San Carlos Dam
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San Carlos Dam is a major concrete gravity dam in Arizona that creates San Carlos Lake and provides irrigation water, flood control, and hydroelectric power along the Gila River.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| San Carlos Dam canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3268110 — 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: San Carlos Dam Context triple: [Gila River, hasDam, San Carlos Dam]
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A.
El Quimbo Dam
El Quimbo Dam is a large hydroelectric dam on the Magdalena River in Colombia, built to generate power and support the country’s energy supply.
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B.
Angostura Dam
Angostura Dam is a hydroelectric power facility located on Chile’s Biobío River, contributing to the country’s renewable energy generation.
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C.
Colbún Dam
Colbún Dam is a major hydroelectric dam in Chile that generates power from the Maule River and plays a key role in the country’s energy supply.
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D.
Pangue Dam
Pangue Dam is a major hydroelectric power facility in Chile, built on the Biobío River to generate electricity and support the country’s energy needs.
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E.
San Luis Dam
San Luis Dam is a major earthfill embankment dam in California that impounds the San Luis Reservoir, one of the largest off-stream storage reservoirs 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: San Carlos Dam Target entity description: San Carlos Dam is a major concrete gravity dam in Arizona that creates San Carlos Lake and provides irrigation water, flood control, and hydroelectric power along the Gila River.
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A.
El Quimbo Dam
El Quimbo Dam is a large hydroelectric dam on the Magdalena River in Colombia, built to generate power and support the country’s energy supply.
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B.
Angostura Dam
Angostura Dam is a hydroelectric power facility located on Chile’s Biobío River, contributing to the country’s renewable energy generation.
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C.
Colbún Dam
Colbún Dam is a major hydroelectric dam in Chile that generates power from the Maule River and plays a key role in the country’s energy supply.
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D.
Pangue Dam
Pangue Dam is a major hydroelectric power facility in Chile, built on the Biobío River to generate electricity and support the country’s energy needs.
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E.
San Luis Dam
San Luis Dam is a major earthfill embankment dam in California that impounds the San Luis Reservoir, one of the largest off-stream storage reservoirs in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concrete gravity dam
ⓘ
dam ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createsReservoir | San Carlos Lake ⓘ |
| forms | San Carlos Lake ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
power production
ⓘ
river regulation ⓘ water storage ⓘ |
| hasHydroelectricPlant | San Carlos Dam power plant ⓘ |
| hasReservoir | San Carlos Lake ⓘ |
| impounds | Gila River ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arizona
ⓘ
Gila County, Arizona ⓘ Gila River ⓘ
surface form:
Gila River basin
|
| locatedNear | San Carlos, Arizona ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Gila River ⓘ |
| namedAfter | San Carlos ⓘ |
| partOf | Gila River irrigation system ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ irrigation water supply ⓘ |
| region |
southwestern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Southwestern United States
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| reservoirName | San Carlos Lake ⓘ |
| state | Arizona ⓘ |
| structureType | concrete gravity structure ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agricultural irrigation
ⓘ
electricity generation ⓘ flood mitigation ⓘ |
| watercourse | Gila River ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: San Carlos Dam Description of subject: San Carlos Dam is a major concrete gravity dam in Arizona that creates San Carlos Lake and provides irrigation water, flood control, and hydroelectric power along the Gila River.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.