Lake Lucero
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Lake Lucero is a seasonal, gypsum-rich playa lake in New Mexico whose evaporating waters help form the brilliant white sand dunes of White Sands National Park.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lake Lucero canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4125361 — 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: Lake Lucero Context triple: [White Sands National Park, contains, Lake Lucero]
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A.
Lake Del Valle
Lake Del Valle is a man-made reservoir in Alameda County, California, primarily used for water storage, recreation, and as part of the state's water conveyance system.
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B.
Lake Yalpuh
Lake Yalpuh is the largest natural freshwater lake in Ukraine, situated in the southwestern part of the country near the town of Bolhrad in Odesa Oblast.
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C.
San Roque Lake
San Roque Lake is a large artificial reservoir in Argentina’s Córdoba Province, known for supplying water to nearby cities and serving as a major center for tourism and water sports.
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D.
Lake Isabella
Lake Isabella is a small unincorporated community in Kern County, California, known for its proximity to the Lake Isabella reservoir and outdoor recreation in the southern Sierra Nevada.
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E.
Lake Cochituate
Lake Cochituate is a multi-basin freshwater lake in eastern Massachusetts known for recreation and its proximity to several suburban communities and research facilities.
- 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: Lake Lucero Target entity description: Lake Lucero is a seasonal, gypsum-rich playa lake in New Mexico whose evaporating waters help form the brilliant white sand dunes of White Sands National Park.
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A.
Lake Del Valle
Lake Del Valle is a man-made reservoir in Alameda County, California, primarily used for water storage, recreation, and as part of the state's water conveyance system.
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B.
Lake Yalpuh
Lake Yalpuh is the largest natural freshwater lake in Ukraine, situated in the southwestern part of the country near the town of Bolhrad in Odesa Oblast.
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C.
San Roque Lake
San Roque Lake is a large artificial reservoir in Argentina’s Córdoba Province, known for supplying water to nearby cities and serving as a major center for tourism and water sports.
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D.
Lake Isabella
Lake Isabella is a small unincorporated community in Kern County, California, known for its proximity to the Lake Isabella reservoir and outdoor recreation in the southern Sierra Nevada.
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E.
Lake Cochituate
Lake Cochituate is a multi-basin freshwater lake in eastern Massachusetts known for recreation and its proximity to several suburban communities and research facilities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gypsum-rich lake
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playa lake ⓘ seasonal lake ⓘ |
| accessRegulation | guided tours only ⓘ |
| climateZone |
Chihuahuan Desert
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surface form:
Chihuahuan Desert region
arid ⓘ |
| colorOfSediment | white ⓘ |
| contributesToFormationOf |
dune field of White Sands National Park
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white gypsum sand dunes ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dominantMineral | gypsum ⓘ |
| drainage | internally drained (no outlet to the sea) ⓘ |
| formationProcess | evaporation of mineral-rich groundwater ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting |
closed basin
ⓘ
internally drained basin ⓘ |
| hazard |
extreme heat risk
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soft, muddy playa conditions after rain ⓘ |
| hydrologicalType | endorheic basin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New Mexico
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Otero County, New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInDesert |
Tularosa Basin region
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surface form:
Tularosa Basin
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| locatedInProtectedArea | White Sands National Park ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Alamogordo
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surface form:
Alamogordo, New Mexico
White Sands National Park ⓘ
surface form:
White Sands, New Mexico
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| managingAgency |
National Park Service
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surface form:
U.S. National Park Service
|
| notableFeature |
bright white playa surface
ⓘ
gypsum crystal beds ⓘ |
| partOf |
White Sands gypsum dunes
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surface form:
White Sands dunefield hydrologic system
hydrologic system of the Tularosa Basin ⓘ |
| primaryProcess |
evaporite deposition
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gypsum crystallization ⓘ |
| roleInEcosystem | source of gypsum for White Sands dunes ⓘ |
| scientificInterest |
evaporite mineralogy
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geomorphology of gypsum dunes ⓘ paleoclimate indicators in playa sediments ⓘ |
| seasonality | typically contains water only after rains ⓘ |
| sedimentComposition | calcium sulfate (gypsum) ⓘ |
| sedimentType | evaporite sediment ⓘ |
| surfaceType | playa ⓘ |
| tourismActivity | ranger-led hikes ⓘ |
| waterRegime | ephemeral ⓘ |
| waterSalinity | saline ⓘ |
| waterSource |
groundwater discharge
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precipitation ⓘ surface runoff from surrounding basin ⓘ |
| within |
White Sands Missile Range
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surface form:
White Sands Missile Range (surrounding military reservation)
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lake Lucero Description of subject: Lake Lucero is a seasonal, gypsum-rich playa lake in New Mexico whose evaporating waters help form the brilliant white sand dunes of White Sands National Park.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.