Multnomah Channel
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Multnomah Channel is a distributary of the Willamette River in northwestern Oregon, known for separating Sauvie Island from the mainland and serving as a popular route for boating and fishing near Portland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Multnomah Channel canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T783013 — 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: Multnomah Channel Context triple: [Multnomah people, toponymSourceFor, Multnomah Channel]
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A.
Commencement Bay
Commencement Bay is a large natural harbor on the southern end of Puget Sound in Washington State, serving as a key industrial and shipping center for the city of Tacoma.
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B.
Elliott Bay
Elliott Bay is a large inlet of Puget Sound along the Seattle waterfront, known for its busy port, ferry traffic, and iconic views of the city skyline and surrounding mountains.
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C.
Multnomah River
The Multnomah River is a historic waterway in Oregon whose name, derived from the Indigenous Multnomah people, has been used for various geographic and political entities in the region.
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D.
Yaquina Bay
Yaquina Bay is a coastal estuary on the central Oregon coast known for its rich marine ecosystems, fisheries, and role as a hub for marine research and recreation.
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E.
Gastineau Channel
Gastineau Channel is a narrow tidal waterway in southeastern Alaska that separates Douglas Island from the mainland and provides the waterfront setting for the city of Juneau.
- 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: Multnomah Channel Target entity description: Multnomah Channel is a distributary of the Willamette River in northwestern Oregon, known for separating Sauvie Island from the mainland and serving as a popular route for boating and fishing near Portland.
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A.
Commencement Bay
Commencement Bay is a large natural harbor on the southern end of Puget Sound in Washington State, serving as a key industrial and shipping center for the city of Tacoma.
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B.
Elliott Bay
Elliott Bay is a large inlet of Puget Sound along the Seattle waterfront, known for its busy port, ferry traffic, and iconic views of the city skyline and surrounding mountains.
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C.
Multnomah River
The Multnomah River is a historic waterway in Oregon whose name, derived from the Indigenous Multnomah people, has been used for various geographic and political entities in the region.
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D.
Yaquina Bay
Yaquina Bay is a coastal estuary on the central Oregon coast known for its rich marine ecosystems, fisheries, and role as a hub for marine research and recreation.
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E.
Gastineau Channel
Gastineau Channel is a narrow tidal waterway in southeastern Alaska that separates Douglas Island from the mainland and provides the waterfront setting for the city of Juneau.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
distributary channel
ⓘ
river channel ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Sauvie Island Wildlife Area ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses |
Columbia County, Oregon
ⓘ
Multnomah County ⓘ
surface form:
Multnomah County, Oregon
|
| distributaryOf | Willamette River ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Columbia River ⓘ |
| formsBoundaryOf |
sauvie Island
ⓘ
surface form:
Sauvie Island
|
| hasAlternateName | Willamette Slough ⓘ |
| hasBankSettlement |
Linnton (across Willamette River)
ⓘ
surface form:
Linnton, Portland, Oregon
St. Helens, Oregon ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Helens, Oregon
Scappoose, Oregon ⓘ |
| hasBridge | Sauvie Island Bridge ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalConcern |
habitat protection for fish and wildlife
ⓘ
water quality issues ⓘ |
| hasFishSpecies |
bass
ⓘ
salmon ⓘ steelhead ⓘ sturgeon ⓘ |
| hasPortionNamed | Scappoose Bay area ⓘ |
| hasRecreationActivity |
canoeing
ⓘ
kayaking ⓘ sailing ⓘ |
| isManagedBy |
Oregon
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Oregon
local port authorities ⓘ |
| isNavigationRouteFor |
pleasure craft
ⓘ
small commercial vessels ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 21 miles
ⓘ
approximately 34 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Portland metropolitan area
ⓘ
northwestern Oregon ⓘ |
| locatedInHydrologicUnit | Lower Willamette subbasin ⓘ |
| mouthLocation |
Columbia County, Oregon
ⓘ
near Saint Helens, Oregon ⓘ |
| near |
Portland, Oregon, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Portland, Oregon
|
| partOf |
Columbia River Basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Columbia River watershed
Willamette River ⓘ
surface form:
Willamette River system
|
| separates |
Oregon mainland
ⓘ
sauvie Island ⓘ
surface form:
Sauvie Island
|
| sourceLocation |
Multnomah County
ⓘ
surface form:
Multnomah County, Oregon
near Portland, Oregon ⓘ |
| state | Oregon ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial navigation
ⓘ
recreational boating ⓘ sport fishing ⓘ |
| waterbodyType | tidally influenced channel ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Multnomah Channel Description of subject: Multnomah Channel is a distributary of the Willamette River in northwestern Oregon, known for separating Sauvie Island from the mainland and serving as a popular route for boating and fishing near Portland.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.