Granby Dam
E551466
Granby Dam is a major earthfill dam in Colorado that forms Lake Granby, a key storage reservoir supplying water for irrigation, municipal use, and power generation in the region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Granby Dam canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5525174 — 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: Granby Dam Context triple: [Colorado-Big Thompson Project, hasComponent, Granby Dam]
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A.
Conklingville Dam
Conklingville Dam is a concrete gravity dam in New York that created the Great Sacandaga Lake reservoir for flood control and hydroelectric power generation.
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B.
Hinckley Dam
Hinckley Dam is a large reservoir dam in upstate New York that impounds West Canada Creek to provide water supply, flood control, and recreation for the surrounding region.
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C.
Lewiston Dam
Lewiston Dam is a concrete structure on the Trinity River in Northern California that forms Lewiston Lake and helps regulate water storage and diversion within the Trinity River Basin.
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D.
Burn Mill Dam
Burn Mill Dam is a watercourse or controlled outflow channel associated with Kinghorn Loch in Fife, Scotland.
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E.
Merwin Dam
Merwin Dam is a hydroelectric dam on Washington State’s Lewis River that forms Lake Merwin and generates power for the region.
- 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: Granby Dam Target entity description: Granby Dam is a major earthfill dam in Colorado that forms Lake Granby, a key storage reservoir supplying water for irrigation, municipal use, and power generation in the region.
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A.
Conklingville Dam
Conklingville Dam is a concrete gravity dam in New York that created the Great Sacandaga Lake reservoir for flood control and hydroelectric power generation.
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B.
Hinckley Dam
Hinckley Dam is a large reservoir dam in upstate New York that impounds West Canada Creek to provide water supply, flood control, and recreation for the surrounding region.
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C.
Lewiston Dam
Lewiston Dam is a concrete structure on the Trinity River in Northern California that forms Lewiston Lake and helps regulate water storage and diversion within the Trinity River Basin.
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D.
Burn Mill Dam
Burn Mill Dam is a watercourse or controlled outflow channel associated with Kinghorn Loch in Fife, Scotland.
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E.
Merwin Dam
Merwin Dam is a hydroelectric dam on Washington State’s Lewis River that forms Lake Merwin and generates power for the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
earthfill dam
ⓘ
embankment dam ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| constructionBegan | 1941 ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial |
earthfill
ⓘ
rockfill ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creates | Lake Granby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crestElevation | about 8,280 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| elevationOfReservoir | about 8,280 feet at full pool ⓘ |
| formsReservoir | Lake Granby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
crest roadway
ⓘ
outlet works for water diversion ⓘ |
| hasHydroelectricPlant | Granby Powerplant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| height | about 298 feet ⓘ |
| impounds | Colorado River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | about 861 feet ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Colorado
ⓘ
Grand County, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInWatershed | Upper Colorado River Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managingAgency | U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Eastern Colorado Area Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Granby, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1950 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Bureau of Reclamation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | United States Bureau of Reclamation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Colorado-Big Thompson Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerPlantCapacity | about 3 megawatts ⓘ |
| project | Colorado-Big Thompson transbasin diversion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ irrigation water storage ⓘ municipal water supply ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Northern Colorado
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Platte River Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirCapacity | about 539,800 acre-feet ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Lake Granby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirSurfaceArea | about 7,250 acres ⓘ |
| river | Colorado River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spillwayCapacity | about 15,000 cubic feet per second ⓘ |
| spillwayType | uncontrolled overflow spillway ⓘ |
| suppliesWaterTo |
Front Range municipalities
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Colorado irrigation districts ⓘ |
| supportsUse |
boating on Lake Granby
ⓘ
fishing on Lake Granby ⓘ recreation on Lake Granby ⓘ |
| waterConveyance |
Adams Tunnel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colorado-Big Thompson Project distribution system ⓘ |
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Subject: Granby Dam Description of subject: Granby Dam is a major earthfill dam in Colorado that forms Lake Granby, a key storage reservoir supplying water for irrigation, municipal use, and power generation in the region.
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