Coachella Canal
E635800
The Coachella Canal is a major irrigation canal in Southern California that conveys Colorado River water to support agriculture in the Coachella Valley desert region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Coachella Canal canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7008088 — 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: Coachella Canal Context triple: [Algodones Dunes, adjacentTo, Coachella Canal]
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A.
Furnace Creek Wash
Furnace Creek Wash is a desert drainage channel in California’s Death Valley region, known for carrying intermittent runoff through one of the hottest and driest places on Earth.
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B.
Suisun Valley
Suisun Valley is an agricultural and wine-growing region in Solano County, California, known for its vineyards, orchards, and rural landscape between the San Francisco Bay Area and the Napa Valley.
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C.
San Gabriel Canyon
San Gabriel Canyon is a scenic gorge in Southern California known for its rugged mountain landscapes, river access, and popular outdoor recreation opportunities such as hiking, fishing, and off-roading.
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D.
Santa Ana River
The Santa Ana River is a major waterway in Southern California that flows from the San Bernardino Mountains through inland valleys to the Pacific Ocean, shaping the region’s geography and development.
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E.
Santiago Canyon
Santiago Canyon is a scenic valley area in Orange County, California, known for its rugged natural landscapes, hiking and biking trails, and rural residential communities within the foothills of the Santa Ana Mountains.
- 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: Coachella Canal Target entity description: The Coachella Canal is a major irrigation canal in Southern California that conveys Colorado River water to support agriculture in the Coachella Valley desert region.
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A.
Furnace Creek Wash
Furnace Creek Wash is a desert drainage channel in California’s Death Valley region, known for carrying intermittent runoff through one of the hottest and driest places on Earth.
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B.
Suisun Valley
Suisun Valley is an agricultural and wine-growing region in Solano County, California, known for its vineyards, orchards, and rural landscape between the San Francisco Bay Area and the Napa Valley.
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C.
San Gabriel Canyon
San Gabriel Canyon is a scenic gorge in Southern California known for its rugged mountain landscapes, river access, and popular outdoor recreation opportunities such as hiking, fishing, and off-roading.
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D.
Santa Ana River
The Santa Ana River is a major waterway in Southern California that flows from the San Bernardino Mountains through inland valleys to the Pacific Ocean, shaping the region’s geography and development.
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E.
Santiago Canyon
Santiago Canyon is a scenic valley area in Orange County, California, known for its rugged natural landscapes, hiking and biking trails, and rural residential communities within the foothills of the Santa Ana Mountains.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aqueduct
ⓘ
irrigation canal ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1940s ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endPoint | near Lake Cahuilla ⓘ |
| feedsFrom | All-American Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicImpactOn | agricultural economy of Coachella Valley ⓘ |
| hasEngineeringFeature |
lined sections to reduce seepage
ⓘ
unlined sections in some reaches ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalEffect |
reduces reliance on local groundwater aquifers
ⓘ
supports irrigated oases in arid desert landscape ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
conveys Colorado River water to farms
ⓘ
delivers surface water to reduce groundwater pumping ⓘ |
| inception | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| isInfrastructureType | water conveyance infrastructure ⓘ |
| isOwnedBy | United States Bureau of Reclamation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOfProgram | U.S. federal reclamation projects in the American West ⓘ |
| length |
about 122 miles
ⓘ
about 196 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Coachella Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Riverside County ⓘ
surface form:
Riverside County, California
Southern California ⓘ |
| locatedInDesert |
Colorado Desert
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sonoran Desert region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInHydrologicRegion | Lower Colorado River Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Salton Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Coachella Valley Water District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Coachella Valley Water District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Coachella, California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indio, California NERFINISHED ⓘ La Quinta, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Coachella Valley Water District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Colorado River Aqueduct system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | agricultural irrigation ⓘ |
| regionServed | Coachella Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serves | irrigated farmland in Coachella Valley ⓘ |
| startPoint | All-American Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suppliesWaterTo |
citrus groves in Coachella Valley
ⓘ
date palm orchards in Coachella Valley ⓘ vegetable crops in Coachella Valley ⓘ |
| supports | agriculture in Coachella Valley ⓘ |
| use | irrigation ⓘ |
| waterRightsFrom | Colorado River allocations to California ⓘ |
| waterSource | Colorado River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterUseType | surface water conveyance ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Coachella Canal Description of subject: The Coachella Canal is a major irrigation canal in Southern California that conveys Colorado River water to support agriculture in the Coachella Valley desert region.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.