Dworshak Dam
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Dworshak Dam is a large concrete gravity dam on the North Fork Clearwater River in Idaho, primarily used for hydroelectric power generation, flood control, and recreation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dworshak Dam canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3695874 — 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: Dworshak Dam Context triple: [Columbia River hydropower system, includesFacility, Dworshak Dam]
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A.
Wanapum Dam
Wanapum Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Columbia River in Washington State that generates power, supports irrigation, and helps regulate river flow.
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B.
Minidoka Dam
Minidoka Dam is an early 20th-century Bureau of Reclamation irrigation and hydroelectric dam on the Snake River in southern Idaho.
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C.
McNary Dam
McNary Dam is a large hydroelectric dam and navigation lock complex on the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest of the United States.
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D.
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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E.
Libby Dam
Libby Dam is a large hydroelectric and flood-control dam on the Kootenai River in Montana that contributes significant power and water management capacity to the Columbia River Basin.
- 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: Dworshak Dam Target entity description: Dworshak Dam is a large concrete gravity dam on the North Fork Clearwater River in Idaho, primarily used for hydroelectric power generation, flood control, and recreation.
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A.
Wanapum Dam
Wanapum Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Columbia River in Washington State that generates power, supports irrigation, and helps regulate river flow.
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B.
Minidoka Dam
Minidoka Dam is an early 20th-century Bureau of Reclamation irrigation and hydroelectric dam on the Snake River in southern Idaho.
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C.
McNary Dam
McNary Dam is a large hydroelectric dam and navigation lock complex on the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest of the United States.
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D.
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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E.
Libby Dam
Libby Dam is a large hydroelectric and flood-control dam on the Kootenai River in Montana that contributes significant power and water management capacity to the Columbia River Basin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concrete gravity dam
ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1973 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1966 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| elevationAtCrest | 1,613 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| governingLaw | Flood Control Act of 1962 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFacility | Dworshak National Fish Hatchery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPowerPlant | Dworshak Powerplant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRecreationArea | Dworshak Reservoir recreation sites ⓘ |
| hasReservoir | Dworshak Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| height |
219 meters
ⓘ
717 feet ⓘ |
| impact | blocks anadromous fish migration on North Fork Clearwater River ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | 400 megawatts ⓘ |
| length |
1,260 feet
ⓘ
384 meters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Clearwater County, Idaho
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Idaho ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedOn | North Fork Clearwater River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managingAgency | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Walla Walla District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | concrete ⓘ |
| maximumDischarge | approximately 150,000 cubic feet per second ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Henry C. Dworshak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearCity | Orofino, Idaho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTurbines | 3 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1973 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | United States Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | United States Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Columbia River Basin hydropower system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfProgram | U.S. federal flood control projects ⓘ |
| providesService |
downstream flood protection
ⓘ
recreational boating ⓘ sport fishing ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| region | Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| reservoirAlternateName | Dworshak Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirCapacity | 3,468,000 acre-feet ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Dworshak Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverBasin | Clearwater River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| turbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
| typeOfDam | straight-axis concrete gravity dam ⓘ |
| watercourseDam | North Fork Clearwater River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dworshak Dam Description of subject: Dworshak Dam is a large concrete gravity dam on the North Fork Clearwater River in Idaho, primarily used for hydroelectric power generation, flood control, and recreation.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.