Sanford Lake (historical reservoir)
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Sanford Lake was a former man-made reservoir in Midland County, Michigan, created by damming the Tittabawassee River and historically used for recreation and local water management before its draining.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sanford Lake (former impoundment) | 1 |
| Sanford Lake (historical reservoir) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17295700 — 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: Sanford Lake (historical reservoir) Context triple: [Midland County, Michigan, contains, Sanford Lake (historical reservoir)]
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A.
Monksville Reservoir
Monksville Reservoir is a man-made lake in northern New Jersey known for its fishing, boating, and role as a major water supply source for the region.
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B.
Fort Meadow Reservoir
Fort Meadow Reservoir is a recreational lake in Marlborough, Massachusetts, known for activities such as swimming, boating, and fishing.
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C.
Saugatuck Reservoir
Saugatuck Reservoir is a large man-made water supply reservoir in southwestern Connecticut, known for providing drinking water and limited recreational opportunities in a forested, rural setting.
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D.
Hemlocks Reservoir
Hemlocks Reservoir is a freshwater body in Easton, Connecticut, known primarily as part of the region’s public drinking water supply and scenic natural landscape.
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E.
Hopkinton Reservoir
Hopkinton Reservoir is a man-made lake in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, popular for recreation such as swimming, fishing, and boating within Hopkinton 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: Sanford Lake (historical reservoir) Target entity description: Sanford Lake was a former man-made reservoir in Midland County, Michigan, created by damming the Tittabawassee River and historically used for recreation and local water management before its draining.
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A.
Monksville Reservoir
Monksville Reservoir is a man-made lake in northern New Jersey known for its fishing, boating, and role as a major water supply source for the region.
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B.
Fort Meadow Reservoir
Fort Meadow Reservoir is a recreational lake in Marlborough, Massachusetts, known for activities such as swimming, boating, and fishing.
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C.
Saugatuck Reservoir
Saugatuck Reservoir is a large man-made water supply reservoir in southwestern Connecticut, known for providing drinking water and limited recreational opportunities in a forested, rural setting.
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D.
Hemlocks Reservoir
Hemlocks Reservoir is a freshwater body in Easton, Connecticut, known primarily as part of the region’s public drinking water supply and scenic natural landscape.
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E.
Hopkinton Reservoir
Hopkinton Reservoir is a man-made lake in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, popular for recreation such as swimming, fishing, and boating within Hopkinton State Park.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Midland County
linked to: Sanford Lake (historical reservoir)