Ramapo River
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The Ramapo River is a tributary of the Pompton and Passaic Rivers in northern New Jersey and southeastern New York, known for its scenic course through suburban and wooded areas and its role in regional water supply and recreation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ramapo River canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2235498 — 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: Ramapo River Context triple: [Bergen County, New Jersey, contains, Ramapo River]
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A.
Saddle River
Saddle River is an affluent residential borough in northeastern New Jersey known for its large estates, wooded landscapes, and high per-capita income.
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B.
Neversink River
The Neversink River is a scenic waterway in southeastern New York’s Catskill region, known for its trout fishing, reservoirs supplying New York City’s drinking water, and role in regional conservation history.
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C.
Pocantico River
The Pocantico River is a small river in Westchester County, New York, that flows through the Rockefeller family’s historic estate and into the Hudson River near Sleepy Hollow.
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D.
Titicus River
The Titicus River is a tributary stream in southwestern Connecticut and southeastern New York that feeds into the Croton River within the New York City water supply system.
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E.
Hackensack River
The Hackensack River is a tidal river in northeastern New Jersey that flows through heavily urbanized areas before emptying into Newark 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: Ramapo River Target entity description: The Ramapo River is a tributary of the Pompton and Passaic Rivers in northern New Jersey and southeastern New York, known for its scenic course through suburban and wooded areas and its role in regional water supply and recreation.
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A.
Saddle River
Saddle River is an affluent residential borough in northeastern New Jersey known for its large estates, wooded landscapes, and high per-capita income.
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B.
Neversink River
The Neversink River is a scenic waterway in southeastern New York’s Catskill region, known for its trout fishing, reservoirs supplying New York City’s drinking water, and role in regional conservation history.
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C.
Pocantico River
The Pocantico River is a small river in Westchester County, New York, that flows through the Rockefeller family’s historic estate and into the Hudson River near Sleepy Hollow.
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D.
Titicus River
The Titicus River is a tributary stream in southwestern Connecticut and southeastern New York that feeds into the Croton River within the New York City water supply system.
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E.
Hackensack River
The Hackensack River is a tidal river in northeastern New Jersey that flows through heavily urbanized areas before emptying into Newark Bay.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| basinCountry | United States of America ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crossedBy |
Interstate 287
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Interstate 87 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 202 ⓘ |
| drainageBasin |
Passaic River watershed
ⓘ
surface form:
Passaic River basin
|
| flowsGenerally | southward ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Bergen County, New Jersey
ⓘ
Mahwah, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Oakland, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Orange County, New York ⓘ Passaic County, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Pompton Lakes, New Jersey ⓘ Riverdale, New Jersey ⓘ Rockland County ⓘ
surface form:
Rockland County, New York
Suffern, NY ⓘ
surface form:
Suffern, New York
Ramapo, New York ⓘ
surface form:
Town of Ramapo, New York
Tuxedo, NY ⓘ
surface form:
Tuxedo, New York
Wayne, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
flows through suburban areas
ⓘ
flows through wooded areas ⓘ scenic ⓘ |
| hasFloodRisk | yes ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | Ramapo, a Lenape word or name ⓘ |
| hasNearbyProtectedArea |
Harriman State Park
ⓘ
Ramapo Valley County Reservation ⓘ Ringwood State Park ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New Jersey, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
New Jersey
New York ⓘ Ramapo Mountains ⓘ
surface form:
Ramapo Mountains region
northern New Jersey ⓘ southeastern New York ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedAtConfluenceWith | Pompton River ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedIn | Pompton Lakes, New Jersey ⓘ |
| notableFor |
environmental management issues
ⓘ
recreational opportunities ⓘ role in regional water supply ⓘ |
| partOf |
New York–New Jersey Highlands
ⓘ
surface form:
New York–New Jersey Highlands region
Passaic River watershed ⓘ |
| tributaryOf |
Passaic River
ⓘ
Pompton River ⓘ |
| usedFor |
canoeing
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ kayaking ⓘ municipal water supply ⓘ recreation ⓘ wildlife habitat ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ramapo River Description of subject: The Ramapo River is a tributary of the Pompton and Passaic Rivers in northern New Jersey and southeastern New York, known for its scenic course through suburban and wooded areas and its role in regional water supply and recreation.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Oakland, New Jersey
subject surface form:
New York State Route 17