Lake Pend Oreille
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Lake Pend Oreille is a large, deep glacial lake in northern Idaho known for its scenic mountain surroundings, recreational opportunities, and significant role in U.S. naval acoustic research.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lake Pend Oreille canonical | 14 |
| Lake Pend Oreille, Idaho | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5468671 — 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 Pend Oreille Context triple: [North Idaho, contains, Lake Pend Oreille]
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A.
Lake Vermilion
Lake Vermilion is a large, scenic freshwater lake in northeastern Minnesota known for its fishing, boating, and extensive shoreline dotted with cabins and resorts.
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B.
Black Lake
Black Lake is a freshwater lake in Thurston County, Washington, known for recreation such as boating and fishing amid a largely residential and forested shoreline.
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C.
White Earth Lake
White Earth Lake is the English translation of the Dakota name "Bde Maka Ska," referring to a lake whose name means "White Earth Lake."
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D.
Lake of the Woods
Lake of the Woods is a large, island-dotted freshwater lake in northwestern Ontario that extends into Manitoba and Minnesota and is known for its fishing, boating, and scenic wilderness.
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E.
Sturgeon Lake
Sturgeon Lake is a prominent freshwater lake in south-central Ontario, Canada, known for recreational boating, fishing, and its role in the Kawartha Lakes region’s cottage and tourism industry.
- 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 Pend Oreille Target entity description: Lake Pend Oreille is a large, deep glacial lake in northern Idaho known for its scenic mountain surroundings, recreational opportunities, and significant role in U.S. naval acoustic research.
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A.
Lake Vermilion
Lake Vermilion is a large, scenic freshwater lake in northeastern Minnesota known for its fishing, boating, and extensive shoreline dotted with cabins and resorts.
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B.
Black Lake
Black Lake is a freshwater lake in Thurston County, Washington, known for recreation such as boating and fishing amid a largely residential and forested shoreline.
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C.
White Earth Lake
White Earth Lake is the English translation of the Dakota name "Bde Maka Ska," referring to a lake whose name means "White Earth Lake."
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D.
Lake of the Woods
Lake of the Woods is a large, island-dotted freshwater lake in northwestern Ontario that extends into Manitoba and Minnesota and is known for its fishing, boating, and scenic wilderness.
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E.
Sturgeon Lake
Sturgeon Lake is a prominent freshwater lake in south-central Ontario, Canada, known for recreational boating, fishing, and its role in the Kawartha Lakes region’s cottage and tourism industry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | lake ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| drainageBasin |
Pend Oreille River basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Pend Oreille River
|
| elevation |
approximately 2062 feet above sea level
ⓘ
approximately 628 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| formedBy | glacial activity ⓘ |
| hasCityOnShore |
Bayview, Idaho
ⓘ
Hope, Idaho ⓘ Kootenai, Idaho ⓘ Ponderay, Idaho ⓘ Sagle, Idaho ⓘ Sandpoint, Idaho ⓘ
linked to:
Sandpoint
|
| hasFacility |
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Acoustic Research Detachment
ⓘ
U.S. Navy acoustic research facility at Bayview, Idaho ⓘ |
| hasFishSpecies |
bull trout
ⓘ
kokanee salmon ⓘ lake trout ⓘ largemouth bass ⓘ rainbow trout ⓘ smallmouth bass ⓘ |
| hasIsland |
Fisherman Island
ⓘ
Memaloose Island ⓘ Sourdough Island ⓘ |
| hasNearbySkiArea | Schweitzer Mountain Resort ⓘ |
| hasRecreation |
kayaking
ⓘ
sailing ⓘ scuba diving ⓘ swimming ⓘ |
| inflowsFrom | Clark Fork River ⓘ |
| isOneOf |
deepest lakes in the United States
ⓘ
largest lakes in Idaho ⓘ |
| knownFor |
U.S. naval acoustic research
ⓘ
camping ⓘ fishing ⓘ great depth ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ scenic mountain surroundings ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 105 kilometers
ⓘ
approximately 65 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Idaho ⓘ |
| locatedInCounty |
Bonner County
ⓘ
Bonner County, Idaho ⓘ Kootenai County ⓘ Kootenai County, Idaho ⓘ
linked to:
Kootenai County
|
| locatedInRegion |
Northern Idaho
ⓘ
linked to:
North Idaho
|
| locatedOnContinent | North America ⓘ |
| maximumDepth |
approximately 1150 feet
ⓘ
approximately 350 meters ⓘ |
| nearMountainRange |
Bitterroot Range
ⓘ
Cabinet Mountains ⓘ Selkirk Mountains ⓘ |
| outflowsTo | Pend Oreille River ⓘ |
| partOf |
Columbia River basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Columbia River Basin
|
| shorelineLength | over 100 miles ⓘ |
| surfaceArea |
approximately 148 square miles
ⓘ
approximately 383 square kilometers ⓘ |
| usedBy | United States Navy ⓘ |
| usedFor |
sonar research
ⓘ
submarine acoustic testing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lake Pend Oreille Description of subject: Lake Pend Oreille is a large, deep glacial lake in northern Idaho known for its scenic mountain surroundings, recreational opportunities, and significant role in U.S. naval acoustic research.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Clark Fork River and Bitterroot River
subject linked to:
Sandpoint, Idaho, United States
subject linked to:
Sandpoint, Idaho, United States
subject linked to:
Sandpoint, Idaho, United States
subject linked to:
Bayview
linked to: Lake Pend Oreille
subject linked to:
Hope, Idaho, United States