Triple
T609997
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Columbia River |
E12075
|
entity |
| Predicate | hydroelectricSystem |
P15311
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
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.
|
E78455
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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 hydropower system | Statement: [Columbia River, hydroelectricSystem, Columbia River hydropower system]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Columbia River hydropower system Context triple: [Columbia River, hydroelectricSystem, Columbia River hydropower system]
-
A.
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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B.
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.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Bonneville Dam
Bonneville Dam is a major hydroelectric and navigation dam on the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest, known for power generation, fish ladders, and its role in regional river management.
- 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 hydropower system Triple: [Columbia River, hydroelectricSystem, Columbia River hydropower system]
Generated description
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.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Columbia River hydropower system Target entity description: 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.
-
A.
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.
-
B.
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.
-
C.
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.
-
D.
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.
-
E.
Bonneville Dam
Bonneville Dam is a major hydroelectric and navigation dam on the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest, known for power generation, fish ladders, and its role in regional river management.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: hydroelectricSystem Context triple: [Columbia River, hydroelectricSystem, Columbia River hydropower system]
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A.
hasHydroelectricProject
chosen
Indicates that an entity is associated with, operates, or contains a hydroelectric power generation project.
-
B.
powerplant
Indicates that an entity functions as a facility or installation where energy sources are converted into usable power, typically electricity.
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C.
reservoir
Indicates that one entity serves as a storage or containment source (often for a resource) that can supply or affect another entity.
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D.
waterwaySystem
Indicates that one entity is part of, or belongs to, a connected network of waterways associated with another entity.
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E.
powerplantRole
Indicates that one entity serves in a specific functional or operational role relative to a power plant.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 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_69a493309df48190a327f748e88049a6 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:27 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a49df68f2c8190a0ee9da4692b2a62 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:13 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a566ff095081909a897d3001955514 |
completed | March 2, 2026, 10:31 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a567fa633881909a18c4530c3342e8 |
completed | March 2, 2026, 10:35 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a5687af6f48190af5a5424ca7da9c8 |
completed | March 2, 2026, 10:37 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a49cfa7b4481909bec7a5fd3e98c65 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:09 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:35 p.m.