Cherry Creek Dam
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Cherry Creek Dam is an earth-fill flood control dam in Colorado that forms Cherry Creek Reservoir, a popular recreation area near Denver.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cherry Creek Dam canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8434994 — 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: Cherry Creek Dam Context triple: [Cherry Creek, hasFeature, Cherry Creek Dam]
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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.
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B.
Red Rock Dam
Red Rock Dam is a large flood-control and hydroelectric dam on the Des Moines River in central Iowa, forming Lake Red Rock as the state’s largest reservoir.
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Jemez Canyon Dam
Jemez Canyon Dam is a flood-control and water-management structure on the Jemez River in New Mexico, operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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D.
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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E.
Deer Creek Dam
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.
- 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: Cherry Creek Dam Target entity description: Cherry Creek Dam is an earth-fill flood control dam in Colorado that forms Cherry Creek Reservoir, a popular recreation area near Denver.
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A.
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.
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B.
Red Rock Dam
Red Rock Dam is a large flood-control and hydroelectric dam on the Des Moines River in central Iowa, forming Lake Red Rock as the state’s largest reservoir.
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C.
Jemez Canyon Dam
Jemez Canyon Dam is a flood-control and water-management structure on the Jemez River in New Mexico, operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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D.
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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E.
Deer Creek Dam
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
earth-fill dam
ⓘ
flood control structure ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| completedIn | 1950 ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1948 ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | earth ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createsReservoir | Cherry Creek Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crestElevation | approximately 5,607 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| crosses | Cherry Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| damType | earth-fill embankment dam ⓘ |
| designedFor | protection of Denver metropolitan area from flooding ⓘ |
| hasRecreationArea | Cherry Creek State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| height | approximately 141 feet ⓘ |
| length | approximately 14,300 feet ⓘ |
| locatedEastOf | Denver, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arapahoe County, Colorado
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colorado ⓘ |
| locatedInMetropolitanArea | Denver metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Cherry Creek State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Denver, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managingAgency | United States Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearCity | Aurora, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearTransportationRoute |
Interstate 225
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Parker Road (Colorado State Highway 83) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1950 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | United States Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | United States government ⓘ |
| partOf | Cherry Creek Lake Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protects |
Aurora, Colorado
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Denver, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ Englewood, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ Greenwood Village, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| provides |
boating opportunities
ⓘ
camping opportunities ⓘ fishing opportunities ⓘ swimming opportunities ⓘ wildlife viewing opportunities ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Cherry Creek Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirSurfaceArea | approximately 880 acres ⓘ |
| reservoirTotalCapacity | approximately 134,470 acre-feet ⓘ |
| riverSystem | South Platte River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spillwayType | uncontrolled overflow spillway ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cherry Creek Dam Description of subject: Cherry Creek Dam is an earth-fill flood control dam in Colorado that forms Cherry Creek Reservoir, a popular recreation area near Denver.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.