.
Mendota
Mendota is a small agricultural city in California’s San Joaquin Valley known for its farming and rural character.
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D.
Joe Pool Lake
Joe Pool Lake is a large reservoir in North Texas popular for boating, fishing, and lakeside recreation.
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E.
Cannonsville Reservoir
Cannonsville Reservoir is a major New York City water supply reservoir located in the western Catskill Mountains on the West Branch of the Delaware River.
- 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: Mendota Pool Target entity description: Mendota Pool is a key water storage and distribution reservoir in California’s Central Valley that serves as a major junction for irrigation and water conveyance systems.
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A.
Palisade Reservoir
Palisade Reservoir is a man-made lake in central Utah used primarily for irrigation, recreation, and local water storage.
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B.
Pine Flat Lake
Pine Flat Lake is a large man-made reservoir in California’s Sierra Nevada foothills, popular for boating, fishing, and flood control along the Kings River.
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C.
Mendota
Mendota is a small agricultural city in California’s San Joaquin Valley known for its farming and rural character.
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D.
Joe Pool Lake
Joe Pool Lake is a large reservoir in North Texas popular for boating, fishing, and lakeside recreation.
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E.
Cannonsville Reservoir
Cannonsville Reservoir is a major New York City water supply reservoir located in the western Catskill Mountains on the West Branch of the Delaware River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
reservoir
ⓘ
water distribution facility ⓘ water storage facility ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| connectedTo |
Delta-Mendota Canal
ⓘ
San Joaquin River irrigation networks ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| formedBy | Mendota Dam ⓘ |
| function | balancing reservoir for CVP deliveries ⓘ |
| hasStructure | Mendota Dam ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Central Valley ⓘ Fresno County ⓘ |
| locatedInHydrologicRegion | San Joaquin River Basin ⓘ |
| locatedNear | City of Mendota ⓘ |
| locatedOn | San Joaquin River ⓘ |
| managingAgency |
Bureau of Reclamation
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Bureau of Reclamation
|
| nearbyCity | Mendota, California ⓘ |
| partOf | Central Valley Project ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
irrigation
ⓘ
water conveyance ⓘ water storage ⓘ |
| receivesWaterFrom |
Delta-Mendota Canal
ⓘ
San Joaquin River ⓘ |
| regionServed | San Joaquin Valley ⓘ |
| servesAs |
major junction for irrigation systems
ⓘ
major junction for water conveyance systems ⓘ |
| suppliesWaterTo | irrigation canals in the western San Joaquin Valley ⓘ |
| waterManagementRole |
distribution of Central Valley Project water
ⓘ
regulation of flows in the San Joaquin River ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mendota Pool Description of subject: Mendota Pool is a key water storage and distribution reservoir in California’s Central Valley that serves as a major junction for irrigation and water conveyance systems.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.