Cistern Spring
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Cistern Spring is a colorful hot spring in Yellowstone National Park’s Norris Geyser Basin, known for its clear, often turquoise water and connection to nearby Steamboat Geyser’s activity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cistern Spring canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9919226 — 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: Cistern Spring Context triple: [Norris Geyser Basin, contains, Cistern Spring]
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A.
Weepah Spring
Weepah Spring is a natural water source in the Nevada desert known for supporting local wildlife and vegetation in an otherwise arid landscape.
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B.
Dykeman Spring
Dykeman Spring is a historic natural spring and surrounding site in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, known for its 19th-century fish hatchery, scenic ponds, and role in local industrial and community history.
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C.
Shingle Springs
Shingle Springs is a small unincorporated community in Northern California known for its Gold Rush-era history and rural, foothill setting.
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D.
Spangler's Spring
Spangler's Spring is a historic water source on the Gettysburg Battlefield in Pennsylvania, noted for its role as a shared watering spot by both Union and Confederate soldiers during the Civil War.
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E.
Roaring Springs
Roaring Springs is a major perennial water source and scenic waterfall within the Grand Canyon, renowned for supplying much of the park’s drinking water and serving as a key landmark along the North Kaibab Trail.
- 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: Cistern Spring Target entity description: Cistern Spring is a colorful hot spring in Yellowstone National Park’s Norris Geyser Basin, known for its clear, often turquoise water and connection to nearby Steamboat Geyser’s activity.
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A.
Weepah Spring
Weepah Spring is a natural water source in the Nevada desert known for supporting local wildlife and vegetation in an otherwise arid landscape.
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B.
Dykeman Spring
Dykeman Spring is a historic natural spring and surrounding site in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, known for its 19th-century fish hatchery, scenic ponds, and role in local industrial and community history.
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C.
Shingle Springs
Shingle Springs is a small unincorporated community in Northern California known for its Gold Rush-era history and rural, foothill setting.
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D.
Spangler's Spring
Spangler's Spring is a historic water source on the Gettysburg Battlefield in Pennsylvania, noted for its role as a shared watering spot by both Union and Confederate soldiers during the Civil War.
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E.
Roaring Springs
Roaring Springs is a major perennial water source and scenic waterfall within the Grand Canyon, renowned for supplying much of the park’s drinking water and serving as a key landmark along the North Kaibab Trail.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hot spring
ⓘ
hydrothermal feature ⓘ |
| activityCorrelatesWith | Steamboat Geyser eruptions ⓘ |
| belongsToGeologicSetting | Yellowstone Caldera hydrothermal system ⓘ |
| canDrainCompletelyAfter | large Steamboat Geyser eruption ⓘ |
| deposits |
geyserite
ⓘ
silica ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
overflow channels
ⓘ
siliceous sinter rim ⓘ submerged vents ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named for resemblance to a cistern-like pool ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
clear water
ⓘ
colorful mineral deposits ⓘ overflowing pool ⓘ relatively constant activity compared to nearby geysers ⓘ |
| hasRisk |
scalding water
ⓘ
thin sinter crusts near the pool ⓘ |
| hasTemperature | near boiling ⓘ |
| hasTourismAppeal |
proximity to Steamboat Geyser
ⓘ
vivid colors ⓘ |
| hasVisibility | highly visible from designated boardwalk viewpoints ⓘ |
| hasWaterColor |
blue
ⓘ
greenish ⓘ turquoise ⓘ |
| heatSource |
Yellowstone magmatic system
ⓘ
linked to:
Yellowstone hotspot track
|
| isAccessibleFrom | Norris Geyser Basin boardwalk ⓘ |
| isAcidicOrAlkaline | slightly acidic to neutral ⓘ |
| isConnectedHydrologicallyTo | Steamboat Geyser ⓘ |
| isDocumentedIn | Yellowstone National Park interpretive materials ⓘ |
| isInfluencedBy | subsurface plumbing changes associated with Steamboat Geyser ⓘ |
| isManagedBy |
U.S. National Park Service
ⓘ
linked to:
National Park Service
|
| isMonitoredBy | Yellowstone National Park geologists ⓘ |
| isOpenTo | park visitors ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Yellowstone hydrothermal features network ⓘ |
| isPhotographedFor | tourism ⓘ |
| isSubjectTo | thermal area safety regulations ⓘ |
| isUsedFor | scientific study of hydrothermal systems ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Norris Geyser Basin
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
Wyoming ⓘ Yellowstone National Park ⓘ |
| partOf |
Norris Geyser Basin Back Basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Norris Geyser Basin
|
| refillsAfter | Steamboat Geyser eruption sequence subsides ⓘ |
| waterLevelDropsAfter | major Steamboat Geyser eruption ⓘ |
| waterSource | meteoric water circulating underground ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cistern Spring Description of subject: Cistern Spring is a colorful hot spring in Yellowstone National Park’s Norris Geyser Basin, known for its clear, often turquoise water and connection to nearby Steamboat Geyser’s activity.
Referenced by (2)
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