Yolo Bypass
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The Yolo Bypass is a large engineered floodplain in California’s Central Valley that diverts excess Sacramento River floodwaters away from urban areas while providing important agricultural and wildlife habitat.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yolo Bypass canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6130093 — 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: Yolo Bypass Context triple: [Putah Creek, mouthLocation, Yolo Bypass]
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A.
Suisun Slough
Suisun Slough is a tidal waterway and wetland channel in Solano County, California, forming part of the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta estuarine system.
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B.
Modesto Main Canal
Modesto Main Canal is an irrigation waterway in California’s Central Valley that delivers Tuolumne River water to agricultural lands and communities in the Modesto area.
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C.
Contra Costa Canal
The Contra Costa Canal is a man-made waterway in California that delivers irrigation and municipal water from the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta to communities in Contra Costa County.
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D.
Tehama-Colusa Canal
The Tehama-Colusa Canal is a major irrigation and water conveyance canal in California’s Sacramento Valley that delivers Central Valley Project water to agricultural lands and communities.
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E.
Turlock Main Canal
Turlock Main Canal is a major irrigation canal in California’s Central Valley that delivers water from the Tuolumne River to agricultural lands in the Turlock Irrigation District.
- 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: Yolo Bypass Target entity description: The Yolo Bypass is a large engineered floodplain in California’s Central Valley that diverts excess Sacramento River floodwaters away from urban areas while providing important agricultural and wildlife habitat.
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A.
Suisun Slough
Suisun Slough is a tidal waterway and wetland channel in Solano County, California, forming part of the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta estuarine system.
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B.
Modesto Main Canal
Modesto Main Canal is an irrigation waterway in California’s Central Valley that delivers Tuolumne River water to agricultural lands and communities in the Modesto area.
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C.
Contra Costa Canal
The Contra Costa Canal is a man-made waterway in California that delivers irrigation and municipal water from the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta to communities in Contra Costa County.
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D.
Tehama-Colusa Canal
The Tehama-Colusa Canal is a major irrigation and water conveyance canal in California’s Sacramento Valley that delivers Central Valley Project water to agricultural lands and communities.
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E.
Turlock Main Canal
Turlock Main Canal is a major irrigation canal in California’s Central Valley that delivers water from the Tuolumne River to agricultural lands in the Turlock Irrigation District.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
engineered floodplain
ⓘ
flood bypass ⓘ flood control infrastructure ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta
ⓘ
linked to:
Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta
|
| area | approximately 59,000 acres ⓘ |
| constructedIn | early 20th century ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| crosses |
Solano County
ⓘ
Yolo County ⓘ |
| designedFor | high flow events ⓘ |
| emptiesInto | Sacramento River near Rio Vista ⓘ |
| floodwatersEnterVia |
Fremont Weir
ⓘ
Sacramento Weir ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Fremont Weir
ⓘ
Sacramento Weir ⓘ Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area ⓘ Yolo Causeway ⓘ |
| importantFor |
Pacific Flyway waterbird habitat
ⓘ
ecosystem restoration ⓘ floodplain fisheries ⓘ |
| length | approximately 40 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
Central Valley ⓘ Solano County ⓘ Yolo County ⓘ |
| locatedInHydrologicalBasin | Sacramento River Basin ⓘ |
| managesFloodwatersFrom |
American River
ⓘ
linked to:
American River (California)
Sacramento River ⓘ |
| near |
Davis, California
ⓘ
Sacramento ⓘ West Sacramento ⓘ
linked to:
City of West Sacramento
|
| operatedBy |
California Department of Water Resources
ⓘ
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sacramento River Flood Control Project
ⓘ
linked to:
Sacramento River watershed infrastructure
|
| providesHabitatFor |
migratory birds
ⓘ
native fish species ⓘ salmon ⓘ waterfowl ⓘ |
| purpose |
divert Sacramento River floodwaters
ⓘ
flood control ⓘ protect urban areas from flooding ⓘ provide agricultural land use ⓘ provide wildlife habitat ⓘ |
| regulatedBy |
federal flood control manuals
ⓘ
state water management plans ⓘ |
| typicalLandUseWhenDry |
agriculture
ⓘ
grazing ⓘ |
| width | up to about 3 miles ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yolo Bypass Description of subject: The Yolo Bypass is a large engineered floodplain in California’s Central Valley that diverts excess Sacramento River floodwaters away from urban areas while providing important agricultural and wildlife habitat.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.