Thief River Falls Dam
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Thief River Falls Dam is a river dam located in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, that impounds the Red Lake River for purposes such as flood control, recreation, and local water management.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thief River Falls Dam canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11369639 — 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: Thief River Falls Dam Context triple: [Red Lake River, hasDam, Thief River Falls Dam]
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A.
Priest Rapids Dam
Priest Rapids Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Columbia River in Washington State that generates power and helps regulate river flow as part of the region’s larger hydropower system.
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B.
Post Falls Dam
Post Falls Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Spokane River in northern Idaho that helps generate power and regulate water levels in the region.
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C.
Coon Rapids Dam
Coon Rapids Dam is a historic hydroelectric dam and regional park feature spanning the Mississippi River in Coon Rapids, Minnesota.
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D.
Cheboygan Dam
Cheboygan Dam is a historic hydroelectric and navigation control structure on the Cheboygan River in northern Michigan, forming the downstream gateway to the state’s Inland Waterway system.
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E.
Lewiston Dam
Lewiston Dam is a concrete structure on the Trinity River in Northern California that forms Lewiston Lake and helps regulate water storage and diversion within the Trinity River Basin.
- 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: Thief River Falls Dam Target entity description: Thief River Falls Dam is a river dam located in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, that impounds the Red Lake River for purposes such as flood control, recreation, and local water management.
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A.
Priest Rapids Dam
Priest Rapids Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Columbia River in Washington State that generates power and helps regulate river flow as part of the region’s larger hydropower system.
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B.
Post Falls Dam
Post Falls Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Spokane River in northern Idaho that helps generate power and regulate water levels in the region.
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C.
Coon Rapids Dam
Coon Rapids Dam is a historic hydroelectric dam and regional park feature spanning the Mississippi River in Coon Rapids, Minnesota.
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D.
Cheboygan Dam
Cheboygan Dam is a historic hydroelectric and navigation control structure on the Cheboygan River in northern Michigan, forming the downstream gateway to the state’s Inland Waterway system.
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E.
Lewiston Dam
Lewiston Dam is a concrete structure on the Trinity River in Northern California that forms Lewiston Lake and helps regulate water storage and diversion within the Trinity River Basin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (15)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dam
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river dam ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| hasPurpose |
flood control
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local water management ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| impounds | Red Lake River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Minnesota
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Pennington County, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ Thief River Falls, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| usedFor |
flood control
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ water level regulation ⓘ |
| watercourse | Red Lake River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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: Thief River Falls Dam Description of subject: Thief River Falls Dam is a river dam located in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, that impounds the Red Lake River for purposes such as flood control, recreation, and local water management.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.