Wheeler Reservoir
E460017
Wheeler Reservoir is a large man-made lake on the Tennessee River in northern Alabama, created by Wheeler Dam and used for hydroelectric power, navigation, recreation, and wildlife habitat.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wheeler Reservoir canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4602877 — 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: Wheeler Reservoir Context triple: [Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, locatedOnReservoir, Wheeler Reservoir]
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A.
Wilson Reservoir
Wilson Reservoir is a man-made lake on the Tennessee River in Alabama, created by Wilson Dam, that serves as a key resource for hydroelectric power, navigation, and recreation.
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B.
Lusk Reservoir
Lusk Reservoir is a scenic man-made lake on the grounds of the United States Military Academy at West Point, often noted for its picturesque setting near the campus athletic facilities.
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C.
Goodwin Reservoir
Goodwin Reservoir is a man-made water storage lake on the Stanislaus River in California, used primarily for irrigation, water supply, and recreation.
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D.
Canistear Reservoir
Canistear Reservoir is a man-made lake in northern New Jersey that serves as a water supply and recreational area within the township of West Milford.
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E.
Union Reservoir
Union Reservoir is a popular recreational lake near Longmont, Colorado, known for activities such as boating, fishing, swimming, and picnicking.
- 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: Wheeler Reservoir Target entity description: Wheeler Reservoir is a large man-made lake on the Tennessee River in northern Alabama, created by Wheeler Dam and used for hydroelectric power, navigation, recreation, and wildlife habitat.
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A.
Wilson Reservoir
Wilson Reservoir is a man-made lake on the Tennessee River in Alabama, created by Wilson Dam, that serves as a key resource for hydroelectric power, navigation, and recreation.
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B.
Lusk Reservoir
Lusk Reservoir is a scenic man-made lake on the grounds of the United States Military Academy at West Point, often noted for its picturesque setting near the campus athletic facilities.
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C.
Goodwin Reservoir
Goodwin Reservoir is a man-made water storage lake on the Stanislaus River in California, used primarily for irrigation, water supply, and recreation.
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D.
Canistear Reservoir
Canistear Reservoir is a man-made lake in northern New Jersey that serves as a water supply and recreational area within the township of West Milford.
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E.
Union Reservoir
Union Reservoir is a popular recreational lake near Longmont, Colorado, known for activities such as boating, fishing, swimming, and picnicking.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
impoundment
ⓘ
man-made lake ⓘ reservoir ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | Wheeler Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDam | Wheeler Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
electricity generation
ⓘ
flood control ⓘ water level regulation ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
boat ramps
ⓘ
marinas ⓘ public access areas ⓘ |
| hasRecreationalActivity |
birdwatching
ⓘ
camping ⓘ hunting ⓘ sailing ⓘ swimming ⓘ water skiing ⓘ |
| hasWildlifeArea | Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Alabama ⓘ |
| locatedInCounty |
Lawrence County, Alabama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Limestone County, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ Morgan County, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | northern Alabama ⓘ |
| locatedInWatershed | Tennessee River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Decatur, Alabama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Huntsville, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Tennessee River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managingOrganization | Tennessee Valley Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Tennessee Valley Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Tennessee River reservoir chain
ⓘ
Tennessee Valley Authority reservoir system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
hydroelectric power generation
ⓘ
navigation ⓘ recreation ⓘ wildlife habitat ⓘ |
| region | Tennessee Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Alabama ⓘ |
| usedFor |
boating
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fishing ⓘ navigation channel support ⓘ waterfowl habitat ⓘ |
| watercourse | Tennessee River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wheeler Reservoir Description of subject: Wheeler Reservoir is a large man-made lake on the Tennessee River in northern Alabama, created by Wheeler Dam and used for hydroelectric power, navigation, recreation, and wildlife habitat.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.