Ogallala Aquifer
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The Ogallala Aquifer is one of the world’s largest underground freshwater reservoirs, supplying crucial irrigation and drinking water across much of the central United States.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ogallala Aquifer canonical | 5 |
| High Plains Aquifer system | 1 |
| High Plains aquifer | 1 |
| High Plains aquifer region | 1 |
| Ogallala Aquifer (in southeastern and eastern portions) | 1 |
| Ogallala Formation | 1 |
| underlain by Ogallala Aquifer | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T396870 — 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: Ogallala Aquifer Context triple: [Great Plains, contains, Ogallala Aquifer]
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A.
Murray Irrigation Area
The Murray Irrigation Area is a major agricultural irrigation district in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia, known for its extensive network of channels supplying water to broadacre farms.
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B.
Mono Basin
Mono Basin is a high-desert watershed in eastern California best known for Mono Lake, its striking tufa formations, and its dramatic Eastern Sierra scenery.
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C.
Tulare Basin
Tulare Basin is a large, endorheic subregion in the southern part of California’s Central Valley, historically dominated by extensive wetlands and Tulare Lake.
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D.
Great Basin
The Great Basin is a vast, arid region of interior drainage in the western United States, characterized by its basin-and-range topography, deserts, and salt flats.
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E.
Amargosa River basin
The Amargosa River basin is an arid watershed in the Mojave Desert known for its intermittent river, unique desert ecosystems, and rare oases supporting specialized wildlife.
- 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: Ogallala Aquifer Target entity description: The Ogallala Aquifer is one of the world’s largest underground freshwater reservoirs, supplying crucial irrigation and drinking water across much of the central United States.
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A.
Murray Irrigation Area
The Murray Irrigation Area is a major agricultural irrigation district in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia, known for its extensive network of channels supplying water to broadacre farms.
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B.
Mono Basin
Mono Basin is a high-desert watershed in eastern California best known for Mono Lake, its striking tufa formations, and its dramatic Eastern Sierra scenery.
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C.
Tulare Basin
Tulare Basin is a large, endorheic subregion in the southern part of California’s Central Valley, historically dominated by extensive wetlands and Tulare Lake.
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D.
Great Basin
The Great Basin is a vast, arid region of interior drainage in the western United States, characterized by its basin-and-range topography, deserts, and salt flats.
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E.
Amargosa River basin
The Amargosa River basin is an arid watershed in the Mojave Desert known for its intermittent river, unique desert ecosystems, and rare oases supporting specialized wildlife.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aquifer
ⓘ
groundwater reservoir ⓘ natural resource ⓘ |
| composition |
clay
ⓘ
gravel ⓘ sand ⓘ silt ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| extendsUnder |
Colorado
ⓘ
Kansas ⓘ Nebraska ⓘ New Mexico ⓘ Oklahoma ⓘ South Dakota ⓘ Texas ⓘ Wyoming ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Tertiary ⓘ |
| importance |
critical to U.S. agricultural output
ⓘ
one of the world’s largest freshwater aquifers ⓘ |
| issue |
declining water levels
ⓘ
groundwater depletion ⓘ overpumping for irrigation ⓘ sustainability concerns ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Great Plains
ⓘ
Great Plains ⓘ
surface form:
High Plains
|
| majorCropsIrrigated |
corn
ⓘ
cotton ⓘ sorghum ⓘ wheat ⓘ |
| managementConcern |
groundwater management policy
ⓘ
water conservation ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ogallala, Nebraska ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ogallala Aquifer
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
High Plains Aquifer system
|
| primaryFormation |
Ogallala Aquifer
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Ogallala Formation
|
| rechargeRate | slow ⓘ |
| rechargeSource |
precipitation
ⓘ
surface water infiltration ⓘ |
| regionType | semi-arid ⓘ |
| studiedBy | United States Geological Survey ⓘ |
| supports |
agricultural production
ⓘ
industrial water use ⓘ major crop irrigation ⓘ municipal water supply ⓘ rural communities ⓘ |
| threat |
climate variability
ⓘ
drought ⓘ |
| use |
drinking water supply
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ livestock watering ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
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: Ogallala Aquifer Description of subject: The Ogallala Aquifer is one of the world’s largest underground freshwater reservoirs, supplying crucial irrigation and drinking water across much of the central United States.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
High Plains Aquifer system
this entity surface form:
Ogallala Formation
subject surface form:
Eastern Colorado
this entity surface form:
Ogallala Aquifer (in southeastern and eastern portions)
this entity surface form:
High Plains aquifer
this entity surface form:
underlain by Ogallala Aquifer
subject surface form:
Western Kansas
this entity surface form:
High Plains aquifer region