Shoshone Falls Dam
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Shoshone Falls Dam is a hydroelectric and irrigation dam on the Snake River in Idaho that helps regulate water flow over the nearby Shoshone Falls.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shoshone Falls Dam canonical | 2 |
| Shoshone Dam | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9172914 — 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: Shoshone Falls Dam Context triple: [Snake River Canyon, hasStructure, Shoshone Falls Dam]
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A.
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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B.
Hells Canyon Dam
Hells Canyon Dam is a hydroelectric concrete arch-gravity dam on the Snake River in the Hells Canyon region along the Oregon–Idaho border in the United States.
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C.
Bonneville Dam
Bonneville Dam is a major hydroelectric and navigation dam on the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest, known for power generation, fish ladders, and its role in regional river management.
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D.
Minidoka Dam
Minidoka Dam is an early 20th-century Bureau of Reclamation irrigation and hydroelectric dam on the Snake River in southern Idaho.
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E.
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.
- 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: Shoshone Falls Dam Target entity description: Shoshone Falls Dam is a hydroelectric and irrigation dam on the Snake River in Idaho that helps regulate water flow over the nearby Shoshone Falls.
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A.
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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B.
Hells Canyon Dam
Hells Canyon Dam is a hydroelectric concrete arch-gravity dam on the Snake River in the Hells Canyon region along the Oregon–Idaho border in the United States.
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C.
Bonneville Dam
Bonneville Dam is a major hydroelectric and navigation dam on the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest, known for power generation, fish ladders, and its role in regional river management.
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D.
Minidoka Dam
Minidoka Dam is an early 20th-century Bureau of Reclamation irrigation and hydroelectric dam on the Snake River in southern Idaho.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dam
ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ irrigation dam ⓘ |
| affects | water flow over Shoshone Falls ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| hasFunction |
generating hydroelectric energy
ⓘ
regulating seasonal river flows ⓘ supplying water to irrigation canals ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature | Shoshone Falls ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Idaho
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| locatedInWatershed |
Snake River watershed
ⓘ
linked to:
Snake River Basin
|
| locatedOnRiver | Snake River ⓘ |
| near | Shoshone Falls ⓘ |
| partOf |
Snake River water management system
ⓘ
linked to:
Snake River hydropower system
|
| purpose |
flow regulation
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ irrigation water supply ⓘ |
| region | south-central Idaho ⓘ |
| regulatesFlowOf | Shoshone Falls ⓘ |
| usedFor |
electricity generation
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ water flow control ⓘ |
| watercourse | Snake River ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shoshone Falls Dam Description of subject: Shoshone Falls Dam is a hydroelectric and irrigation dam on the Snake River in Idaho that helps regulate water flow over the nearby Shoshone Falls.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Shoshone Falls Dam