Merced Lake
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Merced Lake is a high-country lake in Yosemite National Park, known as a scenic backcountry destination along the Merced River and a popular stop for backpackers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Merced Lake canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1570621 — 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: Merced Lake Context triple: [Little Yosemite Valley, downstreamFrom, Merced Lake]
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A.
Shasta Lake
Shasta Lake is a large reservoir in Northern California known for its extensive shoreline, houseboating, and proximity to Mount Shasta.
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B.
Lake Almanor
Lake Almanor is a large, man-made reservoir in Northern California known for its scenic mountain setting and popular fishing, boating, and camping opportunities.
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C.
Folsom Lake
Folsom Lake is a large man-made reservoir in Northern California known for recreation, water storage, and flood control near the Sacramento area.
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D.
Butte Lake
Butte Lake is a scenic high-elevation lake in northern California known for its volcanic landscape, clear waters, and access to hiking and camping within Lassen Volcanic National Park.
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E.
Lake Miwok
Lake Miwok is an extinct Native American language formerly spoken by the Miwok people around Clear Lake in Northern California.
- 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: Merced Lake Target entity description: Merced Lake is a high-country lake in Yosemite National Park, known as a scenic backcountry destination along the Merced River and a popular stop for backpackers.
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A.
Shasta Lake
Shasta Lake is a large reservoir in Northern California known for its extensive shoreline, houseboating, and proximity to Mount Shasta.
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B.
Lake Almanor
Lake Almanor is a large, man-made reservoir in Northern California known for its scenic mountain setting and popular fishing, boating, and camping opportunities.
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C.
Folsom Lake
Folsom Lake is a large man-made reservoir in Northern California known for recreation, water storage, and flood control near the Sacramento area.
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D.
Butte Lake
Butte Lake is a scenic high-elevation lake in northern California known for its volcanic landscape, clear waters, and access to hiking and camping within Lassen Volcanic National Park.
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E.
Lake Miwok
Lake Miwok is an extinct Native American language formerly spoken by the Miwok people around Clear Lake in Northern California.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacial lake
ⓘ
lake ⓘ natural freshwater body ⓘ |
| access |
popular multi-day backpacking stop
ⓘ
reachable only by trail ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| climate | continental Mediterranean high-elevation climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| elevation |
approximately 2315 m
ⓘ
approximately 7600 ft ⓘ |
| governingBody |
National Park Service
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. National Park Service
|
| hasFeature |
forested shoreline
ⓘ
granite cliffs nearby ⓘ inlet from Merced River ⓘ outlet to Merced River ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named after the Merced River ⓘ |
| hasSurroundingEcosystem |
montane forest
ⓘ
subalpine forest ⓘ |
| hasWaterType | freshwater ⓘ |
| inProtectedAreaIUCNCategory | II ⓘ |
| knownFor |
backcountry hiking destination
ⓘ
backpacking campsites nearby ⓘ being along the Merced River corridor ⓘ scenic alpine setting ⓘ |
| locatedDownstreamOf | Washburn Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedEastOf | Yosemite Valley ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Mariposa County ⓘ
surface form:
Mariposa County, California
Sierra Nevada ⓘ Yosemite National Park ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Yosemite Wilderness ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Merced River ⓘ |
| locatedUpstreamOf |
Nevada Fall
ⓘ
Vernal Fall ⓘ |
| nearestMajorCity |
Fresno
ⓘ
surface form:
Fresno, California
Merced ⓘ
surface form:
Merced, California
|
| partOf |
Merced River watershed
ⓘ
Yosemite Wilderness ⓘ
surface form:
Yosemite high country
|
| regulation | subject to Yosemite National Park wilderness regulations ⓘ |
| usedFor |
backpacking
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ hiking destination ⓘ wilderness camping nearby ⓘ |
| withinRange |
Sierra Nevada
ⓘ
surface form:
Sierra Nevada mountains
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Merced Lake Description of subject: Merced Lake is a high-country lake in Yosemite National Park, known as a scenic backcountry destination along the Merced River and a popular stop for backpackers.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.