Tellico Dam
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Tellico Dam is a Tennessee Valley Authority dam on the Little Tennessee River in Tennessee, best known for its controversial construction that sparked major environmental and legal battles in the 1970s.
All labels observed (1)
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11346602 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tellico Dam Context triple: [Tellico Lake, formedByDam, Tellico Dam]
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Harriman Dam
Harriman Dam is a hydroelectric dam in Vermont that impounds the Deerfield River to form Harriman Reservoir, one of the state’s largest lakes.
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B.
Granger Dam
Granger Dam is a flood-control and water-management structure located on the San Gabriel River in Southern California.
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C.
High Rock Dam
High Rock Dam is a hydroelectric dam in North Carolina that impounds the Yadkin River to form High Rock Lake, a major reservoir for power generation and recreation.
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D.
Watauga Dam
Watauga Dam is a hydroelectric dam in northeastern Tennessee that impounds the Watauga River to provide power generation, flood control, and recreational opportunities in the Tennessee Valley region.
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E.
Oologah Dam
Oologah Dam is a large flood-control and water-supply dam on the Verdigris River in northeastern Oklahoma, forming Oologah Lake and providing recreation, hydroelectric power, and regional water management.
- 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: Tellico Dam Target entity description: Tellico Dam is a Tennessee Valley Authority dam on the Little Tennessee River in Tennessee, best known for its controversial construction that sparked major environmental and legal battles in the 1970s.
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A.
Harriman Dam
Harriman Dam is a hydroelectric dam in Vermont that impounds the Deerfield River to form Harriman Reservoir, one of the state’s largest lakes.
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B.
Granger Dam
Granger Dam is a flood-control and water-management structure located on the San Gabriel River in Southern California.
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C.
High Rock Dam
High Rock Dam is a hydroelectric dam in North Carolina that impounds the Yadkin River to form High Rock Lake, a major reservoir for power generation and recreation.
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D.
Watauga Dam
Watauga Dam is a hydroelectric dam in northeastern Tennessee that impounds the Watauga River to provide power generation, flood control, and recreational opportunities in the Tennessee Valley region.
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E.
Oologah Dam
Oologah Dam is a large flood-control and water-supply dam on the Verdigris River in northeastern Oklahoma, forming Oologah Lake and providing recreation, hydroelectric power, and regional water management.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.