Bear Creek (King County, Washington)
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Bear Creek is a stream in King County, Washington, that flows through the Lake Washington–Cedar River watershed and supports important salmon habitat in the region.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bear Creek (King County, Washington) canonical | 3 |
| Bear Creek basin (King County, Washington) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5953860 — 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: Bear Creek (King County, Washington) Context triple: [Lake Washington–Cedar River watershed, hasTributary, Bear Creek (King County, Washington)]
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A.
Smith Creek (Washington)
Smith Creek (Washington) is a small coastal stream in Pacific County that drains into Willapa Bay in southwestern Washington State.
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B.
Wilson Creek, Washington
Wilson Creek, Washington is a small rural town in Grant County known for its agricultural surroundings and quiet, close-knit community in central Washington State.
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C.
Salmon Creek, Washington
Salmon Creek, Washington is a suburban census-designated community in southwestern Washington State, located just north of Vancouver in Clark County.
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D.
Bear River (Washington)
Bear River (Washington) is a small coastal river in southwestern Washington State that drains forested and rural areas before emptying into Willapa Bay on the Pacific coast.
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E.
Wapato Creek
Wapato Creek is a small stream in Washington State that flows through the Tacoma area before emptying into Commencement Bay in Puget Sound.
- 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: Bear Creek (King County, Washington) Target entity description: Bear Creek is a stream in King County, Washington, that flows through the Lake Washington–Cedar River watershed and supports important salmon habitat in the region.
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A.
Smith Creek (Washington)
Smith Creek (Washington) is a small coastal stream in Pacific County that drains into Willapa Bay in southwestern Washington State.
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B.
Wilson Creek, Washington
Wilson Creek, Washington is a small rural town in Grant County known for its agricultural surroundings and quiet, close-knit community in central Washington State.
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C.
Salmon Creek, Washington
Salmon Creek, Washington is a suburban census-designated community in southwestern Washington State, located just north of Vancouver in Clark County.
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D.
Bear River (Washington)
Bear River (Washington) is a small coastal river in southwestern Washington State that drains forested and rural areas before emptying into Willapa Bay on the Pacific coast.
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E.
Wapato Creek
Wapato Creek is a small stream in Washington State that flows through the Tacoma area before emptying into Commencement Bay in Puget Sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | stream ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| environmentalConcern |
habitat fragmentation
ⓘ
stormwater runoff impacts ⓘ water quality degradation ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Sammamish River ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Redmond, Washington
ⓘ
linked to:
Redmond, Washington, United States
unincorporated King County, Washington ⓘ |
| hasEcologicalRole | important salmon habitat ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
gravel beds suitable for salmon spawning
ⓘ
riparian vegetation ⓘ |
| hasLandUseInBasin |
forested land
ⓘ
rural residential ⓘ urbanizing areas ⓘ |
| hasRecreation |
streamside trails
ⓘ
wildlife viewing ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Cold Creek (King County, Washington)
ⓘ
Cottage Lake Creek ⓘ Evans Creek (King County, Washington) ⓘ Mackey Creek (King County, Washington) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
King County, Washington
ⓘ
linked to:
King County
Pacific Northwest ⓘ Washington (state) ⓘ
linked to:
Washington
|
| locatedInWatershed | Lake Washington–Cedar River watershed ⓘ |
| managedBy |
King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks
ⓘ
linked to:
King County Parks
|
| monitoredBy | King County environmental monitoring programs ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedIn |
Redmond, Washington
ⓘ
linked to:
Redmond, Washington, United States
|
| near |
Sammamish, Washington
ⓘ
Woodinville, Washington ⓘ
linked to:
Woodinville
|
| partOf |
Cedar–Sammamish watershed
ⓘ
Lake Washington basin ⓘ
linked to:
Lake Washington–Cedar River watershed
|
| riverSystem |
Lake Washington–Cedar River system
ⓘ
linked to:
Lake Washington–Cedar River watershed
|
| sourceLocation | foothills of the Cascade Range in King County, Washington ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
King County salmon conservation planning
ⓘ
salmon habitat restoration projects ⓘ |
| supportsSpecies |
chinook salmon
ⓘ
coho salmon ⓘ salmon ⓘ sockeye salmon ⓘ steelhead trout ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Sammamish River ⓘ |
| usedFor |
salmon rearing habitat
ⓘ
salmon spawning ⓘ |
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: Bear Creek (King County, Washington) Description of subject: Bear Creek is a stream in King County, Washington, that flows through the Lake Washington–Cedar River watershed and supports important salmon habitat in the region.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Bear Creek (King County, Washington)