Lake Houston Dam
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Lake Houston Dam is a flood-control and water-supply structure on the San Jacinto River that creates Lake Houston, a major reservoir serving the Houston, Texas area.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lake Houston Dam canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11624142 — 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: Lake Houston Dam Context triple: [San Jacinto River, impoundedBy, Lake Houston Dam]
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A.
Sam Rayburn Dam
Sam Rayburn Dam is a large earthen dam on the Angelina River in East Texas that provides flood control, hydroelectric power, and water storage for the surrounding region.
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B.
Longhorn Dam
Longhorn Dam is a concrete dam on the Colorado River in Austin, Texas, that impounds the river to form Lady Bird Lake and helps manage water levels and flow through the city.
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C.
Lake Houston
Lake Houston is a large reservoir in northeast Houston, Texas, primarily serving as a major source of drinking water and recreation for the Houston metropolitan area.
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D.
Lake Conroe
Lake Conroe is a large man-made reservoir in southeast Texas known for boating, fishing, and serving as a major water supply and recreation area for the Houston region.
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E.
Ray Roberts Lake
Ray Roberts Lake is a large reservoir in North Texas popular for fishing, boating, and outdoor recreation within Ray Roberts Lake State Park.
- 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: Lake Houston Dam Target entity description: Lake Houston Dam is a flood-control and water-supply structure on the San Jacinto River that creates Lake Houston, a major reservoir serving the Houston, Texas area.
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A.
Sam Rayburn Dam
Sam Rayburn Dam is a large earthen dam on the Angelina River in East Texas that provides flood control, hydroelectric power, and water storage for the surrounding region.
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B.
Longhorn Dam
Longhorn Dam is a concrete dam on the Colorado River in Austin, Texas, that impounds the river to form Lady Bird Lake and helps manage water levels and flow through the city.
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C.
Lake Houston
Lake Houston is a large reservoir in northeast Houston, Texas, primarily serving as a major source of drinking water and recreation for the Houston metropolitan area.
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D.
Lake Conroe
Lake Conroe is a large man-made reservoir in southeast Texas known for boating, fishing, and serving as a major water supply and recreation area for the Houston region.
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E.
Ray Roberts Lake
Ray Roberts Lake is a large reservoir in North Texas popular for fishing, boating, and outdoor recreation within Ray Roberts Lake State Park.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dam
ⓘ
flood-control structure ⓘ water-supply structure ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| county |
Harris County, Texas
ⓘ
linked to:
Harris County
|
| createsReservoir | Lake Houston ⓘ |
| downstreamFrom | Lake Conroe Dam ⓘ |
| function |
maintains Lake Houston water level
ⓘ
regulates flow of the San Jacinto River ⓘ |
| hasGates | yes ⓘ |
| hasHazardPotential | high (due to downstream development) ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| influencesFloodRiskFor |
Atascocita, Texas
ⓘ
Humble, Texas ⓘ
linked to:
Humble, Texas, United States
Kingwood, Houston, Texas ⓘ
linked to:
Kingwood, Houston
northeast Houston ⓘ
linked to:
northeast Houston, Texas
|
| isInfrastructureType |
flood mitigation infrastructure
ⓘ
water resources infrastructure ⓘ |
| isMajorReservoirSourceFor | Houston metropolitan area ⓘ |
| locatedInCountrySubdivision | City of Houston city limits (far northeast) ⓘ |
| locatedInMetropolitanArea | Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area ⓘ |
| locatedInWatershed |
San Jacinto River basin
ⓘ
linked to:
San Jacinto River
|
| locatedNear |
Atascocita, Texas
ⓘ
Kingwood, Houston, Texas ⓘ
linked to:
Kingwood, Houston
Sheldon, Texas ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | San Jacinto River ⓘ |
| name | Lake Houston Dam ⓘ |
| operator |
City of Houston Public Works
ⓘ
linked to:
Houston Public Works
|
| owner |
City of Houston
ⓘ
linked to:
Houston
|
| partOf | Houston regional water supply system ⓘ |
| partOfSystem | Houston surface water reservoirs ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
industrial water supply ⓘ municipal water supply ⓘ recreation support ⓘ |
| regionServed | Greater Houston area ⓘ |
| relatedReservoir | Lake Houston ⓘ |
| servesCity |
Houston, Texas
ⓘ
linked to:
Houston
|
| state | Texas ⓘ |
| suppliesWaterTo |
City of Houston water system
ⓘ
suburban municipalities in Greater Houston ⓘ |
| supportsUse |
drinking water
ⓘ
fishing on Lake Houston ⓘ industrial processing ⓘ recreational boating on Lake Houston ⓘ |
| waterBodyControlled | Lake Houston ⓘ |
| waterBodyDownstream | San Jacinto River ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lake Houston Dam Description of subject: Lake Houston Dam is a flood-control and water-supply structure on the San Jacinto River that creates Lake Houston, a major reservoir serving the Houston, Texas area.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.