Deer Creek Dam
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Deer Creek Dam is a major earthfill dam in Utah that creates Deer Creek Reservoir, providing water storage, irrigation, and recreation for the surrounding region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Deer Creek Dam canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7234795 — 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: Deer Creek Dam Context triple: [Provo Canyon, hasDam, Deer Creek Dam]
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A.
Howden Dam
Howden Dam is a large masonry dam in Derbyshire, England, forming part of the Upper Derwent Valley reservoir system and known for its impressive architecture and role in regional water supply.
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B.
Slab Creek Dam
Slab Creek Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the South Fork American River in El Dorado County, California, forming Slab Creek Reservoir as part of regional hydroelectric and water management operations.
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C.
Gillespie Dam
Gillespie Dam is an early 20th-century concrete gravity dam on Arizona’s Gila River, historically used for irrigation and now noted as a local landmark and wildlife habitat area.
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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.
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: Deer Creek Dam Target entity description: Deer Creek Dam is a major earthfill dam in Utah that creates Deer Creek Reservoir, providing water storage, irrigation, and recreation for the surrounding region.
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A.
Howden Dam
Howden Dam is a large masonry dam in Derbyshire, England, forming part of the Upper Derwent Valley reservoir system and known for its impressive architecture and role in regional water supply.
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B.
Slab Creek Dam
Slab Creek Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the South Fork American River in El Dorado County, California, forming Slab Creek Reservoir as part of regional hydroelectric and water management operations.
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C.
Gillespie Dam
Gillespie Dam is an early 20th-century concrete gravity dam on Arizona’s Gila River, historically used for irrigation and now noted as a local landmark and wildlife habitat area.
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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.
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 (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
earthfill dam
ⓘ
embankment dam ⓘ |
| completedIn | 1941 ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1938 ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | rolled earthfill ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createsReservoir | Deer Creek Reservoir ⓘ |
| designedBy |
United States Bureau of Reclamation
ⓘ
linked to:
Bureau of Reclamation
|
| elevationAtCrest | approximately 5,400 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| hasOutletWorks | yes ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| height | approximately 235 feet ⓘ |
| length | approximately 1,300 feet ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Utah
ⓘ
Wasatch County, Utah ⓘ |
| locatedInBasin |
Great Basin hydrologic region
ⓘ
linked to:
Great Basin
|
| locatedInRegion |
Wasatch Mountains
ⓘ
linked to:
Wasatch Range
|
| locatedOnWatercourse | Provo River ⓘ |
| managesRiverFlow | Provo River ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Deer Creek ⓘ |
| nearCity |
Heber City, Utah
ⓘ
linked to:
Heber City
Provo, Utah ⓘ |
| opened | 1941 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Provo River Water Users Association
ⓘ
linked to:
Provo River Project
|
| ownedBy |
United States Bureau of Reclamation
ⓘ
linked to:
Bureau of Reclamation
|
| partOf | Provo River Project ⓘ |
| provides |
drinking water supply
ⓘ
flood regulation ⓘ irrigation storage ⓘ |
| purpose |
fish and wildlife enhancement
ⓘ
flood control ⓘ industrial water supply ⓘ irrigation ⓘ municipal water supply ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| recreationActivity |
boating
ⓘ
camping ⓘ fishing ⓘ swimming ⓘ waterskiing ⓘ |
| reservoirCapacity | approximately 152,000 acre-feet ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Deer Creek Reservoir ⓘ |
| reservoirSurfaceArea | approximately 2,700 acres ⓘ |
| reservoirUse |
recreation
ⓘ
water storage ⓘ |
| spillwayType | gated ogee overflow ⓘ |
| waterSuppliedTo |
Salt Lake County, Utah
ⓘ
linked to:
Salt Lake County
Utah County, Utah ⓘ Wasatch County, Utah ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Deer Creek Dam Description of subject: Deer Creek Dam is a major earthfill dam in Utah that creates Deer Creek Reservoir, providing water storage, irrigation, and recreation for the surrounding region.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.