Summersville Dam
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Summersville Dam is a large rock-fill dam on the Gauley River in West Virginia, known for creating Summersville Lake and supporting popular whitewater recreation downstream.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Summersville Dam canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2893426 — 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: Summersville Dam Context triple: [Gauley River National Recreation Area, waterReleasesFrom, Summersville Dam]
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A.
Nolin River Dam
Nolin River Dam is a flood-control and recreation dam located on the Nolin River in central Kentucky, forming Nolin River Lake.
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B.
South Holston Dam
South Holston Dam is a large Tennessee Valley Authority hydroelectric and flood-control dam on the South Fork Holston River in northeastern Tennessee.
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C.
Forestville Dam
Forestville Dam is a hydroelectric and recreational dam located on the Dead River near Marquette in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
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D.
High Rock Dam
High Rock Dam is a hydroelectric dam in North Carolina that impounds the Yadkin River to form High Rock Lake, a major reservoir for power generation and recreation.
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E.
Tuckertown Dam
Tuckertown Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Yadkin River in North Carolina that forms Tuckertown Reservoir as part of a series of power-generating dams along the 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: Summersville Dam Target entity description: Summersville Dam is a large rock-fill dam on the Gauley River in West Virginia, known for creating Summersville Lake and supporting popular whitewater recreation downstream.
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A.
Nolin River Dam
Nolin River Dam is a flood-control and recreation dam located on the Nolin River in central Kentucky, forming Nolin River Lake.
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B.
South Holston Dam
South Holston Dam is a large Tennessee Valley Authority hydroelectric and flood-control dam on the South Fork Holston River in northeastern Tennessee.
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C.
Forestville Dam
Forestville Dam is a hydroelectric and recreational dam located on the Dead River near Marquette in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
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D.
High Rock Dam
High Rock Dam is a hydroelectric dam in North Carolina that impounds the Yadkin River to form High Rock Lake, a major reservoir for power generation and recreation.
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E.
Tuckertown Dam
Tuckertown Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Yadkin River in North Carolina that forms Tuckertown Reservoir as part of a series of power-generating dams along the river.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
embankment dam
ⓘ
rock-fill dam ⓘ |
| associatedReservoir | Summersville Lake ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createsReservoir | Summersville Lake ⓘ |
| downstreamRiverSection |
Gauley River
ⓘ
surface form:
Gauley River whitewater section
|
| floodControlFor |
Gauley River
ⓘ
surface form:
Gauley River valley
Kanawha River ⓘ
surface form:
Kanawha River system
|
| hasFunction |
reduction of downstream flooding
ⓘ
regulation of Gauley River flow ⓘ water storage ⓘ |
| hasName | Summersville Dam self-link ⓘ |
| hasPowerPlant | yes ⓘ |
| hasRecreationalUse |
boating on Summersville Lake
ⓘ
camping near Summersville Lake ⓘ fishing on Summersville Lake ⓘ swimming on Summersville Lake ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| impounds | Gauley River ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Gauley River
ⓘ
surface form:
Gauley River watershed
|
| locatedIn | Nicholas County, West Virginia ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Gauley River ⓘ |
| managingAgency | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Summersville, West Virginia ⓘ |
| nearCity | Summersville, West Virginia ⓘ |
| operator | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| region | Appalachian Mountains ⓘ |
| state | West Virginia ⓘ |
| structureType | earth and rock-fill embankment ⓘ |
| supportsActivity |
kayaking
ⓘ
whitewater rafting ⓘ whitewater recreation ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction |
Summersville Lake
ⓘ
surface form:
Summersville Lake area
|
| usedBy |
anglers
ⓘ
recreational boaters ⓘ whitewater outfitters ⓘ |
| usedFor | seasonal whitewater releases ⓘ |
| waterBodyFormed | Summersville Lake ⓘ |
| watercourse | Gauley River ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Summersville Dam Description of subject: Summersville Dam is a large rock-fill dam on the Gauley River in West Virginia, known for creating Summersville Lake and supporting popular whitewater recreation downstream.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.