Río Nazas
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Río Nazas is a major river in northern Mexico that flows through the arid Mesa del Norte region, historically vital for irrigation and regional agriculture.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nazas River | 4 |
| Río Nazas canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4550881 — 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: Río Nazas Context triple: [Mesa del Norte, hasMajorRiver, Río Nazas]
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A.
Río Sonora
Río Sonora is a river in northwestern Mexico that flows through the state of Sonora before emptying into the Gulf of California.
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B.
Sabinal River
The Sabinal River is a scenic spring-fed river in south-central Texas known for flowing through the Texas Hill Country and supporting recreation and wildlife habitats.
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C.
Navarro River
The Navarro River is a coastal river in Northern California that flows through redwood forests and vineyards before emptying into the Pacific Ocean near the town of Navarro in Mendocino County.
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D.
Guadalupe River
The Guadalupe River is a scenic waterway in Texas known for its clear, spring-fed flows, popular tubing and rafting, and picturesque limestone landscapes.
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E.
Guadalupe River
The Guadalupe River is a waterway in Northern California that flows through Santa Clara County and the city of San Jose before emptying into San Francisco 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: Río Nazas Target entity description: Río Nazas is a major river in northern Mexico that flows through the arid Mesa del Norte region, historically vital for irrigation and regional agriculture.
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A.
Río Sonora
Río Sonora is a river in northwestern Mexico that flows through the state of Sonora before emptying into the Gulf of California.
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B.
Sabinal River
The Sabinal River is a scenic spring-fed river in south-central Texas known for flowing through the Texas Hill Country and supporting recreation and wildlife habitats.
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C.
Navarro River
The Navarro River is a coastal river in Northern California that flows through redwood forests and vineyards before emptying into the Pacific Ocean near the town of Navarro in Mendocino County.
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D.
Guadalupe River
The Guadalupe River is a scenic waterway in Texas known for its clear, spring-fed flows, popular tubing and rafting, and picturesque limestone landscapes.
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E.
Guadalupe River
The Guadalupe River is a waterway in Northern California that flows through Santa Clara County and the city of San Jose before emptying into San Francisco Bay.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Nazas River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | cotton cultivation in Comarca Lagunera ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateRegion | arid ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of Comarca Lagunera ⓘ |
| ecologicalIssue |
aquifer overexploitation in its basin
ⓘ
reduced natural flow due to dams and irrigation ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | generally eastward from Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ |
| flowsNear |
Gómez Palacio
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lerdo NERFINISHED ⓘ Torreón NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Coahuila
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Durango NERFINISHED ⓘ state of Coahuila de Zaragoza NERFINISHED ⓘ state of Durango ⓘ |
| formsRegion | Comarca Lagunera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBridge | Puente Plateado (near Torreón) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDam |
Presa Francisco Zarco
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Presa Lázaro Cárdenas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Río Ramos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Río Sextín NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicallyUsedFor |
irrigation
ⓘ
regional agriculture ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | enabled development of irrigated agriculture in Comarca Lagunera ⓘ |
| importance | major river of northern Mexico ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Comarca Lagunera
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mesa del Norte NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Mexican federal water authorities ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedIn | Laguna de Mayrán NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Nazas–Aguanaval hydrological region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | arid Mesa del Norte ⓘ |
| riverSystem | endorheic basin of Laguna de Mayrán ⓘ |
| sourceLocation | Sierra Madre Occidental NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terminatesIn | internal basin without outlet to the sea ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agricultural irrigation
ⓘ
hydroelectric power ⓘ municipal water supply ⓘ |
| waterManagement | heavily regulated by dams and irrigation canals ⓘ |
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: Río Nazas Description of subject: Río Nazas is a major river in northern Mexico that flows through the arid Mesa del Norte region, historically vital for irrigation and regional agriculture.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nazas River
this entity surface form:
Nazas River
this entity surface form:
Nazas River
this entity surface form:
Nazas River