Colorado River Aqueduct
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The Colorado River Aqueduct is a major water conveyance system that transports Colorado River water across the desert to supply Southern California’s cities and agricultural areas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Colorado River Aqueduct canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3083934 — 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.
Target entity: Colorado River Aqueduct Context triple: [California Aqueduct, relatedProject, Colorado River Aqueduct]
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A.
Los Angeles Aqueduct
The Los Angeles Aqueduct is a major early-20th-century water conveyance system that transports water from California’s Owens Valley to the city of Los Angeles, profoundly shaping the region’s growth and sparking enduring environmental and political controversies.
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California Aqueduct
The California Aqueduct is a major man-made water conveyance system in California that transports water hundreds of miles from the state’s northern regions to its drier central and southern areas.
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C.
South Bay Aqueduct
South Bay Aqueduct is a major California water conveyance facility that transports water from the State Water Project to communities in the southern San Francisco Bay Area.
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D.
North Bay Aqueduct
The North Bay Aqueduct is a key water conveyance facility in California that delivers State Water Project supplies to communities in Solano and Napa counties.
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E.
Friant-Kern Canal
The Friant-Kern Canal is a major irrigation and water conveyance canal in California’s San Joaquin Valley that delivers diverted San Joaquin River water to farms and communities across the southern Central Valley.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Colorado River Aqueduct Target entity description: The Colorado River Aqueduct is a major water conveyance system that transports Colorado River water across the desert to supply Southern California’s cities and agricultural areas.
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A.
Los Angeles Aqueduct
The Los Angeles Aqueduct is a major early-20th-century water conveyance system that transports water from California’s Owens Valley to the city of Los Angeles, profoundly shaping the region’s growth and sparking enduring environmental and political controversies.
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B.
California Aqueduct
The California Aqueduct is a major man-made water conveyance system in California that transports water hundreds of miles from the state’s northern regions to its drier central and southern areas.
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C.
South Bay Aqueduct
South Bay Aqueduct is a major California water conveyance facility that transports water from the State Water Project to communities in the southern San Francisco Bay Area.
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D.
North Bay Aqueduct
The North Bay Aqueduct is a key water conveyance facility in California that delivers State Water Project supplies to communities in Solano and Napa counties.
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E.
Friant-Kern Canal
The Friant-Kern Canal is a major irrigation and water conveyance canal in California’s San Joaquin Valley that delivers diverted San Joaquin River water to farms and communities across the southern Central Valley.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aqueduct
ⓘ
water conveyance system ⓘ |
| completedIn | 1941 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1933 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses | desert ⓘ |
| designedBy | Metropolitan Water District of Southern California ⓘ |
| elevationGain |
approximately 490 meters
ⓘ
more than 1600 feet ⓘ |
| endPoint |
Lake Mathews
ⓘ
Riverside County ⓘ
surface form:
Riverside County, California
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| hasPart |
canal
ⓘ
pipeline ⓘ pumping plant ⓘ tunnel ⓘ |
| inception | 1933 ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 242 miles
ⓘ
approximately 389 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
Southern California ⓘ southwestern United States ⓘ
surface form:
Southwestern United States
|
| locatedInDesert |
Mojave Desert
ⓘ
Sonoran Desert ⓘ |
| numberOfPumpingPlants | 5 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1941 ⓘ |
| operator | Metropolitan Water District of Southern California ⓘ |
| owner | Metropolitan Water District of Southern California ⓘ |
| partOf | Colorado River water distribution system ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Imperial County
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial County, California
Greater Los Angeles Area ⓘ
surface form:
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
Mojave Desert ⓘ Riverside County ⓘ
surface form:
Riverside County, California
San Bernardino County ⓘ
surface form:
San Bernardino County, California
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| primaryPurpose | municipal water supply ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Greater Los Angeles Area
ⓘ
surface form:
Greater Los Angeles
Inland Empire ⓘ |
| secondaryPurpose | agricultural irrigation supply ⓘ |
| significantFor | urban development of Southern California ⓘ |
| startPoint |
Colorado River
ⓘ
Parker Dam ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| suppliesWaterTo |
Los Angeles County
ⓘ
surface form:
Los Angeles County, California
Orange County, California ⓘ San Diego County ⓘ
surface form:
San Diego County, California
Southern California ⓘ agricultural areas ⓘ urban areas ⓘ |
| waterSource | Colorado River ⓘ |
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Subject: Colorado River Aqueduct Description of subject: The Colorado River Aqueduct is a major water conveyance system that transports Colorado River water across the desert to supply Southern California’s cities and agricultural areas.
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