Falls Lake Dam
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Falls Lake Dam is a major earthen dam in North Carolina that impounds the Neuse River to create Falls Lake for flood control, water supply, and recreation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Falls Lake Dam canonical | 1 |
| Falls Lake Project | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4355632 — 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: Falls Lake Dam Context triple: [Falls Lake, formedBy, Falls Lake Dam]
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A.
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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B.
South Holston Dam
South Holston Dam is a large Tennessee Valley Authority hydroelectric and flood-control dam on the South Fork Holston River in northeastern Tennessee.
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C.
Hartwell Dam
Hartwell Dam is a large hydroelectric and flood-control dam on the Savannah River that creates Lake Hartwell along the Georgia–South Carolina border.
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D.
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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E.
Buford Dam
Buford Dam is a large hydroelectric and flood-control dam in Georgia that creates Lake Lanier and helps regulate water flow and supply for the Atlanta metropolitan area.
- 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: Falls Lake Dam Target entity description: Falls Lake Dam is a major earthen dam in North Carolina that impounds the Neuse River to create Falls Lake for flood control, water supply, and recreation.
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A.
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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B.
South Holston Dam
South Holston Dam is a large Tennessee Valley Authority hydroelectric and flood-control dam on the South Fork Holston River in northeastern Tennessee.
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C.
Hartwell Dam
Hartwell Dam is a large hydroelectric and flood-control dam on the Savannah River that creates Lake Hartwell along the Georgia–South Carolina border.
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D.
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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E.
Buford Dam
Buford Dam is a large hydroelectric and flood-control dam in Georgia that creates Lake Lanier and helps regulate water flow and supply for the Atlanta metropolitan area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
earthen dam
ⓘ
embankment dam ⓘ gravity dam ⓘ |
| associatedProtectedArea |
Falls Lake State Recreation Area
ⓘ
linked to:
Falls Lake, North Carolina
|
| basin |
Neuse River Basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Neuse River
|
| completedIn | 1981 ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1978 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createsReservoir |
Falls Lake
ⓘ
linked to:
Falls Lake, North Carolina
|
| enablesRecreationActivities |
boating
ⓘ
camping ⓘ fishing ⓘ hiking ⓘ swimming ⓘ |
| hasOutletWorks | yes ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
fish and wildlife management
ⓘ
flood control ⓘ recreation ⓘ water quality control ⓘ water supply ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| height | approximately 92 feet ⓘ |
| impounds | Neuse River ⓘ |
| length | approximately 1,915 feet ⓘ |
| locatedIn | North Carolina ⓘ |
| locatedInCounty |
Durham County, North Carolina
ⓘ
Wake County, North Carolina ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Raleigh, North Carolina
ⓘ
Wake Forest, North Carolina ⓘ
linked to:
Wake Forest
|
| locatedOnRiver | Neuse River ⓘ |
| managedBy | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ⓘ |
| managesFloodRiskFor | Neuse River downstream communities ⓘ |
| openedIn | 1981 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
|
| operator | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ⓘ |
| ownedBy | United States government ⓘ |
| partOf |
Neuse River water resources system
ⓘ
linked to:
Neuse River
|
| partOfProject |
Falls Lake Project
ⓘ
linked to:
Falls Lake Dam
|
| providesWaterSupplyFor |
Durham, North Carolina
ⓘ
Raleigh, North Carolina ⓘ Wake County, North Carolina ⓘ |
| regulatesFlowTo | Neuse River downstream ⓘ |
| reservoirName |
Falls Lake
ⓘ
linked to:
Falls Lake, North Carolina
|
| reservoirNormalPoolArea | approximately 12,400 acres ⓘ |
| reservoirShorelineLength | approximately 175 miles ⓘ |
| upstreamFrom | Raleigh, North Carolina ⓘ |
| waterSourceFor |
Falls Lake State Recreation Area
ⓘ
linked to:
Falls Lake, North Carolina
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Falls Lake Dam Description of subject: Falls Lake Dam is a major earthen dam in North Carolina that impounds the Neuse River to create Falls Lake for flood control, water supply, and recreation.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Falls Lake, North Carolina
linked to: Falls Lake Dam