Ballville Dam site
E441746
The Ballville Dam site is a former dam location on the Sandusky River in Fremont, Ohio, now known for its removal and associated environmental restoration efforts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ballville Dam site canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4474991 — 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: Ballville Dam site Context triple: [Fremont, Ohio, hasRiverFeature, Ballville Dam site]
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A.
Keenleyside Dam
Keenleyside Dam is a major hydroelectric and flood-control dam on the Columbia River in British Columbia, Canada, forming part of the region’s large transboundary water management system.
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B.
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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C.
Glennies Creek Dam
Glennies Creek Dam is a major water storage and flood mitigation dam on Glennies Creek in New South Wales, Australia, supporting irrigation, town water supply, and environmental flows.
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D.
Melton Hill Dam
Melton Hill Dam is a Tennessee Valley Authority hydroelectric dam on the Clinch River in East Tennessee, forming Melton Hill Lake and providing power generation, recreation, and flood control for the Knoxville area.
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E.
Nimbus Dam
Nimbus Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the American River in California that forms Lake Natoma and helps regulate water flow, provide hydroelectric power, and support regional water supply and recreation.
- 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: Ballville Dam site Target entity description: The Ballville Dam site is a former dam location on the Sandusky River in Fremont, Ohio, now known for its removal and associated environmental restoration efforts.
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A.
Keenleyside Dam
Keenleyside Dam is a major hydroelectric and flood-control dam on the Columbia River in British Columbia, Canada, forming part of the region’s large transboundary water management system.
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B.
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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C.
Glennies Creek Dam
Glennies Creek Dam is a major water storage and flood mitigation dam on Glennies Creek in New South Wales, Australia, supporting irrigation, town water supply, and environmental flows.
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D.
Melton Hill Dam
Melton Hill Dam is a Tennessee Valley Authority hydroelectric dam on the Clinch River in East Tennessee, forming Melton Hill Lake and providing power generation, recreation, and flood control for the Knoxville area.
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E.
Nimbus Dam
Nimbus Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the American River in California that forms Lake Natoma and helps regulate water flow, provide hydroelectric power, and support regional water supply and recreation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | former dam site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
City of Fremont, Ohio
ⓘ
linked to:
Fremont, Ohio
Ohio Department of Natural Resources ⓘ environmental consulting firms ⓘ fisheries biologists ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| county | Sandusky County, Ohio ⓘ |
| currentCondition |
absence of dam structure
ⓘ
free-flowing river reach ⓘ |
| ecologicalGoal |
enhance fish migration
ⓘ
improve aquatic habitat ⓘ restore natural flow regime ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
altered river flow
ⓘ
fish migration barrier ⓘ sediment accumulation ⓘ |
| formerlyContained | Ballville Dam ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateRegion | northwestern Ohio ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
hydropower generation
ⓘ
municipal water supply intake ⓘ |
| hydrologicFeature |
free-flowing reach (current)
ⓘ
impounded reach (historical) ⓘ |
| impact |
altered local recreation patterns
ⓘ
changed sediment transport dynamics ⓘ improved fish habitat ⓘ restored river connectivity ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dam removal
ⓘ
fish passage improvement ⓘ river restoration ⓘ sediment management ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Fremont, Ohio ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Sandusky River ⓘ |
| managementAction |
bank stabilization in selected areas
ⓘ
dam removal and site restoration ⓘ vegetation re-establishment along riparian zone ⓘ |
| nearCity | Fremont, Ohio ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sandusky River watershed
ⓘ
linked to:
Sandusky River
|
| postRemovalUse |
recreational access
ⓘ
riverine habitat ⓘ |
| projectType |
dam removal project
ⓘ
river restoration project ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Ballville Dam
ⓘ
Sandusky River restoration ⓘ |
| state | Ohio ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
environmental impact studies
ⓘ
fish community monitoring ⓘ public policy discussions on dam removal ⓘ sediment contamination assessments ⓘ |
| waterbodyType | river reach ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ballville Dam site Description of subject: The Ballville Dam site is a former dam location on the Sandusky River in Fremont, Ohio, now known for its removal and associated environmental restoration efforts.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Fremont, Ohio, United States