Sugar Loaf Dam
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Sugar Loaf Dam is a key water storage and management structure in Colorado that supports irrigation, municipal supply, and other purposes as part of the larger Fryingpan–Arkansas water diversion and distribution system.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sugar Loaf Dam canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5624184 — 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: Sugar Loaf Dam Context triple: [Fryingpan–Arkansas Project, majorComponent, Sugar Loaf Dam]
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A.
Palisade Dam
Palisade Dam is an irrigation and water storage structure located on the Sevier River in central Utah, supporting local agriculture and recreation.
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B.
Goodwin Dam
Goodwin Dam is a concrete gravity diversion dam on California’s Stanislaus River that helps regulate river flow and supplies irrigation water to surrounding agricultural areas.
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C.
O'Shaughnessy Dam
O'Shaughnessy Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam in Yosemite National Park that creates the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, supplying water and hydroelectric power to the San Francisco Bay Area.
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D.
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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E.
Red Rock Dam
Red Rock Dam is a large flood-control and hydroelectric dam on the Des Moines River in central Iowa, forming Lake Red Rock as the state’s largest reservoir.
- 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: Sugar Loaf Dam Target entity description: Sugar Loaf Dam is a key water storage and management structure in Colorado that supports irrigation, municipal supply, and other purposes as part of the larger Fryingpan–Arkansas water diversion and distribution system.
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A.
Palisade Dam
Palisade Dam is an irrigation and water storage structure located on the Sevier River in central Utah, supporting local agriculture and recreation.
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B.
Goodwin Dam
Goodwin Dam is a concrete gravity diversion dam on California’s Stanislaus River that helps regulate river flow and supplies irrigation water to surrounding agricultural areas.
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C.
O'Shaughnessy Dam
O'Shaughnessy Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam in Yosemite National Park that creates the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, supplying water and hydroelectric power to the San Francisco Bay Area.
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D.
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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E.
Red Rock Dam
Red Rock Dam is a large flood-control and hydroelectric dam on the Des Moines River in central Iowa, forming Lake Red Rock as the state’s largest reservoir.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dam
ⓘ
water storage structure ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| connectedTo |
Boustead Tunnel
ⓘ
Mount Elbert Conduit ⓘ
linked to:
Mount Elbert Forebay
|
| constructionBegan | 1966 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| crestElevation | about 10000 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| damType |
earthen dam
ⓘ
earthfill embankment dam ⓘ |
| height | 135 feet ⓘ |
| impounds | Turquoise Lake ⓘ |
| length | 1880 feet ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Colorado
ⓘ
Lake County, Colorado ⓘ Sawatch Range ⓘ |
| locatedInNationalForest | San Isabel National Forest ⓘ |
| managesWaterFrom |
Arkansas River basin
ⓘ
Fryingpan River basin ⓘ
linked to:
Fryingpan River
|
| nearCity | Leadville, Colorado ⓘ |
| openingYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| operator |
United States Bureau of Reclamation
ⓘ
linked to:
Bureau of Reclamation
|
| owner |
United States Bureau of Reclamation
ⓘ
linked to:
Bureau of Reclamation
|
| partOf |
Fryingpan–Arkansas Project
ⓘ
Fryingpan–Arkansas water diversion and distribution system ⓘ
linked to:
Fryingpan–Arkansas Project
|
| projectAuthorization |
Fryingpan–Arkansas Project Act of 1962
ⓘ
linked to:
Fryingpan–Arkansas Project
|
| purpose |
fish and wildlife conservation
ⓘ
flood control ⓘ industrial water supply ⓘ irrigation ⓘ municipal water supply ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| recreationActivity |
boating
ⓘ
camping ⓘ fishing ⓘ |
| recreationAreaManagedBy |
United States Forest Service
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Forest Service
|
| reservoirActiveCapacity | approximately 125000 acre-feet ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Turquoise Lake ⓘ |
| reservoirSurfaceArea | approximately 1900 acres ⓘ |
| reservoirTotalCapacity | approximately 129000 acre-feet ⓘ |
| riverCrossed | Lake Fork Creek ⓘ |
| supports |
agricultural irrigation in southeastern Colorado
ⓘ
hydropower generation in associated project facilities ⓘ municipal water supply for Front Range communities ⓘ |
| waterUseRegion |
Arkansas River Valley
ⓘ
linked to:
Arkansas River basin
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sugar Loaf Dam Description of subject: Sugar Loaf Dam is a key water storage and management structure in Colorado that supports irrigation, municipal supply, and other purposes as part of the larger Fryingpan–Arkansas water diversion and distribution system.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.