Great Works Dam
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Great Works Dam was a hydroelectric dam on Maine’s Penobscot River that became a focal point of river restoration efforts and was ultimately demolished to improve fish passage and ecosystem health.
All labels observed (1)
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18303937 — 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: Great Works Dam Context triple: [Penobscot River Restoration Project, removes, Great Works Dam]
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A.
Ruskin Dam
Ruskin Dam is a hydroelectric power-generating dam located on the Stave River in British Columbia, Canada.
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B.
Madison Dam
Madison Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Madison River in Montana, used for power generation and water management.
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C.
Denison Dam
Denison Dam is a large earthen dam on the Red River between Texas and Oklahoma, built for flood control, hydroelectric power generation, and water supply.
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D.
Rossens Dam
Rossens Dam is a large concrete arch-gravity dam on the Sarine River in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland, primarily used for hydroelectric power generation and creating the Lake of Gruyère reservoir.
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E.
Granby Dam
Granby Dam is a major earthfill dam in Colorado that forms Lake Granby, a key storage reservoir supplying water for irrigation, municipal use, and power generation in the region.
- 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: Great Works Dam Target entity description: Great Works Dam was a hydroelectric dam on Maine’s Penobscot River that became a focal point of river restoration efforts and was ultimately demolished to improve fish passage and ecosystem health.
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A.
Ruskin Dam
Ruskin Dam is a hydroelectric power-generating dam located on the Stave River in British Columbia, Canada.
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B.
Madison Dam
Madison Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Madison River in Montana, used for power generation and water management.
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C.
Denison Dam
Denison Dam is a large earthen dam on the Red River between Texas and Oklahoma, built for flood control, hydroelectric power generation, and water supply.
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D.
Rossens Dam
Rossens Dam is a large concrete arch-gravity dam on the Sarine River in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland, primarily used for hydroelectric power generation and creating the Lake of Gruyère reservoir.
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E.
Granby Dam
Granby Dam is a major earthfill dam in Colorado that forms Lake Granby, a key storage reservoir supplying water for irrigation, municipal use, and power generation in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
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