Columbia–Snake River System
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The Columbia–Snake River System is a major interconnected network of rivers and reservoirs in the Pacific Northwest that serves as a critical corridor for navigation, hydropower generation, irrigation, and regional commerce.
All labels observed (8)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18107535 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Columbia–Snake River System Context triple: [Columbia–Snake River lock system, partOf, Columbia–Snake River System]
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Columbia River Basin
The Columbia River Basin is a vast watershed in the Pacific Northwest that drains portions of seven U.S. states and British Columbia into the Columbia River, supporting major ecosystems, agriculture, and hydroelectric power.
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Snake River Basin
The Snake River Basin is a major watershed in the northwestern United States that drains much of Idaho and parts of neighboring states through the Snake River and its extensive network of tributaries.
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Lewis and Clark River
The Lewis and Clark River is a small coastal river in northwestern Oregon that flows through forested terrain into the Youngs River near Astoria, historically associated with the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
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Columbia River
The Columbia River is a major river of the Pacific Northwest that forms much of the border between Oregon and Washington and is vital for hydroelectric power, transportation, and regional ecosystems.
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Sauk–Suiattle River watershed
The Sauk–Suiattle River watershed is a river basin in the North Cascades of Washington State that drains the Sauk and Suiattle river systems and supports diverse forested and mountainous ecosystems.
- 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: Columbia–Snake River System Target entity description: The Columbia–Snake River System is a major interconnected network of rivers and reservoirs in the Pacific Northwest that serves as a critical corridor for navigation, hydropower generation, irrigation, and regional commerce.
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A.
Columbia River Basin
The Columbia River Basin is a vast watershed in the Pacific Northwest that drains portions of seven U.S. states and British Columbia into the Columbia River, supporting major ecosystems, agriculture, and hydroelectric power.
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B.
Snake River Basin
The Snake River Basin is a major watershed in the northwestern United States that drains much of Idaho and parts of neighboring states through the Snake River and its extensive network of tributaries.
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C.
Lewis and Clark River
The Lewis and Clark River is a small coastal river in northwestern Oregon that flows through forested terrain into the Youngs River near Astoria, historically associated with the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
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D.
Columbia River
The Columbia River is a major river of the Pacific Northwest that forms much of the border between Oregon and Washington and is vital for hydroelectric power, transportation, and regional ecosystems.
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E.
Sauk–Suiattle River watershed
The Sauk–Suiattle River watershed is a river basin in the North Cascades of Washington State that drains the Sauk and Suiattle river systems and supports diverse forested and mountainous ecosystems.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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