San Gorgonio River
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The San Gorgonio River is an intermittent watercourse in Southern California that drains the San Gorgonio Pass area and contributes seasonal flows to the region’s desert river system.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| San Gorgonio River canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5520950 — 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: San Gorgonio River Context triple: [Whitewater River (California), hasTributary, San Gorgonio River]
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A.
San Gabriel River
The San Gabriel River is a tributary of the Brazos River in central Texas, known for its scenic limestone banks, recreational opportunities, and role in regional water supply and ecosystems.
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B.
San Gabriel River
The San Gabriel River is a major waterway in Southern California that flows from the San Gabriel Mountains through the Los Angeles Basin to the Pacific Ocean, historically supporting Indigenous communities and regional development.
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C.
San Fernando River
The San Fernando River is a waterway flowing through the city of San Fernando in Pampanga, Philippines, serving as a local natural and drainage channel for the surrounding urban and agricultural areas.
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D.
Santa María River
The Santa María River is a significant river in east-central Mexico that contributes major water flow to the Pánuco River system draining toward the Gulf of Mexico.
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E.
Otay River
The Otay River is a small river in southern San Diego County, California, that drains the Otay watershed and ultimately empties into San Diego 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: San Gorgonio River Target entity description: The San Gorgonio River is an intermittent watercourse in Southern California that drains the San Gorgonio Pass area and contributes seasonal flows to the region’s desert river system.
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A.
San Gabriel River
The San Gabriel River is a major waterway in Southern California that flows from the San Gabriel Mountains through the Los Angeles Basin to the Pacific Ocean, historically supporting Indigenous communities and regional development.
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B.
San Gabriel River
The San Gabriel River is a tributary of the Brazos River in central Texas, known for its scenic limestone banks, recreational opportunities, and role in regional water supply and ecosystems.
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C.
San Fernando River
The San Fernando River is a waterway flowing through the city of San Fernando in Pampanga, Philippines, serving as a local natural and drainage channel for the surrounding urban and agricultural areas.
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D.
Santa María River
The Santa María River is a significant river in east-central Mexico that contributes major water flow to the Pánuco River system draining toward the Gulf of Mexico.
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E.
Otay River
The Otay River is a small river in southern San Diego County, California, that drains the Otay watershed and ultimately empties into San Diego Bay.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
intermittent stream
ⓘ
river ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
regional desert river system
ⓘ
seasonal surface water in the Colorado Desert ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| drainageBasin |
Colorado Desert drainage
ⓘ
desert river system of Southern California ⓘ |
| ecosystemRole |
conveys floodwaters from San Gorgonio Pass to desert areas
ⓘ
provides seasonal riparian habitat ⓘ |
| environment |
Mediterranean–desert transition zone
ⓘ
arid climate ⓘ |
| flowsNear |
Banning, California
ⓘ
Beaumont, California ⓘ Cabazon, California ⓘ |
| flowsThrough | San Gorgonio Pass ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
dry for much of the year
ⓘ
flows mainly after winter and summer storms ⓘ |
| hydrologicalCharacteristic |
ephemeral flow
ⓘ
seasonal flow ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Colorado Desert region
ⓘ
linked to:
Colorado Desert
Inland Empire region ⓘ
linked to:
Inland Empire, California
Riverside County, California ⓘ
linked to:
Riverside County
San Bernardino County, California ⓘ
linked to:
San Bernardino County
San Gorgonio Pass ⓘ Southern California ⓘ |
| mouthRegion |
Coachella Valley area
ⓘ
linked to:
Coachella Valley
Colorado Desert ⓘ |
| nearbyLandform |
San Gorgonio Mountain
ⓘ
linked to:
Mount San Gorgonio
|
| nearbyTransportationCorridor | Interstate 10 through San Gorgonio Pass ⓘ |
| partOf | San Gorgonio Pass watershed ⓘ |
| primaryWaterSource |
mountain precipitation
ⓘ
storm runoff ⓘ |
| region |
Inland Southern California
ⓘ
linked to:
Southern California
|
| sourceRegion |
San Bernardino Mountains foothills
ⓘ
San Gorgonio Pass area ⓘ |
| state |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
|
| watercourseType | intermittent watercourse ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: San Gorgonio River Description of subject: The San Gorgonio River is an intermittent watercourse in Southern California that drains the San Gorgonio Pass area and contributes seasonal flows to the region’s desert river system.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.