Coulee Dam, Washington
E322931
Coulee Dam, Washington is a small town in north-central Washington State best known as the community adjacent to the massive Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Coulee Dam, Washington canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2884112 — 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: Coulee Dam, Washington Context triple: [Grand Coulee, Washington, near, Coulee Dam, Washington]
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A.
The Dalles Dam
The Dalles Dam is a large hydroelectric dam and navigation facility on the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest, known for its significant power generation and impact on regional river ecosystems and communities.
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B.
Minidoka Dam
Minidoka Dam is an early 20th-century Bureau of Reclamation irrigation and hydroelectric dam on the Snake River in southern Idaho.
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C.
Chief Joseph Dam
Chief Joseph Dam is a large hydroelectric dam in Washington State and one of the biggest run-of-the-river power-producing dams in the United States.
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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.
Hells Canyon Dam
Hells Canyon Dam is a hydroelectric concrete arch-gravity dam on the Snake River in the Hells Canyon region along the Oregon–Idaho border in the United States.
- 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: Coulee Dam, Washington Target entity description: Coulee Dam, Washington is a small town in north-central Washington State best known as the community adjacent to the massive Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River.
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A.
The Dalles Dam
The Dalles Dam is a large hydroelectric dam and navigation facility on the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest, known for its significant power generation and impact on regional river ecosystems and communities.
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B.
Minidoka Dam
Minidoka Dam is an early 20th-century Bureau of Reclamation irrigation and hydroelectric dam on the Snake River in southern Idaho.
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C.
Chief Joseph Dam
Chief Joseph Dam is a large hydroelectric dam in Washington State and one of the biggest run-of-the-river power-producing dams in the United States.
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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.
Hells Canyon Dam
Hells Canyon Dam is a hydroelectric concrete arch-gravity dam on the Snake River in the Hells Canyon region along the Oregon–Idaho border in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
municipality
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Grand Coulee Dam ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid climate ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| economyDependentOn | Grand Coulee Dam ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel |
approximately 1600 feet
ⓘ
approximately 490 meters ⓘ |
| governmentType | mayor–council government ⓘ |
| hasAreaCode | 509 ⓘ |
| hasFeature | hydroelectric power infrastructure ⓘ |
| hasIndustry | hydropower-related employment ⓘ |
| hasNearbyAttraction |
Lake Roosevelt
ⓘ
Lake Roosevelt ⓘ
surface form:
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
|
| hasNearbyCommunity |
Electric City, Washington
ⓘ
Grand Coulee, Washington ⓘ Nespelem, Washington ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFacility | Bureau of Reclamation Grand Coulee Dam facilities ⓘ |
| hasNearbyStructure | Grand Coulee Dam spillway ⓘ |
| hasTouristActivity |
camping
ⓘ
dam tours ⓘ fishing ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ |
| isLocatedNear | Colville Indian Reservation ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Columbia Plateau ⓘ |
| isServedBy | local school district ⓘ |
| knownFor |
proximity to Grand Coulee Dam
ⓘ
tourism related to Grand Coulee Dam ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Douglas County, Washington
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grant County, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ Okanogan County, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Northwest ⓘ
surface form:
United States Pacific Northwest
north-central Washington ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Columbia River ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Grand Coulee Dam ⓘ |
| nearestMajorRiver | Columbia River ⓘ |
| partOf |
Columbia River Basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Columbia River basin
|
| postalCode | 99116 ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicSector |
public utilities
ⓘ
services ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| region | Inland Northwest ⓘ |
| state | Washington ⓘ |
| timeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| transportation | served by Washington State Route 155 ⓘ |
| waterBodyNearby | Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Coulee Dam, Washington Description of subject: Coulee Dam, Washington is a small town in north-central Washington State best known as the community adjacent to the massive Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.