Oldman River Dam
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Oldman River Dam is a large multipurpose embankment dam in southern Alberta, Canada, built primarily for irrigation, flood control, and water management on the Oldman River.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oldman River Dam canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10151144 — 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: Oldman River Dam Context triple: [Oldman River, hasStructure, Oldman River Dam]
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A.
Morris Sheppard Dam
Morris Sheppard Dam is a large hydroelectric and flood-control structure in Texas that impounds the Brazos River to form Possum Kingdom Lake.
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B.
Riley Dam
Riley Dam is a hydroelectric dam located on the Androscoggin River in Maine, used for power generation and river flow management.
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C.
River Mill Dam
River Mill Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Clackamas River in Oregon, known for power generation and its role in regional water management.
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D.
Conklingville Dam
Conklingville Dam is a concrete gravity dam in New York that created the Great Sacandaga Lake reservoir for flood control and hydroelectric power generation.
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E.
LaBarge Dam
LaBarge Dam is a small hydroengineering structure located on the Thornapple River in Michigan, used primarily for water level control and local recreation.
- 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: Oldman River Dam Target entity description: Oldman River Dam is a large multipurpose embankment dam in southern Alberta, Canada, built primarily for irrigation, flood control, and water management on the Oldman River.
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A.
Morris Sheppard Dam
Morris Sheppard Dam is a large hydroelectric and flood-control structure in Texas that impounds the Brazos River to form Possum Kingdom Lake.
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B.
Riley Dam
Riley Dam is a hydroelectric dam located on the Androscoggin River in Maine, used for power generation and river flow management.
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C.
River Mill Dam
River Mill Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Clackamas River in Oregon, known for power generation and its role in regional water management.
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D.
Conklingville Dam
Conklingville Dam is a concrete gravity dam in New York that created the Great Sacandaga Lake reservoir for flood control and hydroelectric power generation.
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E.
LaBarge Dam
LaBarge Dam is a small hydroengineering structure located on the Thornapple River in Michigan, used primarily for water level control and local recreation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
embankment dam
ⓘ
multipurpose dam ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Canada ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1986 ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial |
earthfill
ⓘ
rockfill ⓘ |
| controversy |
environmental impact concerns
ⓘ
opposition from local Indigenous communities ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| crosses | Oldman River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
drought mitigation
ⓘ
peak flow regulation ⓘ |
| hasRecreationArea | Oldman Dam Provincial Recreation Area ⓘ |
| hasReservoirUse |
boating
ⓘ
camping ⓘ fishing ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| height | approximately 64 metres ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Province of Alberta
ⓘ
linked to:
Alberta
|
| length | approximately 2,500 metres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alberta
ⓘ
Canada Prairies ecozone ⓘ
linked to:
Prairie ecozone
Municipal District of Pincher Creek No. 9 ⓘ Oldman River watershed ⓘ southern Alberta ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Pincher Creek, Alberta
ⓘ
linked to:
Pincher Creek
|
| locatedOnRiver | Oldman River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managesWaterFor | irrigation districts in southern Alberta ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Lethbridge, Alberta
ⓘ
linked to:
Lethbridge
|
| nearIndigenousTerritory | Piikani Nation ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1991 ⓘ |
| operator |
Alberta Environment and Parks
ⓘ
linked to:
Alberta Parks
|
| owner | Government of Alberta ⓘ |
| partOf |
South Saskatchewan River system
ⓘ
linked to:
South Saskatchewan River
|
| primaryUse | irrigation water storage ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ water management ⓘ |
| region |
South Saskatchewan River Basin
ⓘ
linked to:
South Saskatchewan River
|
| reservoirCapacity | approximately 1,700,000,000 cubic metres ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Oldman Reservoir ⓘ |
| secondaryUse |
flood mitigation
ⓘ
municipal and industrial water supply ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| spillwayType | gated overflow spillway ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Oldman River Dam Description of subject: Oldman River Dam is a large multipurpose embankment dam in southern Alberta, Canada, built primarily for irrigation, flood control, and water management on the Oldman River.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.