Newlands Irrigation Project lands
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Newlands Irrigation Project lands are agricultural areas in western Nevada that receive water for irrigation from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s Newlands Project, one of the earliest federal reclamation projects in the United States.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Newlands Irrigation Project lands canonical | 1 |
| Newlands Project farmlands | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5510203 — 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: Newlands Irrigation Project lands Context triple: [Lahontan Dam, managesWaterFor, Newlands Irrigation Project lands]
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A.
Orange River Project
The Orange River Project is a major South African water resource and irrigation scheme centered on large dams and canals along the Orange River to provide hydroelectric power, irrigation, and water supply to arid regions.
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B.
Sunraysia irrigation district
The Sunraysia irrigation district is a major agricultural region in northwestern Victoria and southwestern New South Wales, Australia, renowned for its irrigated fruit and wine grape production along the Murray River.
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C.
Murray Irrigation Area
The Murray Irrigation Area is a major agricultural irrigation district in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia, known for its extensive network of channels supplying water to broadacre farms.
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D.
Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area
The Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area is a major agricultural region in New South Wales, Australia, renowned for its extensive irrigation schemes that support fruit, rice, and other crop production.
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E.
Coleambally Irrigation Area
Coleambally Irrigation Area is a major agricultural irrigation district in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia, known for intensive rice and cereal cropping supported by water from the Murrumbidgee River system.
- 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: Newlands Irrigation Project lands Target entity description: Newlands Irrigation Project lands are agricultural areas in western Nevada that receive water for irrigation from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s Newlands Project, one of the earliest federal reclamation projects in the United States.
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A.
Orange River Project
The Orange River Project is a major South African water resource and irrigation scheme centered on large dams and canals along the Orange River to provide hydroelectric power, irrigation, and water supply to arid regions.
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B.
Sunraysia irrigation district
The Sunraysia irrigation district is a major agricultural region in northwestern Victoria and southwestern New South Wales, Australia, renowned for its irrigated fruit and wine grape production along the Murray River.
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C.
Murray Irrigation Area
The Murray Irrigation Area is a major agricultural irrigation district in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia, known for its extensive network of channels supplying water to broadacre farms.
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D.
Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area
The Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area is a major agricultural region in New South Wales, Australia, renowned for its extensive irrigation schemes that support fruit, rice, and other crop production.
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E.
Coleambally Irrigation Area
Coleambally Irrigation Area is a major agricultural irrigation district in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia, known for intensive rice and cereal cropping supported by water from the Murrumbidgee River system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
irrigated agricultural land
ⓘ
reclamation project service area ⓘ |
| administeredUnder | Newlands Project water rights decrees ⓘ |
| associatedWithLaw | Reclamation Act of 1902 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
drainage ditches
ⓘ
farmland ⓘ irrigation canals ⓘ pastureland ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| environmentalIssues |
impacts on Lahontan Valley wetlands
ⓘ
return flows affecting Carson River and Truckee River systems ⓘ salinity and drainage management ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
distribution canals
ⓘ
diversion dams ⓘ drainage collection systems ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | among the first areas irrigated under the federal Reclamation Act of 1902 ⓘ |
| irrigationWaterStoredIn | Lahontan Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landUseType | rural ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Churchill County, Nevada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lyon County, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ western Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Fallon, Nevada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fernley, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | U.S. Bureau of Reclamation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Francis G. Newlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Newlands Project
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Truckee-Carson River Basin agricultural system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
agriculture
ⓘ
irrigated crop production ⓘ |
| receivesWaterFrom |
Carson River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Truckee Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ Truckee River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Lahontan Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedBy | Truckee-Carson Irrigation District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startOfIrrigationEra | early 20th century ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
federal reclamation law
ⓘ
state of Nevada water law ⓘ |
| supports |
hay production
ⓘ
livestock production ⓘ |
| typicalCrops |
alfalfa
ⓘ
forage crops ⓘ pasture grasses ⓘ small grains ⓘ |
| waterRightsGovernedBy |
Alpine Decree
NERFINISHED
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Orr Ditch Decree NERFINISHED ⓘ Truckee River Operating Agreement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Newlands Irrigation Project lands Description of subject: Newlands Irrigation Project lands are agricultural areas in western Nevada that receive water for irrigation from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s Newlands Project, one of the earliest federal reclamation projects in the United States.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Newlands Project farmlands