Camanche Dam
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Camanche Dam is a large earth-fill dam in California that creates Camanche Reservoir on the Mokelumne River for water storage, flood control, and recreation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Camanche Dam canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10151699 — 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: Camanche Dam Context triple: [Mokelumne River, impoundedBy, Camanche Dam]
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A.
Colbún Dam
Colbún Dam is a major hydroelectric dam in Chile that generates power from the Maule River and plays a key role in the country’s energy supply.
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B.
La Boquilla Dam
La Boquilla Dam is a large masonry gravity dam and hydroelectric facility on the Rio Conchos in Chihuahua, Mexico, used primarily for irrigation, power generation, and flood control.
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C.
Don Pedro Dam
Don Pedro Dam is a major embankment dam on the Tuolumne River in California, forming Don Pedro Reservoir and serving as a key source of water storage, hydroelectric power, and recreation in the region.
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D.
Abiquiu Dam
Abiquiu Dam is a major earthen flood-control and water-storage dam on the Rio Chama in northern New Mexico, forming Abiquiu Lake and supporting regional water management and recreation.
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E.
Piedra del Águila Dam
Piedra del Águila Dam is a major hydroelectric dam in Argentine Patagonia, known for its large power-generating capacity and role in regulating the Limay River.
- 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: Camanche Dam Target entity description: Camanche Dam is a large earth-fill dam in California that creates Camanche Reservoir on the Mokelumne River for water storage, flood control, and recreation.
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A.
Colbún Dam
Colbún Dam is a major hydroelectric dam in Chile that generates power from the Maule River and plays a key role in the country’s energy supply.
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B.
La Boquilla Dam
La Boquilla Dam is a large masonry gravity dam and hydroelectric facility on the Rio Conchos in Chihuahua, Mexico, used primarily for irrigation, power generation, and flood control.
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C.
Don Pedro Dam
Don Pedro Dam is a major embankment dam on the Tuolumne River in California, forming Don Pedro Reservoir and serving as a key source of water storage, hydroelectric power, and recreation in the region.
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D.
Abiquiu Dam
Abiquiu Dam is a major earthen flood-control and water-storage dam on the Rio Chama in northern New Mexico, forming Abiquiu Lake and supporting regional water management and recreation.
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E.
Piedra del Águila Dam
Piedra del Águila Dam is a major hydroelectric dam in Argentine Patagonia, known for its large power-generating capacity and role in regulating the Limay River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
earth-fill dam
ⓘ
embankment dam ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| catchmentArea | 627 square miles ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1960 ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial |
earth
ⓘ
rockfill ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createsReservoir | Camanche Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crestElevation | 235 feet ⓘ |
| crosses | Mokelumne River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDownstreamDam | Pardee Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFacility | Camanche Recreation Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
flow regulation
ⓘ
sediment control ⓘ |
| hasRecreationalActivity |
boating
ⓘ
camping ⓘ fishing ⓘ |
| height |
171 feet
ⓘ
52 meters ⓘ |
| isUpstreamOf | Mokelumne River delta ⓘ |
| length |
3,070 feet
ⓘ
936 meters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Amador County, California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
California, United States ⓘ
surface form:
California
San Joaquin County, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Sierra Nevada foothills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Valley Springs, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managesFloodRiskFor | lower Mokelumne River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Camanche, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Lodi, California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stockton, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1963 ⓘ |
| operator | East Bay Municipal Utility District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | East Bay Municipal Utility District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Mokelumne River Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| providesWaterTo | East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ water storage ⓘ |
| reservoirCapacity | 417,120 acre-feet ⓘ |
| reservoirElevation | 235 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Camanche Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirSurfaceArea | 7,700 acres ⓘ |
| river | Mokelumne River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spillwayCapacity | 112,000 cubic feet per second ⓘ |
| spillwayType | uncontrolled overflow spillway ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Camanche Dam Description of subject: Camanche Dam is a large earth-fill dam in California that creates Camanche Reservoir on the Mokelumne River for water storage, flood control, and recreation.
Referenced by (1)
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