Wickiup Dam
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Wickiup Dam is an earth-fill embankment dam on the Deschutes River in central Oregon that creates Wickiup Reservoir for irrigation water storage and management.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wickiup Dam canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8073555 — 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: Wickiup Dam Context triple: [Wickiup Reservoir, hasDam, Wickiup Dam]
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A.
Fengman Dam
Fengman Dam is a large hydroelectric gravity dam on the Songhua River in Jilin Province, China, known for its significant role in regional power generation and flood control.
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B.
Red Rock Dam
Red Rock Dam is a large flood-control and hydroelectric dam on the Des Moines River in central Iowa, forming Lake Red Rock as the state’s largest reservoir.
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C.
Wheeler Dam
Wheeler Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Tennessee River in northern Alabama that forms Wheeler Lake and helps provide power, navigation, and flood control in the region.
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D.
Chatfield Dam
Chatfield Dam is a large flood-control and water-storage structure in Colorado that creates Chatfield Reservoir on the South Platte River near Denver.
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E.
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.
- 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: Wickiup Dam Target entity description: Wickiup Dam is an earth-fill embankment dam on the Deschutes River in central Oregon that creates Wickiup Reservoir for irrigation water storage and management.
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A.
Fengman Dam
Fengman Dam is a large hydroelectric gravity dam on the Songhua River in Jilin Province, China, known for its significant role in regional power generation and flood control.
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B.
Red Rock Dam
Red Rock Dam is a large flood-control and hydroelectric dam on the Des Moines River in central Iowa, forming Lake Red Rock as the state’s largest reservoir.
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C.
Wheeler Dam
Wheeler Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Tennessee River in northern Alabama that forms Wheeler Lake and helps provide power, navigation, and flood control in the region.
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D.
Chatfield Dam
Chatfield Dam is a large flood-control and water-storage structure in Colorado that creates Chatfield Reservoir on the South Platte River near Denver.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dam
ⓘ
earth-fill embankment dam ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Wickiup Reservoir drawdown operations ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| completionYear | 1949 ⓘ |
| constructedBy | U.S. Bureau of Reclamation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1946 ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createsReservoir | Wickiup Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| damType |
earth-fill
ⓘ
embankment ⓘ |
| designedFor | agricultural irrigation supply ⓘ |
| hasReservoirSurfaceUse | seasonal storage ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| height | about 100 feet ⓘ |
| impounds | Deschutes River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | about 15,000 feet ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Oregon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Deschutes County, Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ Oregon ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInRegion | Deschutes National Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | La Pine, Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Deschutes River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managesFlowTo | downstream Deschutes River ⓘ |
| managesWaterFor | Central Oregon irrigation districts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Bend, Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingYear | 1949 ⓘ |
| operator | U.S. Bureau of Reclamation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | U.S. Bureau of Reclamation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Deschutes Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSystem | Deschutes River irrigation infrastructure ⓘ |
| primaryUse | irrigation ⓘ |
| projectAuthorization | Deschutes Project authorization by U.S. Congress ⓘ |
| purpose |
irrigation water management
ⓘ
irrigation water storage ⓘ |
| region | Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| reservoirCapacity | about 200,000 acre-feet ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Wickiup Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirUse |
boating
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| riverCrossed | Deschutes River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spillwayType | uncontrolled overflow ⓘ |
| watercourse | Deschutes River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wickiup Dam Description of subject: Wickiup Dam is an earth-fill embankment dam on the Deschutes River in central Oregon that creates Wickiup Reservoir for irrigation water storage and management.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.