Jordan River–Great Salt Lake basin
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The Jordan River–Great Salt Lake basin is an endorheic watershed in northern Utah that collects freshwater inflows from surrounding rivers and lakes before terminating in the hypersaline Great Salt Lake.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jordan River–Great Salt Lake basin canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8146436 — 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: Jordan River–Great Salt Lake basin Context triple: [Utah Lake, drainageBasin, Jordan River–Great Salt Lake basin]
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A.
Colorado River Basin
The Colorado River Basin is the vast watershed in the western United States and northern Mexico that collects and channels water from multiple states and tributaries into the Colorado River, supporting major ecosystems, agriculture, and cities across an arid region.
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B.
Mono River basin
The Mono River basin is a West African watershed spanning parts of Togo and Benin, known for its role in regional agriculture, hydropower, and biodiversity.
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C.
Great Basin–Colorado River transition area
The Great Basin–Colorado River transition area is a geographic region where the ecosystems and cultural territories of the Great Basin and Colorado River Plateau overlap and blend.
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D.
Great Basin
The Great Basin is a vast, arid region of interior drainage in the western United States, characterized by its basin-and-range topography, deserts, and salt flats.
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E.
Klamath Basin
The Klamath Basin is a large watershed region spanning southern Oregon and northern California, known for its complex water management issues, rich wetlands, and important fish and wildlife habitats.
- 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: Jordan River–Great Salt Lake basin Target entity description: The Jordan River–Great Salt Lake basin is an endorheic watershed in northern Utah that collects freshwater inflows from surrounding rivers and lakes before terminating in the hypersaline Great Salt Lake.
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A.
Colorado River Basin
The Colorado River Basin is the vast watershed in the western United States and northern Mexico that collects and channels water from multiple states and tributaries into the Colorado River, supporting major ecosystems, agriculture, and cities across an arid region.
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B.
Mono River basin
The Mono River basin is a West African watershed spanning parts of Togo and Benin, known for its role in regional agriculture, hydropower, and biodiversity.
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C.
Great Basin–Colorado River transition area
The Great Basin–Colorado River transition area is a geographic region where the ecosystems and cultural territories of the Great Basin and Colorado River Plateau overlap and blend.
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D.
Great Basin
The Great Basin is a vast, arid region of interior drainage in the western United States, characterized by its basin-and-range topography, deserts, and salt flats.
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E.
Klamath Basin
The Klamath Basin is a large watershed region spanning southern Oregon and northern California, known for its complex water management issues, rich wetlands, and important fish and wildlife habitats.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drainage basin
ⓘ
endorheic basin ⓘ watershed ⓘ |
| containsLake |
Freshwater tributary lakes
ⓘ
Great Salt Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ Utah Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsRiver |
Bear River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jordan River NERFINISHED ⓘ Weber River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drainageDirection | toward Great Salt Lake ⓘ |
| drainagePattern | inland drainage ⓘ |
| drainsInto | Great Salt Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
collects freshwater inflows
ⓘ
terminates in hypersaline lake ⓘ |
| hasClimateInfluenceOn | Great Salt Lake microclimate ⓘ |
| hasEcologicalRole | supports Great Salt Lake wetland ecosystems ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalConcern |
declining Great Salt Lake water levels
ⓘ
salinity changes in Great Salt Lake ⓘ wetland habitat loss around Great Salt Lake ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalImportance | regulates inflows to Great Salt Lake ⓘ |
| hasNoSurfaceOutflowTo | ocean ⓘ |
| hasOutflow | Great Salt Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWaterUse |
agricultural irrigation in northern Utah
ⓘ
municipal supply in northern Utah ⓘ |
| hydrologicalType |
closed basin
ⓘ
endorheic watershed ⓘ |
| isSubbasinOf | Great Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
northern Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorTerminalLake | Great Salt Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Great Basin hydrologic region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryTerminalWaterBody | Great Salt Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| receivesInflowFrom |
Bear River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jordan River NERFINISHED ⓘ Utah Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ Weber River NERFINISHED ⓘ surrounding lakes ⓘ surrounding rivers ⓘ |
| receivesWaterFrom |
Wasatch Range
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
adjacent mountain watersheds ⓘ |
| region | Intermountain West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terminalLakeSalinity | hypersaline ⓘ |
| terminatesIn | Great Salt Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterBalanceProcess |
evaporation-dominated
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limited surface outflow ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jordan River–Great Salt Lake basin Description of subject: The Jordan River–Great Salt Lake basin is an endorheic watershed in northern Utah that collects freshwater inflows from surrounding rivers and lakes before terminating in the hypersaline Great Salt Lake.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.