Smith Mountain Dam
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Smith Mountain Dam is a hydroelectric and pumped-storage dam in Virginia that creates Smith Mountain Lake on the Roanoke River.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Smith Mountain Dam canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6994929 — 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: Smith Mountain Dam Context triple: [Roanoke River, hasDam, Smith Mountain Dam]
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A.
Apalachia Dam
Apalachia Dam is a hydroelectric dam in western North Carolina that impounds the Hiwassee River to generate power and help manage regional water resources.
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B.
Hiwassee Dam
Hiwassee Dam is a large hydroelectric dam in western North Carolina operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, forming Hiwassee Lake and providing power, flood control, and recreation.
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C.
Boone Dam
Boone Dam is a hydroelectric and flood-control dam in northeastern Tennessee that creates Boone Lake and is operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority.
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D.
South Holston Dam
South Holston Dam is a large Tennessee Valley Authority hydroelectric and flood-control dam on the South Fork Holston River in northeastern Tennessee.
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E.
Summersville Dam
Summersville Dam is a large rock-fill dam on the Gauley River in West Virginia, known for creating Summersville Lake and supporting popular whitewater recreation downstream.
- 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: Smith Mountain Dam Target entity description: Smith Mountain Dam is a hydroelectric and pumped-storage dam in Virginia that creates Smith Mountain Lake on the Roanoke River.
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A.
Apalachia Dam
Apalachia Dam is a hydroelectric dam in western North Carolina that impounds the Hiwassee River to generate power and help manage regional water resources.
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B.
Hiwassee Dam
Hiwassee Dam is a large hydroelectric dam in western North Carolina operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, forming Hiwassee Lake and providing power, flood control, and recreation.
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C.
Boone Dam
Boone Dam is a hydroelectric and flood-control dam in northeastern Tennessee that creates Boone Lake and is operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority.
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D.
South Holston Dam
South Holston Dam is a large Tennessee Valley Authority hydroelectric and flood-control dam on the South Fork Holston River in northeastern Tennessee.
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E.
Summersville Dam
Summersville Dam is a large rock-fill dam on the Gauley River in West Virginia, known for creating Summersville Lake and supporting popular whitewater recreation downstream.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hydroelectric dam
ⓘ
pumped-storage dam ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| constructionBegan | 1960 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createsReservoir | Smith Mountain Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevationOfReservoir | approximately 795 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| forms | Smith Mountain Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gridConnection | Appalachian Power transmission network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAssociatedLake | Smith Mountain Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCatchmentArea | Roanoke River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPowerPlantType |
conventional hydroelectric
ⓘ
pumped-storage ⓘ |
| hasPublicAccess | viewing areas and visitor facilities ⓘ |
| hasReservoir | Smith Mountain Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| hasTurbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
| impounds |
Blackwater River (Virginia)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roanoke River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isInfrastructureType | gravity dam ⓘ |
| isPartOfEnergyInfrastructureIn |
United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isTouristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Virginia ⓘ |
| locatedInCounty |
Bedford County, Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pittsylvania County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInValley | Roanoke River Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Huddleston, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Roanoke River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearCity |
Lynchburg, Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roanoke, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearLandmark | Smith Mountain Lake State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1963 ⓘ |
| operator | Appalachian Power NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Appalachian Power NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Smith Mountain Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ pumped-storage power generation ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| region | Southwestern Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulatesFlowOf | Roanoke River downstream ⓘ |
| riverSystem | Roanoke River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Virginia ⓘ |
| usedFor |
peak electricity demand management
ⓘ
recreational boating on Smith Mountain Lake ⓘ sport fishing on Smith Mountain Lake ⓘ |
| watercourse | Roanoke River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Smith Mountain Dam Description of subject: Smith Mountain Dam is a hydroelectric and pumped-storage dam in Virginia that creates Smith Mountain Lake on the Roanoke River.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.