Hudson River (via Croton River)
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The Hudson River is a major tidal river in eastern New York State that flows south past cities including Albany and New York City before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean at New York Harbor.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hudson River (via Croton River) canonical | 1 |
| Hudson River via Croton River | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9827055 — 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: Hudson River (via Croton River) Context triple: [Croton Reservoir, isUpstreamOf, Hudson River (via Croton River)]
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A.
Bronx River
The Bronx River is a freshwater river in southeastern New York that flows south through Westchester County into the Bronx, historically significant as an urban waterway and the focus of major conservation and restoration efforts.
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B.
Hudson River at Troy
The Hudson River at Troy is a section of New York’s Hudson River near the city of Troy, known as a key navigation point where the river meets the Erie Canal system and tidal influence ends.
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C.
Onondaga Creek
Onondaga Creek is a stream in central New York that flows north through the city of Syracuse into Onondaga Lake.
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D.
Saw Mill River
Saw Mill River is a tributary of the Hudson River in southeastern New York, flowing through urban and suburban communities in Westchester County.
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E.
Wappinger Creek
Wappinger Creek is a significant Hudson River tributary in Dutchess County, New York, known for flowing through communities such as Wappingers Falls and supporting local recreation and 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: Hudson River (via Croton River) Target entity description: The Hudson River is a major tidal river in eastern New York State that flows south past cities including Albany and New York City before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean at New York Harbor.
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A.
Bronx River
The Bronx River is a freshwater river in southeastern New York that flows south through Westchester County into the Bronx, historically significant as an urban waterway and the focus of major conservation and restoration efforts.
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B.
Hudson River at Troy
The Hudson River at Troy is a section of New York’s Hudson River near the city of Troy, known as a key navigation point where the river meets the Erie Canal system and tidal influence ends.
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C.
Onondaga Creek
Onondaga Creek is a stream in central New York that flows north through the city of Syracuse into Onondaga Lake.
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D.
Saw Mill River
Saw Mill River is a tributary of the Hudson River in southeastern New York, flowing through urban and suburban communities in Westchester County.
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E.
Wappinger Creek
Wappinger Creek is a significant Hudson River tributary in Dutchess County, New York, known for flowing through communities such as Wappingers Falls and supporting local recreation and ecosystems.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| borderBetween |
New Jersey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Erie Canal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York State Canal System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| discoveredByEuropeans | Henry Hudson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emptiesInto | Upper New York Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | generally south ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Albany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBasinCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEstuaryType | drowned river valley ⓘ |
| hasFeature | Hudson River fjord-like lower valley ⓘ |
| hasMajorCityOnBank |
Albany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hoboken NERFINISHED ⓘ Jersey City NERFINISHED ⓘ New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ Newburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ Poughkeepsie NERFINISHED ⓘ Troy NERFINISHED ⓘ Yonkers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMouthElevation | 0 meters ⓘ |
| isMajorWaterwayFor | New York State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isTidalUpTo | Troy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New York State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern New York ⓘ |
| mouthLocation |
Lower New York Bay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Henry Hudson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Hudson River estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Capital District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hudson Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Lower Hudson Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Mid-Hudson region NERFINISHED ⓘ New York metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceCountrySubdivision | New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceRegion | Adirondack Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tributary |
Croton River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Esopus Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ Mohawk River NERFINISHED ⓘ Rondout Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ Sacandaga River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
recreation
ⓘ
shipping ⓘ transportation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hudson River (via Croton River) Description of subject: The Hudson River is a major tidal river in eastern New York State that flows south past cities including Albany and New York City before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean at New York Harbor.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hudson River via Croton River