New Melones Lake
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New Melones Lake is a large man-made reservoir in California’s Sierra Nevada foothills, popular for recreation and water storage as part of the Central Valley Project.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Melones Lake canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7822430 — 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: New Melones Lake Context triple: [Sierra Nevada river system, feedsReservoir, New Melones Lake]
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A.
New Melones Dam
New Melones Dam is a large multipurpose reservoir and hydroelectric facility on the Stanislaus River in California, providing water storage, flood control, and power generation.
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B.
Calaveras Reservoir
Calaveras Reservoir is a major water storage reservoir in California’s Diablo Range that supplies drinking water to the San Francisco Bay Area.
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C.
Merced Lake
Merced Lake is a high-country lake in Yosemite National Park, known as a scenic backcountry destination along the Merced River and a popular stop for backpackers.
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D.
Pardee Reservoir
Pardee Reservoir is a man-made lake in the Sierra Nevada foothills of California that serves as a major water storage and supply source for the East Bay region.
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E.
Yuba Reservoir
Yuba Reservoir is a man-made lake in central Utah popular for boating, fishing, and camping.
- 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: New Melones Lake Target entity description: New Melones Lake is a large man-made reservoir in California’s Sierra Nevada foothills, popular for recreation and water storage as part of the Central Valley Project.
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A.
New Melones Dam
New Melones Dam is a large multipurpose reservoir and hydroelectric facility on the Stanislaus River in California, providing water storage, flood control, and power generation.
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B.
Calaveras Reservoir
Calaveras Reservoir is a major water storage reservoir in California’s Diablo Range that supplies drinking water to the San Francisco Bay Area.
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C.
Merced Lake
Merced Lake is a high-country lake in Yosemite National Park, known as a scenic backcountry destination along the Merced River and a popular stop for backpackers.
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D.
Pardee Reservoir
Pardee Reservoir is a man-made lake in the Sierra Nevada foothills of California that serves as a major water storage and supply source for the East Bay region.
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E.
Yuba Reservoir
Yuba Reservoir is a man-made lake in central Utah popular for boating, fishing, and camping.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | reservoir ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| constructionCompleted | late 1970s ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy | New Melones Dam ⓘ |
| formedBy | impoundment of the Stanislaus River ⓘ |
| hasDam | New Melones Dam ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
boat ramps
ⓘ
campgrounds ⓘ day-use areas ⓘ marinas ⓘ |
| hasShoreline | extensive shoreline suitable for recreation ⓘ |
| inflow | Stanislaus River ⓘ |
| isManagedAs | multi-purpose reservoir ⓘ |
| isPopularFor | outdoor recreation ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | water management debates in California ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Calaveras County, California
ⓘ
linked to:
Calaveras County
California ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
Sierra Nevada foothills ⓘ Sierra Nevada, California ⓘ
linked to:
Sierra Nevada
Tuolumne County, California ⓘ
linked to:
Tuolumne County
|
| locatedNear |
Angels Camp, California
ⓘ
linked to:
Angels Camp
Sonora, California ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Stanislaus River ⓘ |
| managingAgency |
United States Bureau of Reclamation
ⓘ
linked to:
Bureau of Reclamation
|
| maximumCapacity | about 2,400,000 acre-feet ⓘ |
| outflow | Stanislaus River ⓘ |
| partOf | Central Valley Project ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ recreation ⓘ water storage ⓘ |
| recreationActivity |
boating
ⓘ
camping ⓘ fishing ⓘ hiking ⓘ swimming ⓘ water skiing ⓘ |
| region |
San Joaquin Valley watershed
ⓘ
linked to:
San Joaquin River Basin
|
| replaced |
Old Melones reservoir
ⓘ
linked to:
Old Melones Reservoir
|
| uses |
irrigation water supply
ⓘ
municipal water supply ⓘ |
| watercourse | Stanislaus River ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: New Melones Lake Description of subject: New Melones Lake is a large man-made reservoir in California’s Sierra Nevada foothills, popular for recreation and water storage as part of the Central Valley Project.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.