Río Fuerte–Mayo–Yaqui system
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The Río Fuerte–Mayo–Yaqui system is a network of major rivers in northwestern Mexico that drains the Sierra Madre Occidental and supports extensive irrigation and agriculture before emptying into the Gulf of California.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Río Fuerte–Mayo–Yaqui system canonical | 1 |
| Sonoran river system | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1931294 — 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: Río Fuerte–Mayo–Yaqui system Context triple: [Gulf of California, hasInflow, Río Fuerte–Mayo–Yaqui system]
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A.
Yaqui
The Yaqui are an Indigenous people of the U.S.–Mexico borderlands, especially northern Mexico, known for their rich ceremonial traditions, distinctive Pascola and Deer dances, and enduring resistance to colonization.
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B.
San Pedro River
The San Pedro River is a significant river in southern Chile known for flowing through the Los Ríos Region and supporting local ecosystems, hydropower, and recreation.
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C.
Grijalva River
The Grijalva River is a major river in southeastern Mexico that flows through the states of Chiapas and Tabasco, supporting hydroelectric power generation and agriculture before emptying into the Gulf of Mexico.
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D.
San Juan River basin
The San Juan River basin is a Central American watershed that drains Lake Nicaragua and surrounding regions through the San Juan River toward the Caribbean Sea.
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E.
Navarro River
The Navarro River is a coastal river in Northern California that flows through redwood forests and vineyards before emptying into the Pacific Ocean near the town of Navarro in Mendocino County.
- 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: Río Fuerte–Mayo–Yaqui system Target entity description: The Río Fuerte–Mayo–Yaqui system is a network of major rivers in northwestern Mexico that drains the Sierra Madre Occidental and supports extensive irrigation and agriculture before emptying into the Gulf of California.
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A.
Yaqui
The Yaqui are an Indigenous people of the U.S.–Mexico borderlands, especially northern Mexico, known for their rich ceremonial traditions, distinctive Pascola and Deer dances, and enduring resistance to colonization.
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B.
San Pedro River
The San Pedro River is a significant river in southern Chile known for flowing through the Los Ríos Region and supporting local ecosystems, hydropower, and recreation.
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C.
Grijalva River
The Grijalva River is a major river in southeastern Mexico that flows through the states of Chiapas and Tabasco, supporting hydroelectric power generation and agriculture before emptying into the Gulf of Mexico.
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D.
San Juan River basin
The San Juan River basin is a Central American watershed that drains Lake Nicaragua and surrounding regions through the San Juan River toward the Caribbean Sea.
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E.
Navarro River
The Navarro River is a coastal river in Northern California that flows through redwood forests and vineyards before emptying into the Pacific Ocean near the town of Navarro in Mendocino County.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drainage basin
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river system ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Mexico ⓘ |
| climateZone | semi-arid ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| drainageDirection | westward ⓘ |
| drainageType | exorheic ⓘ |
| drains | Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ |
| emptiesInto | Gulf of California ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
altered flow regime due to dams
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water over-extraction for irrigation ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Sierra Madre Occidental foothills
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coastal plain of northwestern Mexico ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Rio Fuerte
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surface form:
Río Fuerte
Río Mayo ⓘ Río Yaqui ⓘ |
| importance | major irrigation source in northwestern Mexico ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northwestern Mexico ⓘ |
| mouthRegion |
Gulf of California coast
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surface form:
eastern Gulf of California coast
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| partOf |
Gulf of California
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surface form:
Gulf of California watershed
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| regionServed |
Sinaloa
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Sonora ⓘ |
| supports |
agriculture
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fisheries in the Gulf of California ⓘ irrigated cash crops ⓘ irrigation ⓘ livestock production ⓘ |
| usedFor |
hydroelectric power generation
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industrial water supply ⓘ municipal water supply ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Río Fuerte–Mayo–Yaqui system Description of subject: The Río Fuerte–Mayo–Yaqui system is a network of major rivers in northwestern Mexico that drains the Sierra Madre Occidental and supports extensive irrigation and agriculture before emptying into the Gulf of California.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sonoran river system