Coquihalla River
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The Coquihalla River is a fast-flowing mountain river in British Columbia, Canada, known for its steep canyon, whitewater rapids, and the highway corridor that follows much of its course.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Coquihalla River canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1813618 — 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: Coquihalla River Context triple: [Fraser River, majorTributary, Coquihalla River]
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A.
Tenaya Creek
Tenaya Creek is a mountain stream in Yosemite National Park that drains Tenaya Canyon and flows into the Merced River.
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B.
Donner Creek
Donner Creek is a stream in the Sierra Nevada of California that drains Donner Lake and flows eastward toward the Truckee River.
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C.
Shoshone River
The Shoshone River is a major waterway in northwestern Wyoming that flows through canyons and valleys near Yellowstone National Park before joining the Bighorn River.
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D.
Bruneau River
The Bruneau River is a remote, rugged river in Idaho and Nevada known for its deep canyons and whitewater rafting, forming part of the Snake River watershed.
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E.
Cottonwood River
The Cottonwood River is a tributary of the Neosho River in central Kansas, flowing through the city of Emporia and the surrounding prairie landscape.
- 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: Coquihalla River Target entity description: The Coquihalla River is a fast-flowing mountain river in British Columbia, Canada, known for its steep canyon, whitewater rapids, and the highway corridor that follows much of its course.
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A.
Tenaya Creek
Tenaya Creek is a mountain stream in Yosemite National Park that drains Tenaya Canyon and flows into the Merced River.
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B.
Donner Creek
Donner Creek is a stream in the Sierra Nevada of California that drains Donner Lake and flows eastward toward the Truckee River.
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C.
Shoshone River
The Shoshone River is a major waterway in northwestern Wyoming that flows through canyons and valleys near Yellowstone National Park before joining the Bighorn River.
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D.
Bruneau River
The Bruneau River is a remote, rugged river in Idaho and Nevada known for its deep canyons and whitewater rafting, forming part of the Snake River watershed.
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E.
Cottonwood River
The Cottonwood River is a tributary of the Neosho River in central Kansas, flowing through the city of Emporia and the surrounding prairie landscape.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain river
ⓘ
river ⓘ |
| associatedPeople | Stó:lō people ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Canada ⓘ |
| climateZone | coastal mountain climate ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| crossedBy | Coquihalla Highway bridges ⓘ |
| drainageDirection | generally northward toward the Fraser River ⓘ |
| flowsNear |
Hope, British Columbia
ⓘ
surface form:
town of Hope, British Columbia
|
| flowsThrough |
Cascade Mountains
ⓘ
Coast Mountains foothills ⓘ Coquihalla Canyon ⓘ |
| followedBy | Coquihalla Highway ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
boulder-strewn channel
ⓘ
deep canyon sections ⓘ narrow gorges ⓘ |
| hasHazard |
cold mountain water
ⓘ
flashy runoff during storms and snowmelt ⓘ strong currents ⓘ |
| historicalAssociation | Kettle Valley Railway corridor ⓘ |
| knownFor |
fast-flowing current
ⓘ
scenic mountain valley ⓘ steep canyon ⓘ whitewater rapids ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
British Columbia
ⓘ
Southwestern British Columbia ⓘ |
| mouthElevation | approximately 40 metres ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedAt |
Fraser River
ⓘ
surface form:
Fraser River at Hope, British Columbia
|
| nameLanguage |
Halq’eméylem
ⓘ
surface form:
Halq'eméylem
|
| near |
Coquihalla Canyon Provincial Park
ⓘ
Othello Tunnels ⓘ community of Othello, British Columbia ⓘ |
| parallelTransportCorridor | British Columbia Highway 5 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Fraser River basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Fraser River drainage basin
|
| primaryRunoffSource |
mountain rainfall
ⓘ
snowmelt ⓘ |
| province | British Columbia ⓘ |
| recreationArea |
Coquihalla Lakes area
ⓘ
surface form:
Coquihalla Valley
|
| region | Fraser Valley ⓘ |
| sourceLocation |
Coquihalla Lakes area
ⓘ
near Coquihalla Summit ⓘ |
| sourceRegion |
Canadian Cascades
ⓘ
surface form:
Cascade Mountains of British Columbia
|
| supportsSpecies |
salmon
ⓘ
trout ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Fraser River ⓘ |
| usedFor |
recreational fishing
ⓘ
whitewater kayaking ⓘ whitewater rafting ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Coquihalla River Description of subject: The Coquihalla River is a fast-flowing mountain river in British Columbia, Canada, known for its steep canyon, whitewater rapids, and the highway corridor that follows much of its course.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.