Stanislaus Afterbay Dam
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Stanislaus Afterbay Dam is a water-control structure on California’s Stanislaus River that forms an afterbay used for regulating river flows and supporting irrigation and hydropower operations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Stanislaus Afterbay Dam canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3616698 — 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: Stanislaus Afterbay Dam Context triple: [Stanislaus River, hasDam, Stanislaus Afterbay Dam]
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A.
O'Shaughnessy Dam
O'Shaughnessy Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam in Yosemite National Park that creates the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, supplying water and hydroelectric power to the San Francisco Bay Area.
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B.
Palisade Dam
Palisade Dam is an irrigation and water storage structure located on the Sevier River in central Utah, supporting local agriculture and recreation.
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C.
Hollywood Dam
Hollywood Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles that impounds the Hollywood Reservoir as part of the city’s water supply system.
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D.
Imperial Dam
Imperial Dam is a major diversion dam on the lower Colorado River in the southwestern United States that supplies irrigation water to agricultural regions in Arizona and California.
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E.
Castaic Dam
Castaic Dam is a large embankment dam in Los Angeles County, California, that forms Castaic Lake and plays a key role in water storage and hydroelectric power generation for Southern California.
- 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: Stanislaus Afterbay Dam Target entity description: Stanislaus Afterbay Dam is a water-control structure on California’s Stanislaus River that forms an afterbay used for regulating river flows and supporting irrigation and hydropower operations.
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A.
O'Shaughnessy Dam
O'Shaughnessy Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam in Yosemite National Park that creates the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, supplying water and hydroelectric power to the San Francisco Bay Area.
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B.
Palisade Dam
Palisade Dam is an irrigation and water storage structure located on the Sevier River in central Utah, supporting local agriculture and recreation.
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C.
Hollywood Dam
Hollywood Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles that impounds the Hollywood Reservoir as part of the city’s water supply system.
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D.
Imperial Dam
Imperial Dam is a major diversion dam on the lower Colorado River in the southwestern United States that supplies irrigation water to agricultural regions in Arizona and California.
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E.
Castaic Dam
Castaic Dam is a large embankment dam in Los Angeles County, California, that forms Castaic Lake and plays a key role in water storage and hydroelectric power generation for Southern California.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dam
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water-control structure ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| creates | afterbay ⓘ |
| forms | Stanislaus Afterbay ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
hydropower operations support
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irrigation support ⓘ river flow regulation ⓘ |
| hasStructureType | afterbay dam ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWith |
hydropower facilities on the Stanislaus River
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irrigation infrastructure on the Stanislaus River ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Stanislaus River water management system ⓘ |
| isUsedFor |
flow regulation downstream on the Stanislaus River
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stabilizing river releases ⓘ supporting hydropower generation scheduling ⓘ supporting irrigation diversions ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
|
| locatedInCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedOnRiver | Stanislaus River ⓘ |
| purpose |
support of agricultural water supply
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water resources management ⓘ |
| regulates | downstream river flows ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
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| watercourse | Stanislaus River ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Stanislaus Afterbay Dam Description of subject: Stanislaus Afterbay Dam is a water-control structure on California’s Stanislaus River that forms an afterbay used for regulating river flows and supporting irrigation and hydropower operations.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.