River of Sorrows
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River of Sorrows is the English translation of the name of the Dolores River, a tributary of the Colorado River in the southwestern United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| River of Sorrows canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12846136 — 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: River of Sorrows Context triple: [Dolores River, hasNameMeaning, River of Sorrows]
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A.
The Endless River
The Endless River is a 2014 ambient and instrumental studio album by Pink Floyd, built largely from unreleased Division Bell-era recordings and serving as a final tribute to late keyboardist Richard Wright.
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B.
Square of Sorrow
Square of Sorrow is a solemn commemorative plaza within the Mamayev Kurgan memorial complex dedicated to honoring the victims and suffering of the Battle of Stalingrad.
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C.
Down to the River
"Down to the River" is the debut studio album by the Allman Betts Band, showcasing their modern take on Southern rock rooted in the legacy of the Allman Brothers Band.
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D.
A Song of Despair
A Song of Despair is the melancholic closing poem of Pablo Neruda’s collection "Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair," expressing themes of lost love and profound emotional anguish.
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E.
Ocean of Tears
"Ocean of Tears" is a song by the American experimental pop group Code Red.
- 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: River of Sorrows Target entity description: River of Sorrows is the English translation of the name of the Dolores River, a tributary of the Colorado River in the southwestern United States.
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A.
The Endless River
The Endless River is a 2014 ambient and instrumental studio album by Pink Floyd, built largely from unreleased Division Bell-era recordings and serving as a final tribute to late keyboardist Richard Wright.
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B.
Square of Sorrow
Square of Sorrow is a solemn commemorative plaza within the Mamayev Kurgan memorial complex dedicated to honoring the victims and suffering of the Battle of Stalingrad.
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C.
Down to the River
"Down to the River" is the debut studio album by the Allman Betts Band, showcasing their modern take on Southern rock rooted in the legacy of the Allman Brothers Band.
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D.
A Song of Despair
A Song of Despair is the melancholic closing poem of Pablo Neruda’s collection "Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair," expressing themes of lost love and profound emotional anguish.
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E.
Ocean of Tears
"Ocean of Tears" is a song by the American experimental pop group Code Red.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
river ⓘ tributary ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Dolores River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crossesPoliticalBorder | Colorado–Utah border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Colorado River watershed ⓘ |
| flowsGenerallyToward | northwest ⓘ |
| flowsThroughCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThroughCounty |
Dolores County, Colorado
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grand County, Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ Mesa County, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ Montezuma County, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ San Miguel County, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThroughState |
Colorado
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasApproximateLength |
241 miles
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388 kilometers ⓘ |
| hasEnglishName | River of Sorrows NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEnglishToponymMeaning | River of Sorrows NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEtymology | Named "Rio de Nuestra Señora de los Dolores" by Spanish explorers ⓘ |
| hasMajorReservoir | McPhee Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMouth | Colorado River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameMeaningInEnglish | River of Sorrows NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameOriginLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
Dolores River Canyon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
McPhee Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryLanguageOfToponym | Spanish GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasSourceLocation | San Juan Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTranslationOfName | Dolores River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | American Southwest rivers ⓘ |
| isTributaryOf | Colorado River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInRegion | Southwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | North America ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedInState | Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedNear | Cisco, Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfRiverSystem | Colorado River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Bedrock, Colorado
NERFINISHED
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Cortez, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ Dolores, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ Gateway, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceLocatedInState | Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
irrigation
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recreation ⓘ whitewater boating ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: River of Sorrows Description of subject: River of Sorrows is the English translation of the name of the Dolores River, a tributary of the Colorado River in the southwestern United States.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.