Bluestone Dam
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Bluestone Dam is a large concrete gravity dam on the New River in West Virginia, primarily used for flood control, recreation, and hydroelectric power generation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bluestone Dam canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7990196 — 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: Bluestone Dam Context triple: [Bluestone River, hasDam, Bluestone Dam]
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A.
O’Sullivan Dam
O’Sullivan Dam is a major earth-fill dam in central Washington State that forms Potholes Reservoir and plays a key role in irrigation and water management for the Columbia Basin Project.
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B.
Hume Dam
Hume Dam is a major concrete gravity dam in southeastern Australia that forms Lake Hume and plays a key role in water storage, irrigation, and flood control in the Murray–Darling Basin.
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C.
Tulloch Dam
Tulloch Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Stanislaus River in California that forms Tulloch Reservoir for irrigation, hydroelectric power generation, and recreation.
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D.
Brunswick Dam
Brunswick Dam is a hydroelectric dam located on the Androscoggin River in Brunswick, Maine, used primarily for power generation and river flow management.
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E.
Brownlee Dam
Brownlee Dam is a major hydroelectric dam on the Snake River in the western United States, forming Brownlee Reservoir and playing a key role in regional power generation and water management.
- 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: Bluestone Dam Target entity description: Bluestone Dam is a large concrete gravity dam on the New River in West Virginia, primarily used for flood control, recreation, and hydroelectric power generation.
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A.
O’Sullivan Dam
O’Sullivan Dam is a major earth-fill dam in central Washington State that forms Potholes Reservoir and plays a key role in irrigation and water management for the Columbia Basin Project.
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B.
Hume Dam
Hume Dam is a major concrete gravity dam in southeastern Australia that forms Lake Hume and plays a key role in water storage, irrigation, and flood control in the Murray–Darling Basin.
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C.
Tulloch Dam
Tulloch Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Stanislaus River in California that forms Tulloch Reservoir for irrigation, hydroelectric power generation, and recreation.
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D.
Brunswick Dam
Brunswick Dam is a hydroelectric dam located on the Androscoggin River in Brunswick, Maine, used primarily for power generation and river flow management.
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E.
Brownlee Dam
Brownlee Dam is a major hydroelectric dam on the Snake River in the western United States, forming Brownlee Reservoir and playing a key role in regional power generation and water management.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concrete gravity dam
ⓘ
flood control structure ⓘ |
| associatedProtectedArea |
Bluestone State Park
ⓘ
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| completedIn | 1949 ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1941 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createsReservoir | Bluestone Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| damType | gravity dam ⓘ |
| designedFor | multi-purpose water resources management ⓘ |
| floodControlFor |
Kanawha River basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Kanawha River
Ohio River basin ⓘ communities downstream on the New River ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
reduction of flood risk downstream
ⓘ
regulation of river flow ⓘ support of recreational activities on Bluestone Lake ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| height | about 165 feet ⓘ |
| length | about 2,048 feet ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Summers County, West Virginia
ⓘ
West Virginia ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterway | New River ⓘ |
| locatedWithin | Bluestone Lake project ⓘ |
| managedBy |
United States Army Corps of Engineers
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
|
| material | concrete ⓘ |
| nearCity | Hinton, West Virginia ⓘ |
| opened | 1949 ⓘ |
| operator |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Huntington District
ⓘ
linked to:
Huntington District
|
| ownedBy | United States government ⓘ |
| partOf |
New River watershed
ⓘ
linked to:
New River basin
|
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| region | Appalachian Mountains ⓘ |
| reservoirLocation | New River ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Bluestone Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverCrossed | New River ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| usedFor |
boating
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ other water-based recreation ⓘ |
| watercourse | New River ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bluestone Dam Description of subject: Bluestone Dam is a large concrete gravity dam on the New River in West Virginia, primarily used for flood control, recreation, and hydroelectric power generation.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.