Lake Minnetonka
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Lake Minnetonka is a large, popular recreational lake in the western suburbs of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area in Minnesota, known for boating, fishing, and lakeside communities.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lake Minnetonka canonical | 20 |
| Forest Lake (Lake Minnetonka basin) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3376633 — 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 Minnetonka Context triple: [Hennepin County, hasLake, Lake Minnetonka]
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A.
Lake Nokomis
Lake Nokomis is a popular urban lake in Minneapolis known for its beaches, recreational activities, and surrounding parkland.
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B.
Brainerd Lake
Brainerd Lake is a small recreational lake located in Cranbury Township, New Jersey, known for its scenic setting and local outdoor activities.
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C.
Don Lake
Don Lake is a Canadian actor, writer, and comedian known for his character roles in film and television and frequent collaborations with director Christopher Guest.
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D.
White Lake
White Lake is a small resort town and natural freshwater lake in southeastern North Carolina known for its clear, spring-fed waters and recreational tourism.
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E.
Candlewood Lake
Candlewood Lake is a large man-made reservoir in western Connecticut known for recreation such as boating, fishing, and lakeside vacation homes.
- 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 Minnetonka Target entity description: Lake Minnetonka is a large, popular recreational lake in the western suburbs of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area in Minnesota, known for boating, fishing, and lakeside communities.
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A.
Lake Nokomis
Lake Nokomis is a popular urban lake in Minneapolis known for its beaches, recreational activities, and surrounding parkland.
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B.
Brainerd Lake
Brainerd Lake is a small recreational lake located in Cranbury Township, New Jersey, known for its scenic setting and local outdoor activities.
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C.
Don Lake
Don Lake is a Canadian actor, writer, and comedian known for his character roles in film and television and frequent collaborations with director Christopher Guest.
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D.
White Lake
White Lake is a small resort town and natural freshwater lake in southeastern North Carolina known for its clear, spring-fed waters and recreational tourism.
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E.
Candlewood Lake
Candlewood Lake is a large man-made reservoir in western Connecticut known for recreation such as boating, fishing, and lakeside vacation homes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (107)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lake
ⓘ
natural freshwater lake ⓘ |
| averageDepth | about 30 feet ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| climate | humid continental climate region ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| elevationAboveSeaLevel |
approximately 283 meters
ⓘ
approximately 929 feet ⓘ |
| formedBy | glacial activity ⓘ |
| freezesDuring | winter ⓘ |
| hasCityOnShore |
Deephaven
ⓘ
Excelsior ⓘ Greenwood ⓘ Minnetonka Beach ⓘ Mound ⓘ Orono ⓘ Shorewood ⓘ Spring Park ⓘ Tonka Bay ⓘ Wayzata ⓘ Woodland ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalIssue |
Eurasian watermilfoil
ⓘ
linked to:
Myriophyllum
aquatic invasive species ⓘ zebra mussels ⓘ |
| hasFishSpecies |
black crappie
ⓘ
bluegill ⓘ largemouth bass ⓘ muskellunge ⓘ northern pike ⓘ smallmouth bass ⓘ walleye ⓘ yellow perch ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalUse |
19th-century resort destination
ⓘ
steamboat transportation in late 1800s ⓘ |
| hasIsland |
Big Island
ⓘ
Enchanted Island ⓘ Gale Island ⓘ Spirit Island ⓘ |
| hasNearbyAttraction |
Big Island Nature Park
ⓘ
Excelsior Commons park ⓘ Minnesota Landscape Arboretum ⓘ Wayzata Depot and lakefront ⓘ |
| hasNotableLandmark |
Black Lake
ⓘ
Carman Bay ⓘ Cook’s Bay ⓘ
linked to:
Cook's Bay
Crystal Bay ⓘ Echo Bay ⓘ Excelsior Bay ⓘ Forest Lake (Lake Minnetonka basin) ⓘ
linked to:
Lake Minnetonka
Gideon Bay ⓘ Gray’s Bay ⓘ Halsted Bay ⓘ Maxwell Bay ⓘ North Arm ⓘ Phelps Bay ⓘ Priest Bay ⓘ Robinson Bay ⓘ Seton Lake ⓘ Smithtown Bay ⓘ
linked to:
Bellport Bay
Spring Park Bay ⓘ St. Alban’s Bay ⓘ Stubbs Bay ⓘ Tanager Lake (connected basin) ⓘ Wayzata Bay ⓘ West Arm ⓘ |
| hasNotableStructure | Arboretum bridge over channel to Lake Minnetonka ⓘ |
| hasRecreationalUse |
ice skating
ⓘ
power boating ⓘ snowmobiling ⓘ swimming ⓘ wakeboarding ⓘ water skiing ⓘ |
| hasRegulation | speed limits for boats in certain bays ⓘ |
| hasTransportation | public boat launches ⓘ |
| hasWaterBodyID | Minnesota DNR Lake ID 27-0131 ⓘ |
| inflow |
Long Lake Creek
ⓘ
Painter Creek ⓘ Six Mile Creek ⓘ |
| knownFor |
boating
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ ice fishing ⓘ lakeside communities ⓘ recreational activities ⓘ sailing ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Carver County
ⓘ
linked to:
Carver County, Minnesota
Hennepin County ⓘ Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area ⓘ
linked to:
Minneapolis–Saint Paul
Minnesota ⓘ Upper Midwest ⓘ
linked to:
Upper Midwest of the United States
western suburbs of Minneapolis–Saint Paul ⓘ |
| locatedInEcoregion | North Central Hardwood Forests ⓘ |
| managingOrganization |
Lake Minnetonka Conservation District
ⓘ
Minnehaha Creek Watershed District ⓘ |
| maximumDepth |
about 113 feet
ⓘ
about 34 meters ⓘ |
| nearCity |
Minneapolis
ⓘ
Saint Paul ⓘ |
| outflow | Minnehaha Creek ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mississippi River watershed
ⓘ
linked to:
Mississippi River basin
chain of lakes in the Twin Cities area ⓘ |
| shoreLength |
approximately 201 kilometers
ⓘ
more than 125 miles ⓘ |
| surfaceArea |
approximately 14,500 acres
ⓘ
approximately 58.7 square kilometers ⓘ |
| usedFor | drinking water supply in some communities ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lake Minnetonka Description of subject: Lake Minnetonka is a large, popular recreational lake in the western suburbs of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area in Minnesota, known for boating, fishing, and lakeside communities.
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.