Cedar River (Washington)
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Cedar River (Washington) is a river in western Washington State that flows from the Cascade Range into Lake Washington and has long been central to the region’s ecology, water supply, and Indigenous history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cedar River (Washington) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3394582 — 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: Cedar River (Washington) Context triple: [Duwamish, hasHistoricTerritory, Cedar River (Washington)]
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A.
Puyallup River
The Puyallup River is a glacially fed river in western Washington that flows from Mount Rainier through the Tacoma–Puyallup area into Puget Sound.
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B.
Snohomish River
The Snohomish River is a major river in western Washington State that flows through Snohomish County into Puget Sound, helping drain the Cascade Range and supporting regional ecosystems and communities.
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C.
Washougal River
The Washougal River is a scenic tributary of the Columbia River in southwestern Washington State, popular for fishing, swimming, and outdoor recreation.
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D.
Grande Ronde River
The Grande Ronde River is a tributary of the Snake River in the Pacific Northwest, known for its scenic canyons, wildlife habitat, and popular recreational fishing and rafting opportunities.
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E.
Snoqualmie River
The Snoqualmie River is a major river in western Washington State known for its scenic course through the Cascade foothills and the prominent Snoqualmie Falls.
- 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: Cedar River (Washington) Target entity description: Cedar River (Washington) is a river in western Washington State that flows from the Cascade Range into Lake Washington and has long been central to the region’s ecology, water supply, and Indigenous history.
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A.
Puyallup River
The Puyallup River is a glacially fed river in western Washington that flows from Mount Rainier through the Tacoma–Puyallup area into Puget Sound.
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B.
Snohomish River
The Snohomish River is a major river in western Washington State that flows through Snohomish County into Puget Sound, helping drain the Cascade Range and supporting regional ecosystems and communities.
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C.
Washougal River
The Washougal River is a scenic tributary of the Columbia River in southwestern Washington State, popular for fishing, swimming, and outdoor recreation.
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D.
Grande Ronde River
The Grande Ronde River is a tributary of the Snake River in the Pacific Northwest, known for its scenic canyons, wildlife habitat, and popular recreational fishing and rafting opportunities.
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E.
Snoqualmie River
The Snoqualmie River is a major river in western Washington State known for its scenic course through the Cascade foothills and the prominent Snoqualmie Falls.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crossedBy |
Interstate 405
ⓘ
State Route 169 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Lake Washington ⓘ |
| hasDam |
Landsburg Diversion Dam
ⓘ
Masonry Dam ⓘ |
| hasEcologicalRole |
critical habitat for Chinook salmon
ⓘ
critical habitat for coho salmon ⓘ critical habitat for sockeye salmon ⓘ critical habitat for steelhead trout ⓘ |
| hasReservoir |
Chester Morse Lake
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Masonry Pool ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Peterson Creek (Cedar River tributary)
ⓘ
Rex River ⓘ Rock Creek (Cedar River tributary) ⓘ May Creek (King County, Washington) ⓘ
surface form:
Taylor Creek (King County, Washington)
|
| historicallyInhabitedBy |
Coast Salish peoples
ⓘ
Duwamish people ⓘ Muckleshoot Indian Tribe ⓘ
surface form:
Muckleshoot people
|
| knownFor |
flooding in Renton and Maple Valley
ⓘ
salmon runs ⓘ urban water supply watershed protection ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
King County
ⓘ
surface form:
King County, Washington
Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Washington State
|
| locatedNear |
Seattle, Washington, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Seattle, Washington
|
| majorCityServed |
Seattle, Washington, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Seattle, Washington
|
| managedBy | Seattle Public Utilities ⓘ |
| mouthOfWatercourse | Lake Washington ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lake Washington Ship Canal
ⓘ
surface form:
Lake Washington–Ship Canal system
Puget Sound region hydrologic system ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Lake Washington–Cedar River watershed
ⓘ
surface form:
Cedar River Watershed
Maple Valley, Washington ⓘ Renton ⓘ
surface form:
Renton, Washington
|
| protectedBy | Cedar River Municipal Watershed protections ⓘ |
| recreationActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
hiking along river trails ⓘ kayaking ⓘ |
| riverSystem |
Lake Washington–Cedar River watershed
ⓘ
surface form:
Lake Washington drainage basin
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| sourceLocation |
Lake Washington–Cedar River watershed
ⓘ
surface form:
Cedar River Watershed
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| sourceRegion |
Cascade Mountains
ⓘ
Cascade Range ⓘ |
| subjectTo | flood control projects ⓘ |
| usedFor |
hydroelectric power generation
ⓘ
municipal water supply ⓘ recreation ⓘ salmon habitat ⓘ |
| waterSupplyFor |
Seattle, Washington, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Seattle, Washington
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cedar River (Washington) Description of subject: Cedar River (Washington) is a river in western Washington State that flows from the Cascade Range into Lake Washington and has long been central to the region’s ecology, water supply, and Indigenous history.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.