B. Everett Jordan Dam
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B. Everett Jordan Dam is a major earthen dam in North Carolina that creates B. Everett Jordan Lake for flood control, water supply, and recreation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| B. Everett Jordan Dam canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4201406 — 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: B. Everett Jordan Dam Context triple: [B. Everett Jordan Lake, impoundedBy, B. Everett Jordan Dam]
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A.
W. Kerr Scott Dam
W. Kerr Scott Dam is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers flood-control and recreation dam in North Carolina that creates W. Kerr Scott Reservoir on the Yadkin River.
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B.
Jim Woodruff Dam
Jim Woodruff Dam is a hydroelectric and flood-control dam on the Apalachicola River at the Florida–Georgia border, forming Lake Seminole and helping regulate water flow in the region.
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C.
J.C. Boyle Dam
J.C. Boyle Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Klamath River in southern Oregon, known for power generation and its role in regional water and environmental management.
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D.
Gillespie Dam
Gillespie Dam is an early 20th-century concrete gravity dam on Arizona’s Gila River, historically used for irrigation and now noted as a local landmark and wildlife habitat area.
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E.
Walterville Dam
Walterville Dam is a hydroelectric diversion dam on Oregon’s McKenzie River that channels water to the Walterville Power Canal and generating station.
- 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: B. Everett Jordan Dam Target entity description: B. Everett Jordan Dam is a major earthen dam in North Carolina that creates B. Everett Jordan Lake for flood control, water supply, and recreation.
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A.
W. Kerr Scott Dam
W. Kerr Scott Dam is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers flood-control and recreation dam in North Carolina that creates W. Kerr Scott Reservoir on the Yadkin River.
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B.
Jim Woodruff Dam
Jim Woodruff Dam is a hydroelectric and flood-control dam on the Apalachicola River at the Florida–Georgia border, forming Lake Seminole and helping regulate water flow in the region.
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C.
J.C. Boyle Dam
J.C. Boyle Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Klamath River in southern Oregon, known for power generation and its role in regional water and environmental management.
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D.
Gillespie Dam
Gillespie Dam is an early 20th-century concrete gravity dam on Arizona’s Gila River, historically used for irrigation and now noted as a local landmark and wildlife habitat area.
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E.
Walterville Dam
Walterville Dam is a hydroelectric diversion dam on Oregon’s McKenzie River that channels water to the Walterville Power Canal and generating station.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
earthen dam
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embankment dam ⓘ gravity dam ⓘ infrastructure ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Jordan Dam
ⓘ
New Hope Dam ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| catchmentArea | approximately 1686 square miles ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1967 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createsReservoir | B. Everett Jordan Lake ⓘ |
| designedFor | flood damage reduction on the Cape Fear River ⓘ |
| hasRecreationArea |
boat ramps on B. Everett Jordan Lake
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campgrounds on B. Everett Jordan Lake ⓘ hiking trails around B. Everett Jordan Lake ⓘ picnic areas on B. Everett Jordan Lake ⓘ |
| height | approximately 112 feet ⓘ |
| length | approximately 1.4 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn | North Carolina ⓘ |
| locatedInCounty | Chatham County, North Carolina ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea |
Jordan Lake State Recreation Area vicinity
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linked to:
Jordan Lake State Recreation Area
|
| locatedNear |
Apex, North Carolina
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Moncure, North Carolina ⓘ Raleigh, North Carolina ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Haw River ⓘ |
| managingOrganization |
USACE Wilmington District
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United States Army Corps of Engineers ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
|
| namedAfter | B. Everett Jordan ⓘ |
| nearCity |
Cary, North Carolina
ⓘ
linked to:
Cary
Chapel Hill, North Carolina ⓘ Durham, North Carolina ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1974 ⓘ |
| operator |
United States Army Corps of Engineers
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
|
| partOf | B. Everett Jordan Lake project ⓘ |
| provides |
fish and wildlife habitat benefits
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low-flow augmentation for downstream water quality ⓘ municipal water supply for nearby communities ⓘ recreational opportunities on B. Everett Jordan Lake ⓘ |
| purpose |
fish and wildlife management
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flood control ⓘ recreation ⓘ water quality control ⓘ water supply ⓘ |
| region | Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ |
| reservoirCapacity | approximately 753500 acre-feet ⓘ |
| reservoirSurfaceArea | approximately 13940 acres ⓘ |
| riverBasin |
Cape Fear River basin
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linked to:
Cape Fear River
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| spillwayType | concrete gated spillway ⓘ |
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Subject: B. Everett Jordan Dam Description of subject: B. Everett Jordan Dam is a major earthen dam in North Carolina that creates B. Everett Jordan Lake for flood control, water supply, and recreation.
Referenced by (2)
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