San Miguel River basin
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The San Miguel River basin is a watershed in southwestern Colorado that drains the San Miguel River and its tributaries through rugged mountain terrain before joining the Dolores River.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| San Miguel River basin canonical | 3 |
| San Miguel River valley | 3 |
| San Miguel River watershed | 2 |
| San Miguel River Valley | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10701644 — 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: San Miguel River basin Context triple: [Bridal Veil Falls (Colorado), partOf, San Miguel River basin]
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A.
San Juan River basin
The San Juan River basin is a Central American watershed that drains Lake Nicaragua and surrounding regions through the San Juan River toward the Caribbean Sea.
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B.
San Luis Rey River basin
The San Luis Rey River basin is a watershed region in northern San Diego County, California, that has long served as the homeland and cultural heartland of the Luiseño people.
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C.
Benito River basin
The Benito River basin is the catchment area in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon that collects the waters of the Benito (Mbini) River and its tributaries before they flow into the Atlantic Ocean.
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D.
Santa Cruz River basin
The Santa Cruz River basin is the watershed region in southern Arizona and northern Mexico that collects and channels surface and groundwater feeding the Santa Cruz River system.
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E.
Lerma River basin
The Lerma River basin is a major hydrological region in central Mexico that collects waters from numerous mountain ranges and supports extensive agricultural, urban, and industrial areas before ultimately feeding into Lake Chapala.
- 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: San Miguel River basin Target entity description: The San Miguel River basin is a watershed in southwestern Colorado that drains the San Miguel River and its tributaries through rugged mountain terrain before joining the Dolores River.
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A.
San Juan River basin
The San Juan River basin is a Central American watershed that drains Lake Nicaragua and surrounding regions through the San Juan River toward the Caribbean Sea.
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B.
San Luis Rey River basin
The San Luis Rey River basin is a watershed region in northern San Diego County, California, that has long served as the homeland and cultural heartland of the Luiseño people.
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C.
Benito River basin
The Benito River basin is the catchment area in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon that collects the waters of the Benito (Mbini) River and its tributaries before they flow into the Atlantic Ocean.
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D.
Santa Cruz River basin
The Santa Cruz River basin is the watershed region in southern Arizona and northern Mexico that collects and channels surface and groundwater feeding the Santa Cruz River system.
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E.
Lerma River basin
The Lerma River basin is a major hydrological region in central Mexico that collects waters from numerous mountain ranges and supports extensive agricultural, urban, and industrial areas before ultimately feeding into Lake Chapala.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
river basin
ⓘ
watershed ⓘ |
| contains |
alpine headwater streams
ⓘ
canyons ⓘ riparian corridors ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| drainagePattern | mountain stream network ⓘ |
| drains |
San Miguel River
ⓘ
tributaries of the San Miguel River ⓘ |
| elevationType | high-elevation headwaters ⓘ |
| environmentalConcern |
habitat conservation
ⓘ
water quality protection ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Montrose County, Colorado
ⓘ
Ouray County, Colorado ⓘ San Miguel County, Colorado ⓘ |
| hasClimate | semi-arid with strong elevation gradients ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
forested uplands
ⓘ
rangeland ⓘ recreation areas ⓘ |
| hasRecreation |
boating
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ hiking along river corridors ⓘ |
| hydrologicUnitOf | Upper Colorado River Basin ⓘ |
| joins | Dolores River near Uravan, Colorado ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
San Juan Mountains
ⓘ
Uncompahgre Plateau region ⓘ
linked to:
Uncompahgre Plateau
southwestern Colorado ⓘ |
| mainRiver | San Miguel River ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedAt | confluence of the San Miguel River and Dolores River near Uravan, Colorado ⓘ |
| partOf |
Colorado River watershed
ⓘ
linked to:
Colorado River Basin
|
| region | Colorado Plateau transition zone ⓘ |
| state | Colorado ⓘ |
| subjectOf | watershed management planning in Colorado ⓘ |
| supports |
cold-water aquatic habitat
ⓘ
riparian vegetation communities ⓘ |
| terrain | rugged mountain terrain ⓘ |
| tributaryOf |
Dolores River basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Dolores River watershed
|
| waterSourceFor |
irrigation in southwestern Colorado
ⓘ
municipal uses in local communities ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: San Miguel River basin Description of subject: The San Miguel River basin is a watershed in southwestern Colorado that drains the San Miguel River and its tributaries through rugged mountain terrain before joining the Dolores River.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Unincorporated community of Naturita, Colorado
linked to: San Miguel River basin
linked to: San Miguel River basin
linked to: San Miguel River basin
linked to: San Miguel River basin
linked to: San Miguel River basin
linked to: San Miguel River basin
subject linked to:
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