Blewett Falls Dam
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Blewett Falls Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Pee Dee River in North Carolina, known for forming Blewett Falls Lake and contributing to regional power generation and recreation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Blewett Falls Dam canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12704412 — 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: Blewett Falls Dam Context triple: [Yadkin–Pee Dee River system, hasDam, Blewett Falls Dam]
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A.
Brownlee Dam
Brownlee Dam is a major hydroelectric dam on the Snake River in the western United States, forming Brownlee Reservoir and playing a key role in regional power generation and water management.
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B.
Saville Dam
Saville Dam is a large masonry dam in Barkhamsted, Connecticut, that creates the Barkhamsted Reservoir, a major water supply source for the Hartford area.
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C.
O’Sullivan Dam
O’Sullivan Dam is a major earth-fill dam in central Washington State that forms Potholes Reservoir and plays a key role in irrigation and water management for the Columbia Basin Project.
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D.
Cluny Dam
Cluny Dam is a hydroelectric dam on Tasmania’s Derwent River that forms part of the state’s power generation and water management system.
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E.
Bluestone Dam
Bluestone Dam is a large concrete gravity dam on the New River in West Virginia, primarily used for flood control, recreation, and hydroelectric power generation.
- 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: Blewett Falls Dam Target entity description: Blewett Falls Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Pee Dee River in North Carolina, known for forming Blewett Falls Lake and contributing to regional power generation and recreation.
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A.
Brownlee Dam
Brownlee Dam is a major hydroelectric dam on the Snake River in the western United States, forming Brownlee Reservoir and playing a key role in regional power generation and water management.
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B.
Saville Dam
Saville Dam is a large masonry dam in Barkhamsted, Connecticut, that creates the Barkhamsted Reservoir, a major water supply source for the Hartford area.
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C.
O’Sullivan Dam
O’Sullivan Dam is a major earth-fill dam in central Washington State that forms Potholes Reservoir and plays a key role in irrigation and water management for the Columbia Basin Project.
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D.
Cluny Dam
Cluny Dam is a hydroelectric dam on Tasmania’s Derwent River that forms part of the state’s power generation and water management system.
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E.
Bluestone Dam
Bluestone Dam is a large concrete gravity dam on the New River in West Virginia, primarily used for flood control, recreation, and hydroelectric power generation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gravity dam
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hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| connectedTo | Blewett Falls Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county |
Anson County, North Carolina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richmond County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creates | Blewett Falls Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsReservoir | Blewett Falls Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalImpact |
affects fish migration in Pee Dee River
ⓘ
alters river flow of Pee Dee River ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
peak power supply support
ⓘ
river flow regulation ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | Blewett Falls (rapids) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRecreationArea | public boat ramps on Blewett Falls Lake ⓘ |
| hasReservoir | Blewett Falls Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Duke Energy hydroelectric system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North Carolina
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInProtectedArea | Carolina Sandhills region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Pee Dee River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearCity |
Rockingham, North Carolina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wadesboro, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Duke Energy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Duke Energy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Yadkin–Pee Dee River system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfEnergyInfrastructureOf |
North Carolina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southeastern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
hydroelectric power generation
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ |
| region | Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ |
| state | North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
boating
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electricity generation ⓘ fishing ⓘ wildlife habitat support ⓘ |
| watercourse | Pee Dee River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Blewett Falls Dam Description of subject: Blewett Falls Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Pee Dee River in North Carolina, known for forming Blewett Falls Lake and contributing to regional power generation and recreation.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.