Tiger Creek Dam
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Tiger Creek Dam is a hydroelectric dam on California's Mokelumne River that forms part of the region's water storage and power generation system.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tiger Creek Dam canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10151701 — 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: Tiger Creek Dam Context triple: [Mokelumne River, impoundedBy, Tiger Creek Dam]
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A.
Deer Creek Dam
Deer Creek Dam is a major earthfill dam in Utah that creates Deer Creek Reservoir, providing water storage, irrigation, and recreation for the surrounding region.
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B.
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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C.
Milner Dam
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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D.
Kerr Dam
Kerr Dam is a large hydroelectric and flood-control structure on the Roanoke River that creates Kerr Lake (also known as Buggs Island Lake) along the Virginia–North Carolina border.
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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: Tiger Creek Dam Target entity description: Tiger Creek Dam is a hydroelectric dam on California's Mokelumne River that forms part of the region's water storage and power generation system.
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A.
Deer Creek Dam
Deer Creek Dam is a major earthfill dam in Utah that creates Deer Creek Reservoir, providing water storage, irrigation, and recreation for the surrounding region.
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B.
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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C.
Milner Dam
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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D.
Kerr Dam
Kerr Dam is a large hydroelectric and flood-control structure on the Roanoke River that creates Kerr Lake (also known as Buggs Island Lake) along the Virginia–North Carolina border.
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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 (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gravity dam
ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| constructionBegan | 1920s ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| formsReservoir | Tiger Creek Afterbay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
regulating river flows
ⓘ
supporting downstream hydroelectric facilities ⓘ |
| hasPowerPlant | Tiger Creek Powerhouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1920s ⓘ |
| industry |
electric power
ⓘ
water management ⓘ |
| isPartOf | PG&E hydroelectric system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Amador County, California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
California, United States ⓘ
surface form:
California
Sierra Nevada foothills ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedNear |
Jackson, California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pioneer, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Pacific Gas and Electric Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Pacific Gas and Electric Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mokelumne River Project
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
regional power generation system ⓘ regional water storage system ⓘ |
| purpose |
hydroelectric power generation
ⓘ
water storage ⓘ |
| region | Northern California ⓘ |
| river | Mokelumne River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uses | Mokelumne River water ⓘ |
| watercourse | Mokelumne River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tiger Creek Dam Description of subject: Tiger Creek Dam is a hydroelectric dam on California's Mokelumne River that forms part of the region's water storage and power generation system.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.