Shoshone Project
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The Shoshone Project is a U.S. Bureau of Reclamation irrigation and water management development in Wyoming that harnesses the Shoshone River through dams, reservoirs, and canals to support agriculture and regional growth.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shoshone Project canonical | 3 |
| Cody Canal (Shoshone Project) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11808228 — 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: Shoshone Project Context triple: [Buffalo Bill Dam, partOf, Shoshone Project]
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A.
Klamath Project
The Klamath Project is a major federal water management and irrigation system in southern Oregon and northern California that supplies water to agriculture, wildlife refuges, and communities in the Klamath Basin.
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B.
Colorado-Big Thompson Project
The Colorado-Big Thompson Project is a major transbasin water diversion and storage system in Colorado that delivers Colorado River water to the arid eastern plains for agriculture, cities, and industry.
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C.
Columbia Basin Project
The Columbia Basin Project is a large-scale irrigation and hydroelectric development in central Washington State that distributes water and power from the Grand Coulee Dam to support agriculture, industry, and communities across the region.
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D.
Hells Canyon Project
The Hells Canyon Project is a hydroelectric power complex on the Snake River consisting of multiple dams and reservoirs that generate electricity and provide water management in the Hells Canyon area.
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E.
Deschutes Project
The Deschutes Project is a U.S. Bureau of Reclamation irrigation and water management development in central Oregon that supplies water for agriculture, municipalities, and wildlife habitat along the Deschutes 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: Shoshone Project Target entity description: The Shoshone Project is a U.S. Bureau of Reclamation irrigation and water management development in Wyoming that harnesses the Shoshone River through dams, reservoirs, and canals to support agriculture and regional growth.
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A.
Klamath Project
The Klamath Project is a major federal water management and irrigation system in southern Oregon and northern California that supplies water to agriculture, wildlife refuges, and communities in the Klamath Basin.
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B.
Colorado-Big Thompson Project
The Colorado-Big Thompson Project is a major transbasin water diversion and storage system in Colorado that delivers Colorado River water to the arid eastern plains for agriculture, cities, and industry.
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C.
Columbia Basin Project
The Columbia Basin Project is a large-scale irrigation and hydroelectric development in central Washington State that distributes water and power from the Grand Coulee Dam to support agriculture, industry, and communities across the region.
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D.
Hells Canyon Project
The Hells Canyon Project is a hydroelectric power complex on the Snake River consisting of multiple dams and reservoirs that generate electricity and provide water management in the Hells Canyon area.
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E.
Deschutes Project
The Deschutes Project is a U.S. Bureau of Reclamation irrigation and water management development in central Oregon that supplies water for agriculture, municipalities, and wildlife habitat along the Deschutes River basin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
irrigation project
ⓘ
water management project ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| benefits |
regional economic development
ⓘ
stabilization of agricultural production ⓘ |
| category | Bureau of Reclamation project ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1904 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| developer |
United States Bureau of Reclamation
ⓘ
linked to:
Bureau of Reclamation
|
| firstMajorDamCompleted | 1910 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Buffalo Bill Dam
ⓘ
Buffalo Bill Reservoir ⓘ Cody Canal (Shoshone Project) ⓘ
linked to:
Shoshone Project
Frannie Canal ⓘ Frannie Division ⓘ Garland Canal ⓘ Garland Division ⓘ Heart Mountain Canal ⓘ Heart Mountain Division ⓘ Shoshone Powerplant ⓘ Willwood Division ⓘ |
| includesInfrastructureType |
canals
ⓘ
dams ⓘ laterals and drains ⓘ reservoirs ⓘ |
| irrigatedArea | over 90,000 acres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Park County, Wyoming
ⓘ
Wyoming ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Shoshone River ⓘ |
| manages | distribution of Shoshone River water for irrigation ⓘ |
| managingAgency | U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Wyoming Area Office ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Shoshone River ⓘ |
| nearestCity |
Cody, Wyoming
ⓘ
linked to:
Cody, Wyoming, United States
Lovell, Wyoming ⓘ |
| operator |
United States Bureau of Reclamation
ⓘ
linked to:
Bureau of Reclamation
|
| originalName | Cody Project ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pick–Sloan Missouri Basin Program
ⓘ
linked to:
Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program
|
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ industrial water supply ⓘ irrigation ⓘ municipal water supply ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| regionServed | Bighorn Basin ⓘ |
| riverBasin | Bighorn River basin ⓘ |
| state | Wyoming ⓘ |
| supports | agriculture in northwestern Wyoming ⓘ |
| waterSource | Shoshone River ⓘ |
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: Shoshone Project Description of subject: The Shoshone Project is a U.S. Bureau of Reclamation irrigation and water management development in Wyoming that harnesses the Shoshone River through dams, reservoirs, and canals to support agriculture and regional growth.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Shoshone Project