Tongue River
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The Tongue River is a tributary of the Yellowstone River flowing through Wyoming and Montana, historically significant for its role in the Northern Plains Indian Wars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tongue River canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10570520 — 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: Tongue River Context triple: [Battle of the Rosebud, tookPlaceNear, Tongue River]
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A.
Tongue River
The Tongue River is a small river in northeastern North Dakota that flows through Pembina County before joining the Pembina River, contributing to the Red River of the North watershed.
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B.
Blackfoot River
The Blackfoot River is a scenic, cold-water trout stream in western Montana renowned for its blue-ribbon fly fishing, whitewater recreation, and role in the book and film "A River Runs Through It."
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C.
Big Hole River
The Big Hole River is a renowned trout-fishing river in southwestern Montana, known for its scenic valleys, cold clear waters, and importance to local wildlife and recreation.
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D.
Sheyenne River
The Sheyenne River is a major river in eastern North Dakota that flows through prairies, valleys, and reservoirs before joining the Red River of the North.
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E.
Otskhe River
The Otskhe River is a watercourse in southern Georgia that flows through the spa town of Abastumani in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region.
- 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: Tongue River Target entity description: The Tongue River is a tributary of the Yellowstone River flowing through Wyoming and Montana, historically significant for its role in the Northern Plains Indian Wars.
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A.
Tongue River
The Tongue River is a small river in northeastern North Dakota that flows through Pembina County before joining the Pembina River, contributing to the Red River of the North watershed.
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B.
Blackfoot River
The Blackfoot River is a scenic, cold-water trout stream in western Montana renowned for its blue-ribbon fly fishing, whitewater recreation, and role in the book and film "A River Runs Through It."
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C.
Big Hole River
The Big Hole River is a renowned trout-fishing river in southwestern Montana, known for its scenic valleys, cold clear waters, and importance to local wildlife and recreation.
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D.
Sheyenne River
The Sheyenne River is a major river in eastern North Dakota that flows through prairies, valleys, and reservoirs before joining the Red River of the North.
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E.
Otskhe River
The Otskhe River is a watercourse in southern Georgia that flows through the spa town of Abastumani in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Crow Nation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lakota NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Cheyenne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basin | Yellowstone River basin ⓘ |
| basinCountry | United States of America ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crossesBorderBetween | Wyoming and Montana ⓘ |
| drainageAreaOf | parts of the Bighorn Mountains ⓘ |
| ecosystem | Northern Great Plains riparian habitat ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | generally northward ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Big Horn County, Montana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Custer County, Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosebud County, Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheridan County, Wyoming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBridge |
Interstate 90 bridge near Sheridan, Wyoming
ⓘ
U.S. Route 14 bridge near Dayton, Wyoming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDam | Tongue River Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameEtymology | named for a translation of a Native American term ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
North Fork Tongue River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prairie Dog Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ Pumpkin Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ South Fork Tongue River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasValley | Tongue River Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | Northern Plains Indian Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
irrigation use
ⓘ
trout fishing ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Montana
ⓘ
Wyoming ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | accounts of the Great Sioux War of 1876 ⓘ |
| mouthLocation | Yellowstone River near Miles City, Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Ashland, Montana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dayton, Wyoming NERFINISHED ⓘ Miles City, Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ Ranchester, Wyoming NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheridan, Wyoming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Missouri River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recreation |
angling
ⓘ
boating ⓘ camping ⓘ |
| reservoirCreated | Tongue River Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceLocation | Bighorn Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports | irrigated agriculture in southeastern Montana ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Yellowstone River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
domestic water supply in local communities
ⓘ
livestock watering ⓘ |
| usedIn | military campaigns against Northern Plains tribes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tongue River Description of subject: The Tongue River is a tributary of the Yellowstone River flowing through Wyoming and Montana, historically significant for its role in the Northern Plains Indian Wars.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.