Gerber Dam
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Gerber Dam is an irrigation and water storage dam in southern Oregon that helps regulate water supply for agriculture and flood control within the Klamath Basin.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gerber Dam canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6506255 — 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: Gerber Dam Context triple: [Klamath Project, hasComponent, Gerber Dam]
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A.
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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B.
McClure Dam
McClure Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Dead River in Michigan, forming McClure Basin and providing power and water management for the surrounding region.
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Merwin Dam
Merwin Dam is a hydroelectric dam on Washington State’s Lewis River that forms Lake Merwin and generates power for the region.
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D.
Garrison Dam
Garrison Dam is a large hydroelectric and flood-control dam on the Missouri River in North Dakota, forming Lake Sakakawea, one of the largest man-made reservoirs in the United States.
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E.
Fengman Dam
Fengman Dam is a large hydroelectric gravity dam on the Songhua River in Jilin Province, China, known for its significant role in regional power generation and flood control.
- 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: Gerber Dam Target entity description: Gerber Dam is an irrigation and water storage dam in southern Oregon that helps regulate water supply for agriculture and flood control within the Klamath Basin.
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A.
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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B.
McClure Dam
McClure Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Dead River in Michigan, forming McClure Basin and providing power and water management for the surrounding region.
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C.
Merwin Dam
Merwin Dam is a hydroelectric dam on Washington State’s Lewis River that forms Lake Merwin and generates power for the region.
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D.
Garrison Dam
Garrison Dam is a large hydroelectric and flood-control dam on the Missouri River in North Dakota, forming Lake Sakakawea, one of the largest man-made reservoirs in the United States.
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E.
Fengman Dam
Fengman Dam is a large hydroelectric gravity dam on the Songhua River in Jilin Province, China, known for its significant role in regional power generation and flood control.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dam
ⓘ
irrigation dam ⓘ water storage dam ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1919 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| damType | concrete arch dam ⓘ |
| height | 84 feet ⓘ |
| impounds | Gerber Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | 460 feet ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Klamath Basin
NERFINISHED
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Klamath County, Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ Oregon ⓘ |
| managesWaterFor | Klamath Basin agriculture ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Simon Gerber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingYear | 1925 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Bureau of Reclamation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| project | Klamath Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| provides |
flood control benefits
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recreation opportunities at Gerber Reservoir ⓘ |
| purpose |
agricultural water supply
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flood control ⓘ irrigation ⓘ water storage ⓘ |
| reservoirCapacity | 94,300 acre-feet ⓘ |
| reservoirSurfaceArea | 3,815 acres ⓘ |
| river | Miller Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gerber Dam Description of subject: Gerber Dam is an irrigation and water storage dam in southern Oregon that helps regulate water supply for agriculture and flood control within the Klamath Basin.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.