Onondaga Creek–Seneca River watershed
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The Onondaga Creek–Seneca River watershed is a drainage basin in central New York State that collects water from Onondaga Lake and surrounding tributaries before ultimately feeding into the larger Oswego River system.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Onondaga Creek–Seneca River watershed canonical | 1 |
| Onondaga Lake watershed | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6978695 — 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: Onondaga Creek–Seneca River watershed Context triple: [Onondaga Lake, partOf, Onondaga Creek–Seneca River watershed]
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A.
Cayuga Lake watershed
The Cayuga Lake watershed is the drainage basin in central New York State that collects water from numerous streams and creeks and ultimately feeds into Cayuga Lake, one of the Finger Lakes.
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B.
Genesee River watershed
The Genesee River watershed is the drainage basin encompassing all the land and waterways that ultimately feed into the Genesee River in western New York and northern Pennsylvania.
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C.
Hudson River watershed
The Hudson River watershed is the extensive drainage basin in eastern New York (and parts of surrounding states) whose rivers, streams, and reservoirs ultimately flow into the Hudson River and then the Atlantic Ocean.
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D.
Onondaga Creek
Onondaga Creek is a stream in central New York that flows north through the city of Syracuse into Onondaga Lake.
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E.
Oneida River
The Oneida River is a short but significant waterway in central New York that drains Oneida Lake and helps form the Oswego River system flowing toward Lake Ontario.
- 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: Onondaga Creek–Seneca River watershed Target entity description: The Onondaga Creek–Seneca River watershed is a drainage basin in central New York State that collects water from Onondaga Lake and surrounding tributaries before ultimately feeding into the larger Oswego River system.
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A.
Cayuga Lake watershed
The Cayuga Lake watershed is the drainage basin in central New York State that collects water from numerous streams and creeks and ultimately feeds into Cayuga Lake, one of the Finger Lakes.
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B.
Genesee River watershed
The Genesee River watershed is the drainage basin encompassing all the land and waterways that ultimately feed into the Genesee River in western New York and northern Pennsylvania.
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C.
Hudson River watershed
The Hudson River watershed is the extensive drainage basin in eastern New York (and parts of surrounding states) whose rivers, streams, and reservoirs ultimately flow into the Hudson River and then the Atlantic Ocean.
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D.
Onondaga Creek
Onondaga Creek is a stream in central New York that flows north through the city of Syracuse into Onondaga Lake.
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E.
Oneida River
The Oneida River is a short but significant waterway in central New York that drains Oneida Lake and helps form the Oswego River system flowing toward Lake Ontario.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drainage basin
ⓘ
watershed ⓘ |
| collectsWaterFrom |
Onondaga Creek
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Onondaga Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ Seneca River NERFINISHED ⓘ tributaries surrounding Onondaga Lake ⓘ |
| containsWaterBody | Onondaga Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsWatercourse |
Onondaga Creek
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seneca River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drainageBasinFor |
Onondaga Creek
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Onondaga Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ Seneca River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainageType | fluvial ⓘ |
| drainsInto | Oswego River system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | generally northward toward the Oswego River system ⓘ |
| hasOutlet | Oswego River system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hydrologicConnection | connects Onondaga Lake to the Oswego River system ⓘ |
| hydrologicSystemType | surface water drainage system ⓘ |
| locatedIn | central New York State ⓘ |
| locatedInHydrologicUnit | Oswego River drainage basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Oswego River system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Onondaga County, New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
areas surrounding Onondaga Lake ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Onondaga Creek–Seneca River watershed Description of subject: The Onondaga Creek–Seneca River watershed is a drainage basin in central New York State that collects water from Onondaga Lake and surrounding tributaries before ultimately feeding into the larger Oswego River system.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Onondaga Lake watershed