Cahulawassee River (fictional)
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The Cahulawassee River is the fictional, remote Georgia waterway whose perilous canoe trip forms the central backdrop of James Dickey’s novel and the film "Deliverance."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cahulawassee River (fictional) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14297890 — 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: Cahulawassee River (fictional) Context triple: [Deliverance, setting, Cahulawassee River (fictional)]
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A.
Cacapehon River
Cacapehon River is an alternate historical or local name for the Cacapon River, a tributary of the Potomac River flowing through the Appalachian region of West Virginia.
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B.
River Unk
River Unk is a small river in Shropshire, England, that flows through rural landscapes before joining the River Clun.
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C.
Burntwood River
Burntwood River is a major river in northern Manitoba, Canada, that flows eastward through a series of lakes before joining the Nelson River and is known for its hydroelectric developments and remote boreal landscape.
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D.
Sulphur River
The Sulphur River is a river in northeastern Texas and southwestern Arkansas known for its forested bottomlands, wildlife habitat, and role in regional water supply and recreation.
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E.
Fenholloway River
The Fenholloway River is a coastal river in Florida’s Big Bend region known for its historical industrial use and ongoing environmental restoration efforts.
- 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: Cahulawassee River (fictional) Target entity description: The Cahulawassee River is the fictional, remote Georgia waterway whose perilous canoe trip forms the central backdrop of James Dickey’s novel and the film "Deliverance."
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A.
Cacapehon River
Cacapehon River is an alternate historical or local name for the Cacapon River, a tributary of the Potomac River flowing through the Appalachian region of West Virginia.
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B.
River Unk
River Unk is a small river in Shropshire, England, that flows through rural landscapes before joining the River Clun.
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C.
Burntwood River
Burntwood River is a major river in northern Manitoba, Canada, that flows eastward through a series of lakes before joining the Nelson River and is known for its hydroelectric developments and remote boreal landscape.
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D.
Sulphur River
The Sulphur River is a river in northeastern Texas and southwestern Arkansas known for its forested bottomlands, wildlife habitat, and role in regional water supply and recreation.
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E.
Fenholloway River
The Fenholloway River is a coastal river in Florida’s Big Bend region known for its historical industrial use and ongoing environmental restoration efforts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.