Dillon Reservoir
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Dillon Reservoir is a large man-made lake in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, popular for boating, fishing, and supplying water to the Denver metropolitan area.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dillon Reservoir canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12684091 — 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: Dillon Reservoir Context triple: [Summit County, Colorado, contains, Dillon Reservoir]
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A.
Patterson Reservoir
Patterson Reservoir is a water storage facility in California that forms part of the State Water Project’s South Bay Aqueduct system.
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B.
Lafayette Reservoir
Lafayette Reservoir is a popular man-made lake and recreation area in Lafayette, California, known for its hiking trails, fishing, boating, and scenic picnic spots.
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C.
Buckley Dunton Reservoir
Buckley Dunton Reservoir is a scenic man-made lake in Becket, Massachusetts, popular for fishing, paddling, and wildlife viewing within the Berkshires.
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D.
W. Kerr Scott Reservoir
W. Kerr Scott Reservoir is a man-made lake in North Carolina known for recreation such as boating, fishing, and camping, as well as flood control and water supply functions.
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E.
Cannonsville Reservoir
Cannonsville Reservoir is a major New York City water supply reservoir located in the western Catskill Mountains on the West Branch of the Delaware River.
- 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: Dillon Reservoir Target entity description: Dillon Reservoir is a large man-made lake in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, popular for boating, fishing, and supplying water to the Denver metropolitan area.
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A.
Patterson Reservoir
Patterson Reservoir is a water storage facility in California that forms part of the State Water Project’s South Bay Aqueduct system.
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B.
Lafayette Reservoir
Lafayette Reservoir is a popular man-made lake and recreation area in Lafayette, California, known for its hiking trails, fishing, boating, and scenic picnic spots.
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C.
Buckley Dunton Reservoir
Buckley Dunton Reservoir is a scenic man-made lake in Becket, Massachusetts, popular for fishing, paddling, and wildlife viewing within the Berkshires.
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D.
W. Kerr Scott Reservoir
W. Kerr Scott Reservoir is a man-made lake in North Carolina known for recreation such as boating, fishing, and camping, as well as flood control and water supply functions.
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E.
Cannonsville Reservoir
Cannonsville Reservoir is a major New York City water supply reservoir located in the western Catskill Mountains on the West Branch of the Delaware River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artificial lake
ⓘ
reservoir ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Lake Dillon ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| completionDate | 1963 ⓘ |
| connectedByTunnelTo | Roberts Tunnel ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1961 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy | Dillon Dam ⓘ |
| createdFor |
hydroelectric power support
ⓘ
municipal water supply ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| elevation |
about 2,748 meters above sea level
ⓘ
about 9,017 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| fishSpecies |
arctic char
ⓘ
brown trout ⓘ kokanee salmon ⓘ rainbow trout ⓘ |
| hasMarina |
Dillon Marina
ⓘ
Frisco Bay Marina ⓘ |
| inflow |
Blue River
ⓘ
Snake River ⓘ Tenmile Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Colorado
ⓘ
Rocky Mountains ⓘ Summit County, Colorado ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Frisco, Colorado
ⓘ
Keystone, Colorado ⓘ Silverthorne, Colorado ⓘ Town of Dillon, Colorado ⓘ
linked to:
Dillon, Colorado
|
| managedBy | Denver Water ⓘ |
| maximumCapacity | about 257,000 acre-feet ⓘ |
| nearProtectedArea | White River National Forest ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1963 ⓘ |
| outflow | Blue River ⓘ |
| partOf |
Denver Water system
ⓘ
linked to:
Denver Water
|
| recreationActivity |
boating
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ ice fishing ⓘ kayaking ⓘ paddleboarding ⓘ sailing ⓘ snowkiting ⓘ |
| surfaceArea |
about 13 square kilometers
ⓘ
about 3,200 acres ⓘ |
| typeOfDam | earth-fill dam ⓘ |
| waterDivertedTo |
South Platte River basin
ⓘ
linked to:
South Platte River
|
| waterSupplierFor |
City and County of Denver
ⓘ
linked to:
Denver County, Colorado
Denver metropolitan area ⓘ
linked to:
Denver–Aurora–Lakewood metropolitan area
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dillon Reservoir Description of subject: Dillon Reservoir is a large man-made lake in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, popular for boating, fishing, and supplying water to the Denver metropolitan area.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.