Keechelus Dam
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Keechelus Dam is an earthfill dam in Washington State that forms Keechelus Lake, providing water storage and regulation as part of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s Yakima irrigation system.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Keechelus Dam canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6594637 — 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: Keechelus Dam Context triple: [Yakima Project, component, Keechelus Dam]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Dworshak Dam
Dworshak Dam is a large concrete gravity dam on the North Fork Clearwater River in Idaho, primarily used for hydroelectric power generation, flood control, and recreation.
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D.
Chatfield Dam
Chatfield Dam is a large flood-control and water-storage structure in Colorado that creates Chatfield Reservoir on the South Platte River near Denver.
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E.
Gerber Dam
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.
- 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: Keechelus Dam Target entity description: Keechelus Dam is an earthfill dam in Washington State that forms Keechelus Lake, providing water storage and regulation as part of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s Yakima irrigation system.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Dworshak Dam
Dworshak Dam is a large concrete gravity dam on the North Fork Clearwater River in Idaho, primarily used for hydroelectric power generation, flood control, and recreation.
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D.
Chatfield Dam
Chatfield Dam is a large flood-control and water-storage structure in Colorado that creates Chatfield Reservoir on the South Platte River near Denver.
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E.
Gerber Dam
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
earthfill dam
ⓘ
embankment dam ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| constructionMaterial | earthfill ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| damType | earthfill dam ⓘ |
| forms | Keechelus Lake ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
flood mitigation
ⓘ
water regulation ⓘ water storage ⓘ |
| hasReservoir | Keechelus Lake ⓘ |
| hasReservoirUse |
irrigation storage
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ |
| impounds | Keechelus Lake ⓘ |
| isComponentOf | Yakima Project storage system ⓘ |
| isOneOf | Yakima Project storage dams ⓘ |
| isUpstreamOf |
Easton Dam
ⓘ
Lake Easton ⓘ |
| locatedAlong |
Interstate 90 in Washington
ⓘ
linked to:
Interstate 90
|
| locatedIn |
Kittitas County, Washington
ⓘ
Washington State ⓘ
linked to:
Washington
|
| locatedInNationalForest | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| locatedInState | Washington ⓘ |
| locatedInWatershed |
Yakima River watershed
ⓘ
linked to:
Yakima River
|
| locatedNear |
Snoqualmie Pass, Washington
ⓘ
linked to:
Snoqualmie Pass
|
| locatedOnRiver |
Yakima River basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Yakima River
|
| manages | seasonal runoff ⓘ |
| managingAgency |
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Pacific Northwest Region
ⓘ
linked to:
Bureau of Reclamation
|
| nearMountainPass | Snoqualmie Pass ⓘ |
| operator |
United States Bureau of Reclamation
ⓘ
linked to:
Bureau of Reclamation
|
| ownedBy |
United States Bureau of Reclamation
ⓘ
linked to:
Bureau of Reclamation
|
| partOf |
Yakima Project
ⓘ
Yakima irrigation system ⓘ |
| projectOwner | United States government ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
flow regulation ⓘ irrigation water storage ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Yakima Valley, Washington
ⓘ
linked to:
Yakima Valley
|
| regulates | Yakima River flows ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Keechelus Lake ⓘ |
| serves |
Yakima River irrigation districts
ⓘ
linked to:
Yakima Valley irrigation district
|
| supportsUse |
downstream irrigation
ⓘ
downstream municipal water supply ⓘ fish habitat management ⓘ |
| watercourse | Yakima River ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Keechelus Dam Description of subject: Keechelus Dam is an earthfill dam in Washington State that forms Keechelus Lake, providing water storage and regulation as part of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s Yakima irrigation system.
Referenced by (2)
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