Bafing River
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The Bafing River is a significant West African river that rises in the Fouta Djallon highlands of Guinea and flows through Mali, playing a key role in the hydrology and development of the Senegal River basin.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bafing River canonical | 4 |
| Bafing | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3354847 — 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: Bafing River Context triple: [Senegal River, majorTributary, Bafing River]
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A.
Mékrou River
The Mékrou River is a West African waterway that flows through Benin, Burkina Faso, and Niger, helping form part of the borders between these countries and contributing significantly to the Niger River basin.
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B.
Gongola River
The Gongola River is a major river in northeastern Nigeria that flows through the savanna region before joining the Benue River.
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C.
Logone River
The Logone River is a significant Central African waterway that forms part of the border between Chad and Cameroon before joining the Chari River near Lake Chad.
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D.
Ubangi River
The Ubangi River is a major Central African waterway that forms part of the border between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic before joining the Congo River.
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E.
Ngounié River
The Ngounié River is a significant river in Gabon that drains a large portion of the country's interior before joining the Ogooué River.
- 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: Bafing River Target entity description: The Bafing River is a significant West African river that rises in the Fouta Djallon highlands of Guinea and flows through Mali, playing a key role in the hydrology and development of the Senegal River basin.
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A.
Mékrou River
The Mékrou River is a West African waterway that flows through Benin, Burkina Faso, and Niger, helping form part of the borders between these countries and contributing significantly to the Niger River basin.
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B.
Gongola River
The Gongola River is a major river in northeastern Nigeria that flows through the savanna region before joining the Benue River.
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C.
Logone River
The Logone River is a significant Central African waterway that forms part of the border between Chad and Cameroon before joining the Chari River near Lake Chad.
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D.
Ubangi River
The Ubangi River is a major Central African waterway that forms part of the border between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic before joining the Congo River.
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E.
Ngounié River
The Ngounié River is a significant river in Gabon that drains a large portion of the country's interior before joining the Ogooué River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
West African river
ⓘ
dam ⓘ intergovernmental organization ⓘ river ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Bafing River
ⓘ
surface form:
Bafing
|
| alternativeNameLanguage | French ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
Guinea
ⓘ
Mali ⓘ Senegal ⓘ |
| confluenceForms | Senegal River ⓘ |
| confluenceLocation | near Bafoulabé, Mali ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country |
Guinea
ⓘ
Mali ⓘ |
| countryDownstreamBasin |
Mauritania
ⓘ
Senegal ⓘ |
| crossesBorderBetween | Guinea and Mali ⓘ |
| developmentRole | central to OMVS water resources projects ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Atlantic Ocean via Senegal River ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | supports riparian ecosystems in Guinea and Mali ⓘ |
| economicRole | supports agriculture in the Senegal River basin ⓘ |
| floodRegimeInfluencedBy | Fouta Djallon rainfall ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Guinea
ⓘ
Mali ⓘ |
| formsConfluenceWith | Bakoye River ⓘ |
| hasDam | Manantali Dam ⓘ |
| hasSeasonalVariation | yes ⓘ |
| hydrologicalSignificance | key contributor to flow of Senegal River ⓘ |
| importance | important for regional development in the Senegal River basin ⓘ |
| lengthApprox | about 500 km ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Bafing River self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| managedBy | Organisation pour la mise en valeur du fleuve Sénégal ⓘ |
| mouth | Senegal River ⓘ |
| mouthCountry | Mali ⓘ |
| partOf |
Senegal River
ⓘ
surface form:
Senegal River basin
|
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| role | major headwater of the Senegal River ⓘ |
| shortName | OMVS ⓘ |
| sourceLocation |
Fouta Djallon
ⓘ
surface form:
Fouta Djallon highlands
|
| sourceRegion | Fouta Djallon ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Senegal River ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fishing
ⓘ
hydroelectric power ⓘ irrigation ⓘ transport (locally and seasonally) ⓘ |
| watercourseSystem |
Senegal River
ⓘ
surface form:
Senegal River system
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bafing River Description of subject: The Bafing River is a significant West African river that rises in the Fouta Djallon highlands of Guinea and flows through Mali, playing a key role in the hydrology and development of the Senegal River basin.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Manantali Dam
this entity surface form:
Bafing