St. Marys River
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The St. Marys River is a tributary in the Midwestern United States that flows through northeastern Indiana and joins with other rivers at Fort Wayne to form the Maumee River.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| St. Marys River canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1823722 — 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: St. Marys River Context triple: [Fort Wayne, Indiana, locatedAtConfluenceOf, St. Marys River]
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A.
St. Marys River
The St. Marys River is a vital waterway forming part of the U.S.–Canada border, connecting Lake Superior to Lake Huron and hosting major shipping locks at Sault Ste. Marie.
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B.
St. Clair River
The St. Clair River is a major waterway forming part of the border between the United States and Canada, flowing south from Lake Huron toward Lake St. Clair as a key segment of the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Seaway.
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C.
Grand River
Grand River is a major river in southwestern Ontario, Canada, flowing through several cities and communities before emptying into Lake Erie.
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D.
Grand River
The Grand River, now known as the Churchill River, is a major river in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, renowned for its powerful flow and hydroelectric potential.
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E.
Nottawasaga River
The Nottawasaga River is a waterway in central Ontario, Canada, that flows through communities such as Alliston before emptying into Nottawasaga Bay on Georgian Bay.
- 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: St. Marys River Target entity description: The St. Marys River is a tributary in the Midwestern United States that flows through northeastern Indiana and joins with other rivers at Fort Wayne to form the Maumee River.
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A.
St. Marys River
The St. Marys River is a vital waterway forming part of the U.S.–Canada border, connecting Lake Superior to Lake Huron and hosting major shipping locks at Sault Ste. Marie.
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B.
St. Clair River
The St. Clair River is a major waterway forming part of the border between the United States and Canada, flowing south from Lake Huron toward Lake St. Clair as a key segment of the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Seaway.
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C.
Grand River
The Grand River, now known as the Churchill River, is a major river in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, renowned for its powerful flow and hydroelectric potential.
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D.
Grand River
Grand River is a major river in southwestern Ontario, Canada, flowing through several cities and communities before emptying into Lake Erie.
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E.
Nottawasaga River
The Nottawasaga River is a waterway in central Ontario, Canada, that flows through communities such as Alliston before emptying into Nottawasaga Bay on Georgian Bay.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
river
ⓘ
tributary ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| cityOnRiver | Fort Wayne, Indiana ⓘ |
| confluenceWith |
St. Joseph River
ⓘ
surface form:
St. Joseph River (Maumee)
|
| connectedTo |
St. Joseph River
ⓘ
surface form:
St. Joseph River (Maumee) at Fort Wayne
|
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drainsInto | Lake Erie via Maumee River ⓘ |
| flowsGenerally | north-northeast ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Maumee River ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Fort Wayne, Indiana
ⓘ
Indiana ⓘ Ohio ⓘ northeastern Indiana ⓘ |
| forms | Maumee River ⓘ |
| hasFloodControlInfrastructure |
floodwalls in Fort Wayne
ⓘ
levees in Fort Wayne ⓘ |
| hasFloodRisk | Fort Wayne, Indiana ⓘ |
| hasUse |
local drainage
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Adams County, Indiana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Allen County, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Auglaize County, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ Mercer County, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ Midwestern United States ⓘ Van Wert County, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedIn | Fort Wayne, Indiana ⓘ |
| partOf |
Area of Concern in the Great Lakes
ⓘ
surface form:
Maumee River Area of Concern (AOC) for Great Lakes water quality
Maumee River ⓘ
surface form:
Maumee River basin
Mississippi River watershed via Maumee River and Lake Erie ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Decatur, Indiana
ⓘ
St. Marys, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Great Lakes region ⓘ |
| riverSystem |
Maumee River
ⓘ
surface form:
Maumee River watershed
|
| sourceLocation | western Ohio ⓘ |
| state |
Indiana
ⓘ
Ohio ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Maumee River ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: St. Marys River Description of subject: The St. Marys River is a tributary in the Midwestern United States that flows through northeastern Indiana and joins with other rivers at Fort Wayne to form the Maumee River.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.