Triple
T2884165
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Columbia Basin Project |
E59466
|
entity |
| Predicate | waterSource |
P4102
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Columbia River at Grand Coulee Dam
The Columbia River at Grand Coulee Dam is the regulated stretch of the Columbia River whose stored and diverted waters supply irrigation and power for the vast Columbia Basin Project in central Washington.
|
E308676
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Columbia River at Grand Coulee Dam | Statement: [Columbia Basin Project, waterSource, Columbia River at Grand Coulee Dam]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Columbia River at Grand Coulee Dam Context triple: [Columbia Basin Project, waterSource, Columbia River at Grand Coulee Dam]
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A.
Bonneville Dam vicinity on the Columbia River
The Bonneville Dam vicinity on the Columbia River is a major hydroelectric and navigation complex in the Columbia River Gorge, known for its historic dam, fish ladders, and scenic riverfront setting.
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B.
Columbia River hydropower system
The Columbia River hydropower system is an extensive network of dams and generating facilities that provides a major share of the Pacific Northwest’s electricity while also supporting irrigation, navigation, and flood control.
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C.
Grand Coulee, Washington
Grand Coulee, Washington is a small city in north-central Washington state best known as the community adjacent to and serving the massive Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River.
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D.
The Dalles Dam
The Dalles Dam is a large hydroelectric dam and navigation facility on the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest, known for its significant power generation and impact on regional river ecosystems and communities.
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E.
Grand Coulee Dam
Grand Coulee Dam is a massive concrete gravity dam on the Columbia River in Washington State, renowned as one of the largest power-producing facilities in the United States and a landmark of New Deal–era infrastructure.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Columbia River at Grand Coulee Dam Triple: [Columbia Basin Project, waterSource, Columbia River at Grand Coulee Dam]
Generated description
The Columbia River at Grand Coulee Dam is the regulated stretch of the Columbia River whose stored and diverted waters supply irrigation and power for the vast Columbia Basin Project in central Washington.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Columbia River at Grand Coulee Dam Target entity description: The Columbia River at Grand Coulee Dam is the regulated stretch of the Columbia River whose stored and diverted waters supply irrigation and power for the vast Columbia Basin Project in central Washington.
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A.
Bonneville Dam vicinity on the Columbia River
The Bonneville Dam vicinity on the Columbia River is a major hydroelectric and navigation complex in the Columbia River Gorge, known for its historic dam, fish ladders, and scenic riverfront setting.
-
B.
Columbia River hydropower system
The Columbia River hydropower system is an extensive network of dams and generating facilities that provides a major share of the Pacific Northwest’s electricity while also supporting irrigation, navigation, and flood control.
-
C.
Grand Coulee, Washington
Grand Coulee, Washington is a small city in north-central Washington state best known as the community adjacent to and serving the massive Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River.
-
D.
The Dalles Dam
The Dalles Dam is a large hydroelectric dam and navigation facility on the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest, known for its significant power generation and impact on regional river ecosystems and communities.
-
E.
Grand Coulee Dam
Grand Coulee Dam is a massive concrete gravity dam on the Columbia River in Washington State, renowned as one of the largest power-producing facilities in the United States and a landmark of New Deal–era infrastructure.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69ab4ac739188190a112f42a5a69c951 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:44 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abe02e0ec48190b969ed921d179560 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:22 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b0316c4fa481909cd5b26ec346d885 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 2:57 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b035ddda948190bb0e8a57b7314480 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 3:16 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b0396854808190946bd3f8d919b6cb |
completed | March 10, 2026, 3:31 p.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 10:03 p.m.