Triple
T6234370
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Lake Norman |
E139436
|
entity |
| Predicate | impoundedBy |
P10781
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Cowans Ford Dam
Cowans Ford Dam is a hydroelectric and flood-control dam on the Catawba River in North Carolina that created Lake Norman, the state’s largest man-made lake.
|
E596649
|
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: Cowans Ford Dam | Statement: [Lake Norman, impoundedBy, Cowans Ford Dam]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cowans Ford Dam Context triple: [Lake Norman, impoundedBy, Cowans Ford Dam]
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A.
Wells Dam
Wells Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Columbia River in Washington State, known for its distinctive hydrocombine design and role in regional power generation and fish passage.
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B.
Forestville Dam
Forestville Dam is a hydroelectric and recreational dam located on the Dead River near Marquette in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
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C.
Tuckertown Dam
Tuckertown Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Yadkin River in North Carolina that forms Tuckertown Reservoir as part of a series of power-generating dams along the river.
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D.
Fife Brook Dam
Fife Brook Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Deerfield River in western Massachusetts, known for regulating river flow and supporting popular whitewater recreation downstream.
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E.
Summersville Dam
Summersville Dam is a large rock-fill dam on the Gauley River in West Virginia, known for creating Summersville Lake and supporting popular whitewater recreation downstream.
- 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: Cowans Ford Dam Triple: [Lake Norman, impoundedBy, Cowans Ford Dam]
Generated description
Cowans Ford Dam is a hydroelectric and flood-control dam on the Catawba River in North Carolina that created Lake Norman, the state’s largest man-made lake.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cowans Ford Dam Target entity description: Cowans Ford Dam is a hydroelectric and flood-control dam on the Catawba River in North Carolina that created Lake Norman, the state’s largest man-made lake.
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A.
Wells Dam
Wells Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Columbia River in Washington State, known for its distinctive hydrocombine design and role in regional power generation and fish passage.
-
B.
Forestville Dam
Forestville Dam is a hydroelectric and recreational dam located on the Dead River near Marquette in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
-
C.
Tuckertown Dam
Tuckertown Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Yadkin River in North Carolina that forms Tuckertown Reservoir as part of a series of power-generating dams along the river.
-
D.
Fife Brook Dam
Fife Brook Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Deerfield River in western Massachusetts, known for regulating river flow and supporting popular whitewater recreation downstream.
-
E.
Summersville Dam
Summersville Dam is a large rock-fill dam on the Gauley River in West Virginia, known for creating Summersville Lake and supporting popular whitewater recreation downstream.
- 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_69c008b0e7ac8190808a59573ee646f3 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c062f103a08190b1fb44234832178e |
completed | March 22, 2026, 9:45 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c6537b6f108190a5f7084412537d11 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 9:52 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c655afe8b88190a4d9ba83126e71af |
completed | March 27, 2026, 10:02 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c65613a30c81908c737122e1005290 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 10:04 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:22 p.m.