Moose Creek Dam
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Moose Creek Dam is a major flood-control structure on Alaska’s Chena River that protects the city of Fairbanks and surrounding areas from seasonal flooding.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Moose Creek Dam canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4571144 — 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: Moose Creek Dam Context triple: [Chena River, hasFloodControlStructure, Moose Creek Dam]
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A.
McClure Dam
McClure Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Dead River in Michigan, forming McClure Basin and providing power and water management for the surrounding region.
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B.
Duncan Dam
Duncan Dam is a major hydroelectric and flood-control dam on the Duncan River in British Columbia, forming part of the Columbia River Treaty system.
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C.
Pine Portage Dam
Pine Portage Dam is a hydroelectric generating station on Ontario’s Nipigon River that forms part of the region’s power supply infrastructure.
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D.
Shellmouth Dam
Shellmouth Dam is a major flood control and water management structure on the Assiniboine River in Manitoba, Canada, helping regulate river flow and protect downstream communities.
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E.
Denison Dam
Denison Dam is a large earthen dam on the Red River between Texas and Oklahoma, built for flood control, hydroelectric power generation, and water supply.
- 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: Moose Creek Dam Target entity description: Moose Creek Dam is a major flood-control structure on Alaska’s Chena River that protects the city of Fairbanks and surrounding areas from seasonal flooding.
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A.
McClure Dam
McClure Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Dead River in Michigan, forming McClure Basin and providing power and water management for the surrounding region.
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B.
Duncan Dam
Duncan Dam is a major hydroelectric and flood-control dam on the Duncan River in British Columbia, forming part of the Columbia River Treaty system.
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C.
Pine Portage Dam
Pine Portage Dam is a hydroelectric generating station on Ontario’s Nipigon River that forms part of the region’s power supply infrastructure.
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D.
Shellmouth Dam
Shellmouth Dam is a major flood control and water management structure on the Assiniboine River in Manitoba, Canada, helping regulate river flow and protect downstream communities.
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E.
Denison Dam
Denison Dam is a large earthen dam on the Red River between Texas and Oklahoma, built for flood control, hydroelectric power generation, and water supply.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
earthen dam
ⓘ
flood control dam ⓘ infrastructure ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1979 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1973 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses | Chena River floodplain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| damType | earth-fill embankment ⓘ |
| designedFor |
ice-jam flood mitigation
ⓘ
seasonal flood control ⓘ |
| hasAccessRoad | yes ⓘ |
| hasEmbankmentMaterial |
earth
ⓘ
gravel ⓘ |
| hasInspection | periodic safety inspections by USACE ⓘ |
| hasOutletWorks | yes ⓘ |
| hasRecreationArea | yes ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| height |
about 50 feet
ⓘ
approximately 15 meters ⓘ |
| inception | 1970s ⓘ |
| length |
about 4.2 miles
ⓘ
approximately 6.8 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alaska
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInCounty | Fairbanks North Star Borough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Fairbanks, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnWatercourse | Chena River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedWithin | Chena River State Recreation Area vicinity ⓘ |
| managingAgency |
USACE Alaska District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Moose Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCommunity | North Pole, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1979 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | United States government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Chena River Lakes Flood Control Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSystem | federal flood control system in Alaska ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | flood control ⓘ |
| protects |
Fairbanks, Alaska
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
surrounding areas of Fairbanks ⓘ |
| providesBenefit |
flood damage reduction
ⓘ
protection of infrastructure in Fairbanks ⓘ public safety ⓘ |
| purpose |
to reduce flood risk for Fairbanks
ⓘ
to regulate Chena River flood flows ⓘ |
| regionServed | Interior Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riskMitigated | Chena River flooding in Fairbanks ⓘ |
| riverBasin | Chena River basin ⓘ |
| state | Alaska ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Moose Creek Dam Description of subject: Moose Creek Dam is a major flood-control structure on Alaska’s Chena River that protects the city of Fairbanks and surrounding areas from seasonal flooding.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.