Folsom Lake (northern and eastern shores)

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lake shore recreational area

Folsom Lake (northern and eastern shores) is a popular recreational reservoir area in Northern California known for boating, fishing, hiking, and scenic foothill landscapes.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Folsom Lake State Recreation Area	2
Folsom Lake (northern and eastern shores) canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T851386 — 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: Folsom Lake (northern and eastern shores)
Context triple: [Placer County, contains, Folsom Lake (northern and eastern shores)]

A. Truckee Meadows
Truckee Meadows is a high-desert valley in western Nevada that encompasses the Reno–Sparks metropolitan area along the Truckee River.
B. Hollywood Reservoir
Hollywood Reservoir is a man-made lake in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles, known for its scenic walking paths and iconic views of the Hollywood Sign.
C. Northstar California
Northstar California is a major ski and snowboard resort in the Lake Tahoe region, known for its extensive groomed terrain, family-friendly village, and upscale amenities.
D. Sutter Creek
Sutter Creek is a historic Gold Rush-era town in California’s Sierra Nevada foothills, known for its preserved 19th-century architecture and mining heritage.
E. Lake Oroville
Lake Oroville is a large man-made reservoir in Northern California, created by the Oroville Dam on the Feather River, that serves as a major source of water storage, flood control, and recreation.
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: Folsom Lake (northern and eastern shores)
Target entity description: Folsom Lake (northern and eastern shores) is a popular recreational reservoir area in Northern California known for boating, fishing, hiking, and scenic foothill landscapes.

A. Truckee Meadows
Truckee Meadows is a high-desert valley in western Nevada that encompasses the Reno–Sparks metropolitan area along the Truckee River.
B. Hollywood Reservoir
Hollywood Reservoir is a man-made lake in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles, known for its scenic walking paths and iconic views of the Hollywood Sign.
C. Northstar California
Northstar California is a major ski and snowboard resort in the Lake Tahoe region, known for its extensive groomed terrain, family-friendly village, and upscale amenities.
D. Sutter Creek
Sutter Creek is a historic Gold Rush-era town in California’s Sierra Nevada foothills, known for its preserved 19th-century architecture and mining heritage.
E. Lake Oroville
Lake Oroville is a large man-made reservoir in Northern California, created by the Oroville Dam on the Feather River, that serves as a major source of water storage, flood control, and recreation.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	lake shore ⓘ recreational area ⓘ
adjacentTo	suburban communities of Folsom ⓘ suburban communities of Granite Bay ⓘ
climate	Mediterranean climate ⓘ
hasAccessPoint	Beals Point ⓘ Doton’s Point ⓘ Granite Bay, California ⓘ surface form: Granite Bay Granite Bay Main Beach ⓘ Rattlesnake Bar ⓘ surface form: Horseshoe Bar Rattlesnake Bar ⓘ
hasLandscapeFeature	Sierra Nevada foothills ⓘ granite outcrops ⓘ grasslands ⓘ oak woodlands ⓘ
hasRecreationActivity	boating ⓘ camping ⓘ fishing ⓘ hiking ⓘ kayaking ⓘ mountain biking ⓘ picnicking ⓘ stand-up paddleboarding ⓘ swimming ⓘ trail running ⓘ
hasTrail	Darrington Trail ⓘ Lakeshore trails ⓘ Pioneer Express Trail ⓘ
hasWildlife	deer ⓘ raptors ⓘ songbirds ⓘ waterfowl ⓘ
locatedIn	El Dorado County, California ⓘ Northern California ⓘ Placer County ⓘ surface form: Placer County, California Sacramento County ⓘ surface form: Sacramento County, California United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
managedBy	California Department of Parks and Recreation ⓘ
partOf	Folsom Lake ⓘ Folsom Lake (northern and eastern shores) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Folsom Lake State Recreation Area
popularFor	bass fishing ⓘ day use ⓘ family recreation ⓘ power boating ⓘ sailing ⓘ trout fishing ⓘ
seasonalCharacteristic	cool wet winters ⓘ hot dry summers ⓘ
waterBody	Folsom Lake ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Placer County → contains → Folsom Lake (northern and eastern shores) ⓘ

Folsom Lake (northern and eastern shores) → partOf → Folsom Lake (northern and eastern shores) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Folsom Lake State Recreation Area

Lake Natoma → partOf → Folsom Lake (northern and eastern shores) ⓘ