Lake Minnetonka
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Lake Minnetonka is a large, popular recreational lake in the western suburbs of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area in Minnesota, known for boating, fishing, and lakeside communities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lake Minnetonka canonical | 16 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3376633 — 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: Lake Minnetonka Context triple: [Hennepin County, hasLake, Lake Minnetonka]
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A.
Lake Nokomis
Lake Nokomis is a popular urban lake in Minneapolis known for its beaches, recreational activities, and surrounding parkland.
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B.
Brainerd Lake
Brainerd Lake is a small recreational lake located in Cranbury Township, New Jersey, known for its scenic setting and local outdoor activities.
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C.
Don Lake
Don Lake is a Canadian actor, writer, and comedian known for his character roles in film and television and frequent collaborations with director Christopher Guest.
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D.
White Lake
White Lake is a small resort town and natural freshwater lake in southeastern North Carolina known for its clear, spring-fed waters and recreational tourism.
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E.
Candlewood Lake
Candlewood Lake is a large man-made reservoir in western Connecticut known for recreation such as boating, fishing, and lakeside vacation homes.
- 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: Lake Minnetonka Target entity description: Lake Minnetonka is a large, popular recreational lake in the western suburbs of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area in Minnesota, known for boating, fishing, and lakeside communities.
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A.
Lake Nokomis
Lake Nokomis is a popular urban lake in Minneapolis known for its beaches, recreational activities, and surrounding parkland.
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B.
Brainerd Lake
Brainerd Lake is a small recreational lake located in Cranbury Township, New Jersey, known for its scenic setting and local outdoor activities.
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C.
Don Lake
Don Lake is a Canadian actor, writer, and comedian known for his character roles in film and television and frequent collaborations with director Christopher Guest.
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D.
White Lake
White Lake is a small resort town and natural freshwater lake in southeastern North Carolina known for its clear, spring-fed waters and recreational tourism.
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E.
Candlewood Lake
Candlewood Lake is a large man-made reservoir in western Connecticut known for recreation such as boating, fishing, and lakeside vacation homes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (107)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lake
ⓘ
natural freshwater lake ⓘ |
| averageDepth | about 30 feet ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| climate | humid continental climate region ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| elevationAboveSeaLevel |
approximately 283 meters
ⓘ
approximately 929 feet ⓘ |
| formedBy | glacial activity ⓘ |
| freezesDuring | winter ⓘ |
| hasCityOnShore |
Deephaven
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Excelsior NERFINISHED ⓘ Greenwood NERFINISHED ⓘ Minnetonka Beach NERFINISHED ⓘ Mound NERFINISHED ⓘ Orono NERFINISHED ⓘ Shorewood NERFINISHED ⓘ Spring Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Tonka Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ Wayzata NERFINISHED ⓘ Woodland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalIssue |
Eurasian watermilfoil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
aquatic invasive species ⓘ zebra mussels ⓘ |
| hasFishSpecies |
black crappie
ⓘ
bluegill ⓘ largemouth bass ⓘ muskellunge ⓘ northern pike ⓘ smallmouth bass ⓘ walleye ⓘ yellow perch ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalUse |
19th-century resort destination
ⓘ
steamboat transportation in late 1800s ⓘ |
| hasIsland |
Big Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Enchanted Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Gale Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Spirit Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyAttraction |
Big Island Nature Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Excelsior Commons park NERFINISHED ⓘ Minnesota Landscape Arboretum NERFINISHED ⓘ Wayzata Depot and lakefront NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableLandmark |
Black Lake
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carman Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ Cook’s Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ Crystal Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ Echo Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ Excelsior Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ Forest Lake (Lake Minnetonka basin) NERFINISHED ⓘ Gideon Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ Gray’s Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ Halsted Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ Maxwell Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ North Arm NERFINISHED ⓘ Phelps Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ Priest Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ Robinson Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ Seton Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ Smithtown Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ Spring Park Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Alban’s Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ Stubbs Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanager Lake (connected basin) NERFINISHED ⓘ Wayzata Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ West Arm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableStructure | Arboretum bridge over channel to Lake Minnetonka ⓘ |
| hasRecreationalUse |
ice skating
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power boating ⓘ snowmobiling ⓘ swimming ⓘ wakeboarding ⓘ water skiing ⓘ |
| hasRegulation | speed limits for boats in certain bays ⓘ |
| hasTransportation | public boat launches ⓘ |
| hasWaterBodyID | Minnesota DNR Lake ID 27-0131 ⓘ |
| inflow |
Long Lake Creek
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Painter Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ Six Mile Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
boating
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ ice fishing ⓘ lakeside communities ⓘ recreational activities ⓘ sailing ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Carver County
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hennepin County NERFINISHED ⓘ Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ Minnesota ⓘ Upper Midwest NERFINISHED ⓘ western suburbs of Minneapolis–Saint Paul ⓘ |
| locatedInEcoregion | North Central Hardwood Forests NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managingOrganization |
Lake Minnetonka Conservation District
NERFINISHED
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Minnehaha Creek Watershed District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumDepth |
about 113 feet
ⓘ
about 34 meters ⓘ |
| nearCity |
Minneapolis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saint Paul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outflow | Minnehaha Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mississippi River watershed
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
chain of lakes in the Twin Cities area ⓘ |
| shoreLength |
approximately 201 kilometers
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more than 125 miles ⓘ |
| surfaceArea |
approximately 14,500 acres
ⓘ
approximately 58.7 square kilometers ⓘ |
| usedFor | drinking water supply in some communities ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lake Minnetonka Description of subject: Lake Minnetonka is a large, popular recreational lake in the western suburbs of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area in Minnesota, known for boating, fishing, and lakeside communities.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Woodland, Minnesota