Norris Reservoir
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Norris Reservoir is a large man-made lake in eastern Tennessee created by the Norris Dam on the Clinch River, popular for recreation, fishing, and hydroelectric power generation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Norris Reservoir canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9610291 — 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: Norris Reservoir Context triple: [Sharps Chapel, Tennessee, hasNearbyReservoir, Norris Reservoir]
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Toddbrook Reservoir
Toddbrook Reservoir is a man-made lake in Derbyshire, England, known for supplying water to the Peak Forest Canal and for the 2019 dam safety crisis that led to the evacuation of nearby Whaley Bridge.
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B.
Gouthwaite Reservoir
Gouthwaite Reservoir is a large man-made lake in Nidderdale, North Yorkshire, England, known for its role in water supply, flood control, and as a wildlife-rich nature reserve.
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C.
Fernilee Reservoir
Fernilee Reservoir is a scenic man-made lake in the Goyt Valley in Derbyshire, England, popular for walking, wildlife, and outdoor recreation.
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D.
Woodhead Reservoir
Woodhead Reservoir is a major man-made lake in the Longdendale Valley in northern England, built to supply water and help regulate flows along the River Etherow.
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E.
Bethany Reservoir
Bethany Reservoir is a man-made water storage facility in California that serves as a key forebay and regulating reservoir for the State Water Project’s South Bay Aqueduct.
- 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: Norris Reservoir Target entity description: Norris Reservoir is a large man-made lake in eastern Tennessee created by the Norris Dam on the Clinch River, popular for recreation, fishing, and hydroelectric power generation.
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A.
Toddbrook Reservoir
Toddbrook Reservoir is a man-made lake in Derbyshire, England, known for supplying water to the Peak Forest Canal and for the 2019 dam safety crisis that led to the evacuation of nearby Whaley Bridge.
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B.
Gouthwaite Reservoir
Gouthwaite Reservoir is a large man-made lake in Nidderdale, North Yorkshire, England, known for its role in water supply, flood control, and as a wildlife-rich nature reserve.
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C.
Fernilee Reservoir
Fernilee Reservoir is a scenic man-made lake in the Goyt Valley in Derbyshire, England, popular for walking, wildlife, and outdoor recreation.
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D.
Woodhead Reservoir
Woodhead Reservoir is a major man-made lake in the Longdendale Valley in northern England, built to supply water and help regulate flows along the River Etherow.
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E.
Bethany Reservoir
Bethany Reservoir is a man-made water storage facility in California that serves as a key forebay and regulating reservoir for the State Water Project’s South Bay Aqueduct.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
body of water
ⓘ
reservoir ⓘ |
| adjacentProtectedArea | Norris Dam State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| constructionStartOfDam | 1933 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county |
Anderson County, Tennessee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Campbell County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdByProject | Tennessee Valley Authority system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creationMethod | impoundment of the Clinch River ⓘ |
| fishSpecies |
crappie
ⓘ
largemouth bass ⓘ smallmouth bass ⓘ striped bass ⓘ walleye ⓘ |
| formedBy | Norris Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
marinas
ⓘ
public boat ramps ⓘ |
| inflow |
Clinch River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Powell River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Tennessee
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInRegion | eastern Tennessee ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Clinch River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managingOrganization | Tennessee Valley Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manMade | true ⓘ |
| maximumDepth | over 200 feet ⓘ |
| namedAfter | George W. Norris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearCity |
Knoxville, Tennessee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Norris, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Tennessee Valley Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outflow | Clinch River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Tennessee River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse | hydroelectric power generation ⓘ |
| recreationalActivity |
boating
ⓘ
camping ⓘ swimming ⓘ water skiing ⓘ |
| shorelineLength | over 800 miles ⓘ |
| state | Tennessee ⓘ |
| surfaceArea | approximately 34,000 acres ⓘ |
| tributaryRiver | Powell River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| use |
fishing
ⓘ
flood control ⓘ navigation support ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| watercourse | Clinch River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfFlooding | 1936 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Norris Reservoir Description of subject: Norris Reservoir is a large man-made lake in eastern Tennessee created by the Norris Dam on the Clinch River, popular for recreation, fishing, and hydroelectric power generation.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.