Yahara River watershed
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The Yahara River watershed is the drainage basin in south-central Wisconsin that collects water from lakes, streams, and surrounding lands feeding the Yahara River system.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yahara River | 21 |
| Yahara River chain of lakes | 4 |
| Yahara River watershed canonical | 3 |
| Yahara River–Lake Waubesa watershed | 1 |
| Yahara River–Lake Waubesa wetland network | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3302363 — 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: Yahara River watershed Context triple: [Lake Wingra, partOf, Yahara River watershed]
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A.
Wisconsin River
The Wisconsin River is a major tributary of the Mississippi River that flows through central Wisconsin, known for its scenic sandstone formations, recreational opportunities, and historical significance in Native American and early U.S. frontier history.
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B.
Wisconsin River valley
The Wisconsin River valley is a historically significant region of central Wisconsin characterized by its river-carved landscapes, rich ecosystems, and long-standing Indigenous presence.
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C.
Lake Washington–Cedar River watershed
The Lake Washington–Cedar River watershed is a major hydrological basin in the Seattle metropolitan area that drains water from the Cedar River and surrounding tributaries into Lake Washington and ultimately Puget Sound.
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D.
Milwaukee River
The Milwaukee River is a river in southeastern Wisconsin that flows through the city of Milwaukee before emptying into Lake Michigan.
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E.
Menomonee River
The Menomonee River is a tributary in southeastern Wisconsin that flows through the Milwaukee area before emptying into Lake Michigan.
- 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: Yahara River watershed Target entity description: The Yahara River watershed is the drainage basin in south-central Wisconsin that collects water from lakes, streams, and surrounding lands feeding the Yahara River system.
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A.
Wisconsin River
The Wisconsin River is a major tributary of the Mississippi River that flows through central Wisconsin, known for its scenic sandstone formations, recreational opportunities, and historical significance in Native American and early U.S. frontier history.
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B.
Wisconsin River valley
The Wisconsin River valley is a historically significant region of central Wisconsin characterized by its river-carved landscapes, rich ecosystems, and long-standing Indigenous presence.
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C.
Lake Washington–Cedar River watershed
The Lake Washington–Cedar River watershed is a major hydrological basin in the Seattle metropolitan area that drains water from the Cedar River and surrounding tributaries into Lake Washington and ultimately Puget Sound.
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D.
Milwaukee River
The Milwaukee River is a river in southeastern Wisconsin that flows through the city of Milwaukee before emptying into Lake Michigan.
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E.
Menomonee River
The Menomonee River is a tributary in southeastern Wisconsin that flows through the Milwaukee area before emptying into Lake Michigan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drainage basin
ⓘ
watershed ⓘ |
| collectsWaterFrom |
precipitation
ⓘ
surface runoff ⓘ tributary streams ⓘ |
| contains |
Lake Kegonsa
ⓘ
Lake Mendota ⓘ Lake Monona ⓘ Lake Waubesa ⓘ Yahara River watershed self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Yahara River
agricultural land ⓘ rural areas ⓘ streams ⓘ suburban areas ⓘ urban areas ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| drainsInto |
Yahara River watershed
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Yahara River
|
| environmentalConcern |
algal blooms in lakes
ⓘ
flooding risk ⓘ nutrient runoff ⓘ phosphorus pollution ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
agriculture
ⓘ
commercial development ⓘ recreational areas ⓘ residential development ⓘ |
| hydrologicallyConnectedTo | chain of Yahara lakes ⓘ |
| includesCity |
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Madison, Wisconsin
|
| includesCounty | Dane County, Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influences | hydrology of Yahara River system ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
south-central Wisconsin ⓘ |
| managedBy |
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
ⓘ
local governments in Dane County ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | environmental agencies ⓘ |
| monitoredFor |
lake levels
ⓘ
streamflow ⓘ water quality ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mississippi River basin
ⓘ
Rock River basin ⓘ |
| primaryRiver |
Yahara River watershed
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Yahara River
|
| receivesRunoffFrom | surrounding lands ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
lake level management policies
ⓘ
stormwater management efforts ⓘ water quality management programs ⓘ |
| supports |
fishing
ⓘ
recreational boating ⓘ swimming ⓘ wildlife habitat ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Yahara River watershed Description of subject: The Yahara River watershed is the drainage basin in south-central Wisconsin that collects water from lakes, streams, and surrounding lands feeding the Yahara River system.
Referenced by (30)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Yahara River chain of lakes
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Yahara River
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Yahara River
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Yahara River chain of lakes
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Yahara River
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Yahara River
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Yahara River
this entity surface form:
Yahara River chain of lakes
this entity surface form:
Yahara River
this entity surface form:
Yahara River
this entity surface form:
Yahara River chain of lakes
this entity surface form:
Yahara River
this entity surface form:
Yahara River
this entity surface form:
Yahara River
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Yahara River
this entity surface form:
Yahara River
this entity surface form:
Yahara River
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Yahara River
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Yahara River
this entity surface form:
Yahara River
this entity surface form:
Yahara River–Lake Waubesa watershed
this entity surface form:
Yahara River
this entity surface form:
Yahara River–Lake Waubesa wetland network
this entity surface form:
Yahara River
this entity surface form:
Yahara River