Beaver Dam Wash
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Beaver Dam Wash is an intermittent stream in the southwestern United States that drains parts of Utah, Nevada, and Arizona before joining the Virgin River.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Beaver Dam Wash canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11735672 — 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: Beaver Dam Wash Context triple: [Beaver Dam State Park, hydrologyFeature, Beaver Dam Wash]
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A.
Butler Wash
Butler Wash is a scenic canyon and drainage area in southeastern Utah known for its Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings, rock art, and hiking routes through slickrock and desert landscapes.
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B.
Tujunga Wash
Tujunga Wash is a major flood control channel and seasonal stream in Los Angeles County that drains the San Gabriel Mountains into the Los Angeles River.
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C.
Pahranagat Wash
Pahranagat Wash is a desert watercourse in Nevada that drains the Pahranagat Valley and channels its runoff toward larger regional watershed systems.
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D.
Meadow Valley Wash
Meadow Valley Wash is an intermittent stream and drainage system in southeastern Nevada that channels runoff through arid Lincoln County toward the Muddy River.
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E.
Big Chino Wash
Big Chino Wash is an intermittent stream channel in central Arizona that drains the Big Chino Valley and contributes headwaters flow to the Verde River system.
- 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: Beaver Dam Wash Target entity description: Beaver Dam Wash is an intermittent stream in the southwestern United States that drains parts of Utah, Nevada, and Arizona before joining the Virgin River.
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A.
Butler Wash
Butler Wash is a scenic canyon and drainage area in southeastern Utah known for its Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings, rock art, and hiking routes through slickrock and desert landscapes.
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B.
Tujunga Wash
Tujunga Wash is a major flood control channel and seasonal stream in Los Angeles County that drains the San Gabriel Mountains into the Los Angeles River.
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C.
Pahranagat Wash
Pahranagat Wash is a desert watercourse in Nevada that drains the Pahranagat Valley and channels its runoff toward larger regional watershed systems.
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D.
Meadow Valley Wash
Meadow Valley Wash is an intermittent stream and drainage system in southeastern Nevada that channels runoff through arid Lincoln County toward the Muddy River.
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E.
Big Chino Wash
Big Chino Wash is an intermittent stream channel in central Arizona that drains the Big Chino Valley and contributes headwaters flow to the Verde River system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
intermittent stream
ⓘ
wash ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| drains |
Arizona
ⓘ
Nevada ⓘ Utah ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Beaver Dam Mountains area
ⓘ
Clark County, Nevada ⓘ Mohave County, Arizona ⓘ Washington County, Utah ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
arid climate drainage
ⓘ
subject to flash flooding ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem | desert riparian habitat ⓘ |
| hydrologicalStatus |
ephemeral
ⓘ
intermittent ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arizona
ⓘ
Mojave Desert region ⓘ
linked to:
Mojave Desert
Nevada ⓘ Southwestern United States ⓘ
linked to:
southwestern United States
Utah ⓘ |
| mouthOfWatercourse | Virgin River ⓘ |
| near |
Beaver Dam Mountains Wilderness
ⓘ
Beaver Dam, Arizona ⓘ Littlefield, Arizona ⓘ |
| partOf |
Colorado River basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Colorado River Basin
Virgin River watershed ⓘ |
| region |
Arizona Strip
ⓘ
linked to:
Arizona Strip region
|
| tributaryOf | Virgin River ⓘ |
| watercourseType | desert wash ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Beaver Dam Wash Description of subject: Beaver Dam Wash is an intermittent stream in the southwestern United States that drains parts of Utah, Nevada, and Arizona before joining the Virgin River.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.