Triple
T609995
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Columbia River |
E12075
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasDam |
P8736
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
McNary Dam
McNary Dam is a large hydroelectric dam and navigation lock complex on the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest of the United States.
|
E77226
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: McNary Dam | Statement: [Columbia River, hasDam, McNary Dam]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: McNary Dam Context triple: [Columbia River, hasDam, McNary Dam]
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A.
Bonneville Dam
Bonneville Dam is a major hydroelectric and navigation dam on the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest, known for power generation, fish ladders, and its role in regional river management.
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B.
Conklingville Dam
Conklingville Dam is a concrete gravity dam in New York that created the Great Sacandaga Lake reservoir for flood control and hydroelectric power generation.
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C.
The Dalles Dam
The Dalles Dam is a large hydroelectric dam and navigation facility on the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest, known for its significant power generation and impact on regional river ecosystems and communities.
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D.
Trinity Dam
Trinity Dam is a major earthfill dam on the Trinity River in Northern California, forming Trinity Lake and providing water storage, hydroelectric power, and flood control as part of the state’s large federal water management system.
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E.
Folsom Dam
Folsom Dam is a large concrete dam on the American River in California that provides flood control, water storage, and hydroelectric power for the Sacramento region.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: McNary Dam Triple: [Columbia River, hasDam, McNary Dam]
Generated description
McNary Dam is a large hydroelectric dam and navigation lock complex on the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest of the United States.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: McNary Dam Target entity description: McNary Dam is a large hydroelectric dam and navigation lock complex on the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest of the United States.
-
A.
Bonneville Dam
Bonneville Dam is a major hydroelectric and navigation dam on the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest, known for power generation, fish ladders, and its role in regional river management.
-
B.
Conklingville Dam
Conklingville Dam is a concrete gravity dam in New York that created the Great Sacandaga Lake reservoir for flood control and hydroelectric power generation.
-
C.
The Dalles Dam
The Dalles Dam is a large hydroelectric dam and navigation facility on the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest, known for its significant power generation and impact on regional river ecosystems and communities.
-
D.
Trinity Dam
Trinity Dam is a major earthfill dam on the Trinity River in Northern California, forming Trinity Lake and providing water storage, hydroelectric power, and flood control as part of the state’s large federal water management system.
-
E.
Folsom Dam
Folsom Dam is a large concrete dam on the American River in California that provides flood control, water storage, and hydroelectric power for the Sacramento region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69a493309df48190a327f748e88049a6 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:27 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a49df68f2c8190a0ee9da4692b2a62 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:13 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a55a7561dc81908e2e2516c63c18a7 |
completed | March 2, 2026, 9:37 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a55b2152ac8190b034523d3a01f835 |
completed | March 2, 2026, 9:40 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a55b77d6448190acb5adc7a37aacd7 |
completed | March 2, 2026, 9:42 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:35 p.m.