Alajuela Lake
E781954
Alajuela Lake is a major artificial reservoir in central Panama that serves as a key water source for the Panama Canal and surrounding communities.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alajuela Lake canonical | 4 |
| Lake Alajuela | 2 |
| Alajuela Lake watershed | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9174930 — 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: Alajuela Lake Context triple: [Chagres River, suppliesWaterTo, Alajuela Lake]
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A.
Laguna de Apoyeque
Laguna de Apoyeque is a volcanic crater lake in Nicaragua formed within the Apoyeque volcano on the Chiltepe Peninsula.
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B.
Lake Arenal
Lake Arenal is Costa Rica’s largest and most famous lake, known for its scenic views of Arenal Volcano and its popularity for windsurfing, fishing, and eco-tourism.
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C.
Lake Zirahuén
Lake Zirahuén is a scenic, high-altitude freshwater lake in Michoacán, Mexico, known for its clear waters, surrounding pine forests, and growing ecotourism activities.
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D.
Lake Petén Itzá
Lake Petén Itzá is a large, scenic lake in northern Guatemala known for its nearby Maya archaeological sites and the island city of Flores.
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E.
Bayano Lake
Bayano Lake is one of Panama’s largest artificial lakes, created by damming the Bayano River and known for its surrounding rainforest and cave systems.
- 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: Alajuela Lake Target entity description: Alajuela Lake is a major artificial reservoir in central Panama that serves as a key water source for the Panama Canal and surrounding communities.
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A.
Laguna de Apoyeque
Laguna de Apoyeque is a volcanic crater lake in Nicaragua formed within the Apoyeque volcano on the Chiltepe Peninsula.
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B.
Lake Arenal
Lake Arenal is Costa Rica’s largest and most famous lake, known for its scenic views of Arenal Volcano and its popularity for windsurfing, fishing, and eco-tourism.
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C.
Lake Zirahuén
Lake Zirahuén is a scenic, high-altitude freshwater lake in Michoacán, Mexico, known for its clear waters, surrounding pine forests, and growing ecotourism activities.
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D.
Lake Petén Itzá
Lake Petén Itzá is a large, scenic lake in northern Guatemala known for its nearby Maya archaeological sites and the island city of Flores.
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E.
Bayano Lake
Bayano Lake is one of Panama’s largest artificial lakes, created by damming the Bayano River and known for its surrounding rainforest and cave systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | reservoir ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Panama ⓘ |
| country | Panama ⓘ |
| createdBy | Madden Dam ⓘ |
| formerlyKnownAs | Madden Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
regulation of water levels for Panama Canal
ⓘ
storage of freshwater ⓘ |
| hasRole | key water reserve during dry season for Panama Canal operations ⓘ |
| hasType | freshwater lake ⓘ |
| inflow | Chagres River ⓘ |
| isMajorComponentOf |
Panama Canal watershed management system
ⓘ
linked to:
Panama Canal watershed
|
| locatedIn |
Panama Canal watershed
ⓘ
central Panama ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Panamá Province ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Gatun Lake
ⓘ
Panama City ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Chagres River ⓘ |
| namedAfter | city of Alajuela in Costa Rica ⓘ |
| outflow | Chagres River ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chagres River basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Chagres River
Panama Canal water system ⓘ
linked to:
Panama Canal watershed
|
| use |
drinking water supply
ⓘ
flood control ⓘ hydroelectric power generation ⓘ recreation ⓘ water supply for Panama Canal ⓘ |
| waterSourceFor |
Panama Canal locks
ⓘ
linked to:
Panama Canal
Panama City metropolitan area ⓘ
linked to:
Panama City
surrounding communities in central Panama ⓘ |
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: Alajuela Lake Description of subject: Alajuela Lake is a major artificial reservoir in central Panama that serves as a key water source for the Panama Canal and surrounding communities.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Alajuela Lake
linked to: Alajuela Lake
linked to: Alajuela Lake