Anderson Ranch Dam
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Anderson Ranch Dam is a large concrete arch dam in southwestern Idaho that creates Anderson Ranch Reservoir and provides hydroelectric power, irrigation storage, and flood control on the Boise River.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Anderson Ranch Dam canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11051873 — 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: Anderson Ranch Dam Context triple: [Boise River, hasDam, Anderson Ranch Dam]
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A.
Indian Valley Dam
Indian Valley Dam is an earth-fill embankment dam in Lake County, California, that creates Indian Valley Reservoir for water storage, flood control, and recreation along Cache Creek.
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B.
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.
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C.
Fengman Dam
Fengman Dam is a large hydroelectric gravity dam on the Songhua River in Jilin Province, China, known for its significant role in regional power generation and flood control.
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D.
Red Rock Dam
Red Rock Dam is a large flood-control and hydroelectric dam on the Des Moines River in central Iowa, forming Lake Red Rock as the state’s largest reservoir.
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E.
Arrowrock Dam
Arrowrock Dam is an early 20th-century concrete arch dam in Idaho, notable for its role in irrigation, flood control, and hydroelectric power generation in the Boise 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: Anderson Ranch Dam Target entity description: Anderson Ranch Dam is a large concrete arch dam in southwestern Idaho that creates Anderson Ranch Reservoir and provides hydroelectric power, irrigation storage, and flood control on the Boise River.
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A.
Indian Valley Dam
Indian Valley Dam is an earth-fill embankment dam in Lake County, California, that creates Indian Valley Reservoir for water storage, flood control, and recreation along Cache Creek.
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B.
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.
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C.
Fengman Dam
Fengman Dam is a large hydroelectric gravity dam on the Songhua River in Jilin Province, China, known for its significant role in regional power generation and flood control.
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D.
Red Rock Dam
Red Rock Dam is a large flood-control and hydroelectric dam on the Des Moines River in central Iowa, forming Lake Red Rock as the state’s largest reservoir.
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E.
Arrowrock Dam
Arrowrock Dam is an early 20th-century concrete arch dam in Idaho, notable for its role in irrigation, flood control, and hydroelectric power generation in the Boise River basin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concrete arch dam
ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| constructionStartDate | 1941 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createsReservoir | Anderson Ranch Reservoir ⓘ |
| damType | arch dam ⓘ |
| hasPowerPlant | Anderson Ranch Dam Powerplant ⓘ |
| height | about 456 feet ⓘ |
| length | about 1,300 feet ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Elmore County, Idaho
ⓘ
Idaho ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| locatedNear | Mountain Home, Idaho ⓘ |
| locatedOnWatercourse | South Fork Boise River ⓘ |
| managingAgency |
United States Bureau of Reclamation
ⓘ
linked to:
Bureau of Reclamation
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| material | concrete ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1950 ⓘ |
| operator |
United States Bureau of Reclamation
ⓘ
linked to:
Bureau of Reclamation
|
| owner |
United States Bureau of Reclamation
ⓘ
linked to:
Bureau of Reclamation
|
| partOf |
Boise Project
ⓘ
Boise River system ⓘ
linked to:
Boise River
|
| powerPlantType | hydroelectric power plant ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ irrigation storage ⓘ |
| region |
southwestern Idaho
ⓘ
linked to:
Southwestern Idaho
|
| reservoirCapacity | about 493,000 acre-feet ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Anderson Ranch Reservoir ⓘ |
| usedFor |
recreation on Anderson Ranch Reservoir
ⓘ
water storage ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Anderson Ranch Dam Description of subject: Anderson Ranch Dam is a large concrete arch dam in southwestern Idaho that creates Anderson Ranch Reservoir and provides hydroelectric power, irrigation storage, and flood control on the Boise River.
Referenced by (3)
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