Lake Monona
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Lake Monona is a prominent freshwater lake in Madison, Wisconsin, known for its recreational activities, scenic shoreline, and views of the city’s skyline and state capitol.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lake Monona canonical | 17 |
| Lake Monona, near Madison, Wisconsin, United States | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T553705 — 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 Monona Context triple: [Madison, Wisconsin, United States, locatedOn, Lake Monona]
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A.
Walker Lake
Walker Lake is a large natural desert lake in western Nevada known for its shrinking water levels and importance as a habitat for migratory birds and native fish.
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B.
Lake Mendota
Lake Mendota is a large freshwater lake in Madison, Wisconsin, known for its recreational activities, scenic shoreline, and role as a central feature of the city and the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus.
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C.
Woods Lake
Woods Lake is a scenic alpine lake in the Sierra Nevada of California, popular for camping, fishing, and hiking in the Carson Pass area.
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D.
Stow Lake
Stow Lake is a man-made lake and popular recreational spot in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, known for its boating, walking paths, and scenic island.
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E.
Peach Lake
Peach Lake is a small hamlet in the Town of Southeast in Putnam County, New York, known for the lake that shares its name and its residential, lakeside character.
- 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 Monona Target entity description: Lake Monona is a prominent freshwater lake in Madison, Wisconsin, known for its recreational activities, scenic shoreline, and views of the city’s skyline and state capitol.
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A.
Walker Lake
Walker Lake is a large natural desert lake in western Nevada known for its shrinking water levels and importance as a habitat for migratory birds and native fish.
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B.
Lake Mendota
Lake Mendota is a large freshwater lake in Madison, Wisconsin, known for its recreational activities, scenic shoreline, and role as a central feature of the city and the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus.
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C.
Woods Lake
Woods Lake is a scenic alpine lake in the Sierra Nevada of California, popular for camping, fishing, and hiking in the Carson Pass area.
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D.
Stow Lake
Stow Lake is a man-made lake and popular recreational spot in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, known for its boating, walking paths, and scenic island.
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E.
Peach Lake
Peach Lake is a small hamlet in the Town of Southeast in Putnam County, New York, known for the lake that shares its name and its residential, lakeside character.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
freshwater lake
ⓘ
lake ⓘ |
| adjacentCity |
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Madison, Wisconsin
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| averageDepth |
about 27 feet
ⓘ
about 8.2 meters ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| borderedBy | Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Lake Mendota
ⓘ
Lake Waubesa ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| elevationAboveSeaLevel |
about 258 meters
ⓘ
about 845 feet ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
multi-use shoreline paths
ⓘ
public beaches ⓘ public boat launches ⓘ |
| hasIsland |
Picnic Point peninsula
ⓘ
surface form:
Turville Point (peninsula area often associated with lake parks)
|
| hasShoreline |
City of Madison
ⓘ
City of Monona ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Madison skyline
ⓘ
Wisconsin State Capitol ⓘ |
| inflow |
Yahara River watershed
ⓘ
surface form:
Yahara River
|
| knownFor |
recreational boating
ⓘ
scenic shoreline ⓘ urban waterfront parks ⓘ views of the Wisconsin State Capitol ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dane County
ⓘ
surface form:
Dane County, Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Madison, Wisconsin
Wisconsin ⓘ |
| maximumDepth |
about 22.6 meters
ⓘ
about 74 feet ⓘ |
| near |
Madison central business district
ⓘ
surface form:
downtown Madison
|
| outflow |
Yahara River watershed
ⓘ
surface form:
Yahara River
|
| partOf |
Yahara River watershed
ⓘ
surface form:
Yahara River chain of lakes
Yahara River watershed ⓘ |
| recreation |
boating
ⓘ
canoeing ⓘ fishing ⓘ ice fishing ⓘ ice skating ⓘ kayaking ⓘ sailing ⓘ swimming ⓘ |
| region | South Central Wisconsin ⓘ |
| surfaceArea |
about 13.25 square kilometers
ⓘ
about 3,274 acres ⓘ |
| watercourse |
Yahara River watershed
ⓘ
surface form:
Yahara River
|
| 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: Lake Monona Description of subject: Lake Monona is a prominent freshwater lake in Madison, Wisconsin, known for its recreational activities, scenic shoreline, and views of the city’s skyline and state capitol.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lake Monona, near Madison, Wisconsin, United States
subject surface form:
Blooming Grove, Dane County, Wisconsin