South Florida hydrologic system
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The South Florida hydrologic system is the interconnected network of wetlands, rivers, lakes, canals, and groundwater that governs water flow, storage, and ecology across the southern Florida peninsula, including the Everglades.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| South Florida hydrologic system canonical | 4 |
| South Florida drainage system | 1 |
| South Florida interior wetlands (approximate) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5275887 — 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: South Florida hydrologic system Context triple: [Everglades, partOf, South Florida hydrologic system]
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A.
Central and Southern Florida Project
The Central and Southern Florida Project is a large-scale federal water management and flood control system that extensively altered the Everglades and laid the groundwork for later restoration efforts.
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B.
Lake Okeechobee basin
The Lake Okeechobee basin is a large, low-lying drainage area in south-central Florida that collects water flowing into and out of Lake Okeechobee, playing a key role in the region’s hydrology and wetlands.
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C.
South Florida Water Management District
The South Florida Water Management District is a regional government agency responsible for managing and protecting water resources in South Florida, including leading major restoration and flood control efforts.
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D.
Charlotte Harbor estuarine system
The Charlotte Harbor estuarine system is a large, biologically rich estuary on Florida’s Gulf Coast where freshwater from rivers mixes with Gulf of Mexico seawater, supporting diverse coastal habitats and fisheries.
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E.
Kissimmee River basin
The Kissimmee River basin is a major watershed in central Florida that drains into Lake Okeechobee and plays a key role in the region’s hydrology and wetland ecosystems.
- 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: South Florida hydrologic system Target entity description: The South Florida hydrologic system is the interconnected network of wetlands, rivers, lakes, canals, and groundwater that governs water flow, storage, and ecology across the southern Florida peninsula, including the Everglades.
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A.
Central and Southern Florida Project
The Central and Southern Florida Project is a large-scale federal water management and flood control system that extensively altered the Everglades and laid the groundwork for later restoration efforts.
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B.
Lake Okeechobee basin
The Lake Okeechobee basin is a large, low-lying drainage area in south-central Florida that collects water flowing into and out of Lake Okeechobee, playing a key role in the region’s hydrology and wetlands.
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C.
South Florida Water Management District
The South Florida Water Management District is a regional government agency responsible for managing and protecting water resources in South Florida, including leading major restoration and flood control efforts.
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D.
Charlotte Harbor estuarine system
The Charlotte Harbor estuarine system is a large, biologically rich estuary on Florida’s Gulf Coast where freshwater from rivers mixes with Gulf of Mexico seawater, supporting diverse coastal habitats and fisheries.
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E.
Kissimmee River basin
The Kissimmee River basin is a major watershed in central Florida that drains into Lake Okeechobee and plays a key role in the region’s hydrology and wetland ecosystems.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hydrologic system
ⓘ
water resources system ⓘ |
| alteredBy |
canal construction
ⓘ
levees ⓘ water control structures ⓘ |
| extendsTo | southern Florida peninsula ⓘ |
| function |
ecological habitat support
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flood protection ⓘ water quality regulation ⓘ water storage ⓘ |
| governs |
groundwater flow in South Florida
ⓘ
surface water flow in South Florida ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
canals
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groundwater ⓘ lakes ⓘ rivers ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| historicallyCharacterizedBy | sheet flow from Lake Okeechobee to Florida Bay ⓘ |
| includes |
Big Cypress Swamp
NERFINISHED
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Biscayne Aquifer NERFINISHED ⓘ Biscayne Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ Everglades NERFINISHED ⓘ Florida Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ Floridan Aquifer System NERFINISHED ⓘ Kissimmee River NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Okeechobee NERFINISHED ⓘ canal network ⓘ coastal mangrove wetlands ⓘ freshwater marshes ⓘ groundwater aquifers ⓘ |
| influences |
agricultural water use in South Florida
ⓘ
ecosystem health in South Florida ⓘ flood control in South Florida ⓘ water supply for South Florida urban areas ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Florida
ⓘ
South Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| managedBy |
South Florida Water Management District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Everglades restoration
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Florida water management NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
Everglades ecosystem
NERFINISHED
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South Florida estuaries ⓘ South Florida wetlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
agricultural drainage
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saltwater intrusion ⓘ sea level rise ⓘ urban development ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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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: South Florida hydrologic system Description of subject: The South Florida hydrologic system is the interconnected network of wetlands, rivers, lakes, canals, and groundwater that governs water flow, storage, and ecology across the southern Florida peninsula, including the Everglades.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
South Florida drainage system
this entity surface form:
South Florida interior wetlands (approximate)