Umiam River
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Umiam River is a river in the Indian state of Meghalaya that feeds the scenic Umiam Lake near Shillong and supports regional hydropower and water resources.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Umiam River canonical | 7 |
| Umiam | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9748494 — 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: Umiam River Context triple: [Umiam Lake, locatedOn, Umiam River]
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A.
Adaja River
The Adaja River is a significant river in central Spain that flows through the province of Ávila before joining the Douro River system.
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B.
Ngadda River
The Ngadda River is a waterway in northeastern Nigeria that flows through the city of Maiduguri and contributes to the region’s drainage into Lake Chad.
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C.
Beni River
The Beni River is a major waterway in northern Bolivia that flows through the Amazon Basin, supporting rich biodiversity and local communities along its course.
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D.
Úpa River
The Úpa River is a river in the northeastern Czech Republic that flows from the Krkonoše (Giant) Mountains through towns such as Trutnov before joining the Labe (Elbe) River.
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E.
Unga River
The Unga River is a lesser-known river in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, forming part of the Kirenga River basin within the broader Lena River watershed in Siberia.
- 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: Umiam River Target entity description: Umiam River is a river in the Indian state of Meghalaya that feeds the scenic Umiam Lake near Shillong and supports regional hydropower and water resources.
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A.
Adaja River
The Adaja River is a significant river in central Spain that flows through the province of Ávila before joining the Douro River system.
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B.
Ngadda River
The Ngadda River is a waterway in northeastern Nigeria that flows through the city of Maiduguri and contributes to the region’s drainage into Lake Chad.
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C.
Beni River
The Beni River is a major waterway in northern Bolivia that flows through the Amazon Basin, supporting rich biodiversity and local communities along its course.
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D.
Úpa River
The Úpa River is a river in the northeastern Czech Republic that flows from the Krkonoše (Giant) Mountains through towns such as Trutnov before joining the Labe (Elbe) River.
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E.
Unga River
The Unga River is a lesser-known river in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, forming part of the Kirenga River basin within the broader Lena River watershed in Siberia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Shillong ⓘ |
| basinCountry | India ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| feeds | Umiam Lake ⓘ |
| flowsThrough | East Khasi Hills district ⓘ |
| hasDam | Umiam Dam ⓘ |
| hasHydroelectricPlant |
Umiam Stage I Power Station
ⓘ
Umiam Stage II Power Station ⓘ Umiam Stage III Power Station ⓘ Umiam Stage IV Power Station ⓘ |
| knownFor | supporting Umiam Lake tourism ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym |
Khasi
ⓘ
linked to:
Khasi language
|
| locatedIn |
Meghalaya
ⓘ
Northeast India ⓘ |
| managedBy | Meghalaya Power Generation Corporation Limited ⓘ |
| mouthRegion |
Brahmaputra basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Brahmaputra Valley
|
| near | Shillong ⓘ |
| partOf |
Brahmaputra River basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Brahmaputra Valley
|
| region | Khasi Hills ⓘ |
| reservoirFor | Umiam Lake ⓘ |
| sourceRegion | Khasi Hills ⓘ |
| state | Meghalaya ⓘ |
| supports |
Umiam Hydel Project
ⓘ
regional water resources ⓘ |
| usedFor |
flood control
ⓘ
hydropower generation ⓘ irrigation ⓘ water supply ⓘ |
| waterbodyType | freshwater river ⓘ |
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: Umiam River Description of subject: Umiam River is a river in the Indian state of Meghalaya that feeds the scenic Umiam Lake near Shillong and supports regional hydropower and water resources.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Umiam River
linked to: Umiam River