Lower Colorado River water management system
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The Lower Colorado River water management system is an integrated network of dams, reservoirs, canals, and related infrastructure that regulates river flow, supplies water and hydroelectric power, and supports agriculture and urban areas across the arid southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
All labels observed (1)
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| Lower Colorado River water management system canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4272217 — 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: Lower Colorado River water management system Context triple: [Parker Dam, partOf, Lower Colorado River water management system]
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A.
Colorado River Storage and Regulation System
The Colorado River Storage and Regulation System is a network of dams, reservoirs, and related infrastructure designed to manage, store, and control the flow of the Colorado River for water supply, flood control, and hydroelectric power generation.
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B.
Central Arizona Project
The Central Arizona Project is a major aqueduct system that transports Colorado River water hundreds of miles to supply cities, industries, and agriculture in central and southern Arizona.
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C.
Salt River Project
Salt River Project is a major public utility in Arizona that provides electricity and water to the Phoenix metropolitan area through a combination of power generation, transmission, and irrigation services.
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D.
Colorado-Big Thompson Project
The Colorado-Big Thompson Project is a major transbasin water diversion and storage system in Colorado that delivers Colorado River water to the arid eastern plains for agriculture, cities, and industry.
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E.
Colorado River Aqueduct
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.
- 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: Lower Colorado River water management system Target entity description: The Lower Colorado River water management system is an integrated network of dams, reservoirs, canals, and related infrastructure that regulates river flow, supplies water and hydroelectric power, and supports agriculture and urban areas across the arid southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
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A.
Colorado River Storage and Regulation System
The Colorado River Storage and Regulation System is a network of dams, reservoirs, and related infrastructure designed to manage, store, and control the flow of the Colorado River for water supply, flood control, and hydroelectric power generation.
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B.
Central Arizona Project
The Central Arizona Project is a major aqueduct system that transports Colorado River water hundreds of miles to supply cities, industries, and agriculture in central and southern Arizona.
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C.
Salt River Project
Salt River Project is a major public utility in Arizona that provides electricity and water to the Phoenix metropolitan area through a combination of power generation, transmission, and irrigation services.
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D.
Colorado-Big Thompson Project
The Colorado-Big Thompson Project is a major transbasin water diversion and storage system in Colorado that delivers Colorado River water to the arid eastern plains for agriculture, cities, and industry.
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E.
Colorado River Aqueduct
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
infrastructure network
ⓘ
river regulation system ⓘ water management system ⓘ |
| allocatesWaterTo |
Arizona
NERFINISHED
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Baja California NERFINISHED ⓘ California NERFINISHED ⓘ Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonora NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinatedWith | International Boundary and Water Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryServed |
Mexico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy |
1944 United States–Mexico Water Treaty
NERFINISHED
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Boulder Canyon Project Act NERFINISHED ⓘ Colorado River Compact NERFINISHED ⓘ Law of the River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
All-American Canal
NERFINISHED
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Boulder Canyon Project NERFINISHED ⓘ Central Arizona Project NERFINISHED ⓘ Colorado River Aqueduct NERFINISHED ⓘ Davis Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ Gila Gravity Main Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ Glen Canyon Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ Hoover Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ Imperial Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ Imperial Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Havasu NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Mead NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Mohave NERFINISHED ⓘ Morelos Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ Morelos diversion structures ⓘ Parker Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ Yuma Project irrigation works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lower Colorado River Basin
NERFINISHED
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Northern Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Southwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managesResource | Colorado River water ⓘ |
| operatedBy | United States Bureau of Reclamation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| provides |
hydroelectric power
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industrial water supply ⓘ irrigation water ⓘ municipal water supply ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
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power generation ⓘ water delivery ⓘ water storage ⓘ |
| regulates | river flow ⓘ |
| servesRegion | Lower Basin states ⓘ |
| supports |
agriculture
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environmental flows ⓘ recreation ⓘ urban areas ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lower Colorado River water management system Description of subject: The Lower Colorado River water management system is an integrated network of dams, reservoirs, canals, and related infrastructure that regulates river flow, supplies water and hydroelectric power, and supports agriculture and urban areas across the arid southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.