Milner Dam
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Milner Dam is an early 20th-century irrigation and hydroelectric dam on the Snake River in southern Idaho that helps divert water for agriculture and power generation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Milner Dam canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8664172 — 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: Milner Dam Context triple: [Shoshone Falls, downstreamOf, Milner Dam]
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A.
Merwin Dam
Merwin Dam is a hydroelectric dam on Washington State’s Lewis River that forms Lake Merwin and generates power for the region.
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B.
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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C.
Gillespie Dam
Gillespie Dam is an early 20th-century concrete gravity dam on Arizona’s Gila River, historically used for irrigation and now noted as a local landmark and wildlife habitat area.
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D.
Belver Dam
Belver Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Tagus River in Portugal, used primarily for power generation and river flow regulation.
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E.
Howden Dam
Howden Dam is a large masonry dam in Derbyshire, England, forming part of the Upper Derwent Valley reservoir system and known for its impressive architecture and role in regional 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: Milner Dam Target entity description: Milner Dam is an early 20th-century irrigation and hydroelectric dam on the Snake River in southern Idaho that helps divert water for agriculture and power generation.
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A.
Merwin Dam
Merwin Dam is a hydroelectric dam on Washington State’s Lewis River that forms Lake Merwin and generates power for the region.
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B.
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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C.
Gillespie Dam
Gillespie Dam is an early 20th-century concrete gravity dam on Arizona’s Gila River, historically used for irrigation and now noted as a local landmark and wildlife habitat area.
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D.
Belver Dam
Belver Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Tagus River in Portugal, used primarily for power generation and river flow regulation.
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E.
Howden Dam
Howden Dam is a large masonry dam in Derbyshire, England, forming part of the Upper Derwent Valley reservoir system and known for its impressive architecture and role in regional water supply.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concrete gravity dam
ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ irrigation dam ⓘ |
| associatedWith | U.S. Bureau of Reclamation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| centuryOfConstruction | early 20th century ⓘ |
| completed | 1905 ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1903 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createsReservoir | Milner Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crosses | Snake River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor | irrigation of agricultural lands in southern Idaho ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 4,100 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| energySource | hydropower ⓘ |
| hasHydroelectricPlant | Milner Hydroelectric Plant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| hydraulicHead | low-head diversion structure ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Idaho
ⓘ
Minidoka County, Idaho NERFINISHED ⓘ Twin Falls County, Idaho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | southern Idaho ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Milner, Idaho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Snake River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedUpstreamOf |
Shoshone Falls
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Twin Falls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manages | Milner Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | A. A. Milner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Burley, Idaho
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Twin Falls, Idaho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1905 ⓘ |
| operator |
North Side Canal Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Twin Falls Canal Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Minidoka Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse | agricultural irrigation ⓘ |
| purpose |
hydroelectric power generation
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ water diversion ⓘ |
| regionServed | Magic Valley, Idaho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Milner Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverSystem | Columbia River Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| supportsActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
electricity generation ⓘ |
| typeOfStructure | dam ⓘ |
| usedFor | diverting Snake River water into irrigation canals ⓘ |
| waterDivertedTo |
Milner-Gooding Canal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Side Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ South Side Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Milner Dam Description of subject: Milner Dam is an early 20th-century irrigation and hydroelectric dam on the Snake River in southern Idaho that helps divert water for agriculture and power generation.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.