Edmonston Pumping Plant
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Edmonston Pumping Plant is a major California water infrastructure facility that lifts water over the Tehachapi Mountains, enabling its delivery from Northern to Southern California.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Edmonston Pumping Plant canonical | 5 |
| Edmonston Pumping Plant named after him | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T495749 — 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.
Target entity: Edmonston Pumping Plant Context triple: [State Water Project, hasComponent, Edmonston Pumping Plant]
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Jones Pumping Plant
Jones Pumping Plant is a major water pumping facility in California’s Central Valley that lifts and conveys water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta into the Central Valley Project’s distribution system.
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Tracy Pumping Plant
Tracy Pumping Plant is a major water pumping facility in California that lifts and conveys water from the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta into the Central Valley Project’s distribution system.
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C.
New Croton Reservoir
The New Croton Reservoir is a major water supply reservoir in Westchester County, New York, that forms a key part of New York City's Croton water system.
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D.
Alewife station
Alewife station is a major Boston-area transit hub that serves as the northern terminus of the MBTA Red Line and a key connection point for numerous bus routes.
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E.
Edison station
Edison station is a New Jersey Transit commuter rail stop on the Northeast Corridor Line serving the township of Edison, New Jersey.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Edmonston Pumping Plant Target entity description: Edmonston Pumping Plant is a major California water infrastructure facility that lifts water over the Tehachapi Mountains, enabling its delivery from Northern to Southern California.
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A.
Jones Pumping Plant
Jones Pumping Plant is a major water pumping facility in California’s Central Valley that lifts and conveys water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta into the Central Valley Project’s distribution system.
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B.
Tracy Pumping Plant
Tracy Pumping Plant is a major water pumping facility in California that lifts and conveys water from the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta into the Central Valley Project’s distribution system.
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C.
New Croton Reservoir
The New Croton Reservoir is a major water supply reservoir in Westchester County, New York, that forms a key part of New York City's Croton water system.
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D.
Alewife station
Alewife station is a major Boston-area transit hub that serves as the northern terminus of the MBTA Red Line and a key connection point for numerous bus routes.
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E.
Edison station
Edison station is a New Jersey Transit commuter rail stop on the Northeast Corridor Line serving the township of Edison, New Jersey.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
infrastructure facility
ⓘ
water pumping plant ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
California Aqueduct
ⓘ
surface form:
California Aqueduct South System
Tehachapi Crossing tunnels ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| elevationGain |
approximately 2000 feet
ⓘ
approximately 610 meters ⓘ |
| energyUse | high electrical power demand ⓘ |
| function | pumps water south over the Tehachapi Mountains crest ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
multiple pump units
ⓘ
pressure pipelines ⓘ surge tanks ⓘ |
| importance | critical link in California State Water Project ⓘ |
| infrastructureType | water conveyance infrastructure ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Kern County ⓘ
surface form:
Kern County, California
|
| locatedNear | Tehachapi Mountains ⓘ |
| locatedOn | west side of the Tehachapi Mountains ⓘ |
| mediumTransported | freshwater ⓘ |
| namedAfter | A. A. Edmonston ⓘ |
| notableFor | one of the highest water lifts in the world ⓘ |
| operatedBy | California Department of Water Resources ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
State of California
|
| partOf |
State Water Project
ⓘ
surface form:
California State Water Project
|
| purpose |
convey water from Northern California to Southern California
ⓘ
lift water over the Tehachapi Mountains ⓘ |
| regionServed |
San Joaquin Valley
ⓘ
Southern California ⓘ |
| roleInSystem | final and highest lift on the California Aqueduct main line ⓘ |
| sector | water supply ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| uses |
electric motors
ⓘ
large centrifugal pumps ⓘ |
| waterSource | California Aqueduct ⓘ |
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Subject: Edmonston Pumping Plant Description of subject: Edmonston Pumping Plant is a major California water infrastructure facility that lifts water over the Tehachapi Mountains, enabling its delivery from Northern to Southern California.
Referenced by (6)
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