Río Balsas
E919349
Río Balsas is a major river in south-central Mexico that flows from Puebla through several states before emptying into the Pacific Ocean, playing a key role in regional agriculture and hydroelectric power.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Río Balsas canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11327432 — 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: Río Balsas Context triple: [Balsas River, alsoKnownAs, Río Balsas]
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A.
Atoyac River
The Atoyac River is a significant waterway in southern Mexico that flows through the Oaxaca Valley, supporting local agriculture and communities.
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B.
Zapote River
The Zapote River is a waterway in the southern part of Metro Manila and Cavite in the Philippines, historically known as the site of the Battle of Zapote River during the Philippine Revolution and the Philippine–American War.
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C.
Usumacinta River
The Usumacinta River is a major river in southeastern Mexico and northwestern Guatemala, known for its extensive rainforest basin, rich biodiversity, and archaeological sites of the ancient Maya civilization along its banks.
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D.
Río Yaqui
Río Yaqui is one of the major rivers in northwestern Mexico, flowing through the state of Sonora and supporting extensive agricultural regions before reaching the sea.
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E.
Río Grijalva
Río Grijalva is a major river in southeastern Mexico that flows through the states of Chiapas and Tabasco before emptying into the Gulf of Mexico.
- 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: Río Balsas Target entity description: Río Balsas is a major river in south-central Mexico that flows from Puebla through several states before emptying into the Pacific Ocean, playing a key role in regional agriculture and hydroelectric power.
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A.
Atoyac River
The Atoyac River is a significant waterway in southern Mexico that flows through the Oaxaca Valley, supporting local agriculture and communities.
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B.
Zapote River
The Zapote River is a waterway in the southern part of Metro Manila and Cavite in the Philippines, historically known as the site of the Battle of Zapote River during the Philippine Revolution and the Philippine–American War.
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C.
Usumacinta River
The Usumacinta River is a major river in southeastern Mexico and northwestern Guatemala, known for its extensive rainforest basin, rich biodiversity, and archaeological sites of the ancient Maya civilization along its banks.
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D.
Río Yaqui
Río Yaqui is one of the major rivers in northwestern Mexico, flowing through the state of Sonora and supporting extensive agricultural regions before reaching the sea.
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E.
Río Grijalva
Río Grijalva is a major river in southeastern Mexico that flows through the states of Chiapas and Tabasco before emptying into the Gulf of Mexico.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Balsas River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Río de las Balsas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Balsas dry forests ecoregion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Balsas River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecosystemTypeAlongBanks | tropical dry forest ⓘ |
| emptiesInto | Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | generally east-to-west ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Estado de México
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guerrero NERFINISHED ⓘ Michoacán NERFINISHED ⓘ Morelos NERFINISHED ⓘ Puebla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDam |
Presa El Caracol
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Presa El Infiernillo NERFINISHED ⓘ Presa La Villita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHydroelectricPlant |
El Caracol hydroelectric plant
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Infiernillo hydroelectric plant NERFINISHED ⓘ La Villita hydroelectric plant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Río Amacuzac
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Río Atoyac NERFINISHED ⓘ Río Cutzamala NERFINISHED ⓘ Río Mixteco NERFINISHED ⓘ Río Tepalcatepec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importance | major river of Mexico ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Guerrero
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Michoacán NERFINISHED ⓘ Morelos NERFINISHED ⓘ south-central Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthLocation |
Guerrero
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lázaro Cárdenas region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Balsas River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Chilpancingo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ciudad Altamirano NERFINISHED ⓘ Cuernavaca NERFINISHED ⓘ Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playsRoleIn |
regional economic development
ⓘ
regional transportation (historically) ⓘ |
| region | Balsas Depression NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceLocation |
Puebla
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
agricultural producers
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rural communities ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agriculture
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fishing ⓘ hydroelectric power generation ⓘ irrigation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Río Balsas Description of subject: Río Balsas is a major river in south-central Mexico that flows from Puebla through several states before emptying into the Pacific Ocean, playing a key role in regional agriculture and hydroelectric power.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.