Buford Dam
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Buford Dam is a large hydroelectric and flood-control dam in Georgia that creates Lake Lanier and helps regulate water flow and supply for the Atlanta metropolitan area.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Buford Dam canonical | 2 |
| Buford Dam on the Chattahoochee River | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3565089 — 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: Buford Dam Context triple: [Chattahoochee River, hasDam, Buford Dam]
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A.
Jackson Bluff Dam
Jackson Bluff Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Ochlockonee River in Florida, best known for impounding the river to form Lake Talquin.
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B.
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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C.
Eufaula Dam
Eufaula Dam is a major flood-control and hydroelectric dam on the Arkansas River in Oklahoma that forms Lake Eufaula, one of the largest reservoirs in the United States.
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D.
Lewisville Dam
Lewisville Dam is an earthen embankment dam in North Texas that impounds the Elm Fork of the Trinity River to form Lewisville Lake for flood control, water supply, and recreation.
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E.
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.
- 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: Buford Dam Target entity description: Buford Dam is a large hydroelectric and flood-control dam in Georgia that creates Lake Lanier and helps regulate water flow and supply for the Atlanta metropolitan area.
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A.
Jackson Bluff Dam
Jackson Bluff Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Ochlockonee River in Florida, best known for impounding the river to form Lake Talquin.
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B.
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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C.
Eufaula Dam
Eufaula Dam is a major flood-control and hydroelectric dam on the Arkansas River in Oklahoma that forms Lake Eufaula, one of the largest reservoirs in the United States.
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D.
Lewisville Dam
Lewisville Dam is an earthen embankment dam in North Texas that impounds the Elm Fork of the Trinity River to form Lewisville Lake for flood control, water supply, and recreation.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concrete gravity dam
ⓘ
flood control structure ⓘ hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Buford Dam
ⓘ
surface form:
Buford Dam on the Chattahoochee River
|
| associatedWithLegalDisputes | tri-state water rights disputes among Georgia, Alabama, and Florida ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1956 ⓘ |
| constructionCost | approximately 45 million U.S. dollars (1950s) ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1950 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| createsReservoir | Lake Lanier ⓘ |
| downstreamAffects | Lake Lanier outflows ⓘ |
| hasAccessRoad | Buford Dam Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | gated spillway ⓘ |
| height | approximately 190 feet ⓘ |
| impounds |
Chattahoochee River
ⓘ
Chestatee River arm via Lake Lanier ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | approximately 126 megawatts ⓘ |
| length | approximately 2,360 feet ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Georgia ⓘ |
| locatedInCounty |
Forsyth County, Georgia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gwinnett County, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ Hall County, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Buford, Georgia ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Chattahoochee River ⓘ |
| managedBy | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District ⓘ |
| nearCity |
Cumming, Georgia
ⓘ
Gainesville, Georgia ⓘ |
| numberOfTurbines | 3 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1957 ⓘ |
| operator | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| partOf | Apalachicola–Chattahoochee–Flint River Basin ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
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hydroelectric power generation ⓘ navigation support ⓘ recreation support ⓘ water supply ⓘ |
| regulatesFlowTo | Chattahoochee River downstream ⓘ |
| regulatesWaterSupplyFor |
Atlanta urban area
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surface form:
Atlanta metropolitan area
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| reservoirName | Lake Sidney Lanier ⓘ |
| reservoirSurfaceArea | approximately 38,000 acres ⓘ |
| reservoirTotalCapacity | approximately 1,000,000 acre-feet ⓘ |
| supportsRecreation |
boating on Lake Lanier
ⓘ
camping around Lake Lanier ⓘ fishing on Lake Lanier ⓘ swimming on Lake Lanier ⓘ |
| usedFor |
industrial water supply
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municipal water supply ⓘ peak power generation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Buford Dam Description of subject: Buford Dam is a large hydroelectric and flood-control dam in Georgia that creates Lake Lanier and helps regulate water flow and supply for the Atlanta metropolitan area.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Buford Dam on the Chattahoochee River