Paria River
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The Paria River is a scenic tributary of the Colorado River in southern Utah and northern Arizona, known for its colorful canyons and popular backpacking routes like Paria Canyon and Buckskin Gulch.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paria River canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11506424 — 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: Paria River Context triple: [Paunsaugunt Plateau, drainage, Paria River]
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A.
Verdon River
The Verdon River is a picturesque river in southeastern France renowned for carving the dramatic Verdon Gorge, one of Europe’s most spectacular canyon landscapes.
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B.
Naab River
The Naab River is a tributary of the Danube in Bavaria, Germany, known for flowing through scenic valleys and historic towns in the Upper Palatinate region.
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C.
Katibas River
Katibas River is a tributary waterway in Sarawak, Malaysia, that feeds into the larger Rajang River system.
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D.
Kat River
The Kat River is a river in South Africa’s Eastern Cape that flows through the Fort Beaufort area and forms part of the region’s agricultural and historical landscape.
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E.
Tonto River
The Tonto River is a significant waterway in Mexico that feeds into the Papaloapan River system, contributing to one of the country’s major river basins.
- 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: Paria River Target entity description: The Paria River is a scenic tributary of the Colorado River in southern Utah and northern Arizona, known for its colorful canyons and popular backpacking routes like Paria Canyon and Buckskin Gulch.
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A.
Verdon River
The Verdon River is a picturesque river in southeastern France renowned for carving the dramatic Verdon Gorge, one of Europe’s most spectacular canyon landscapes.
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B.
Naab River
The Naab River is a tributary of the Danube in Bavaria, Germany, known for flowing through scenic valleys and historic towns in the Upper Palatinate region.
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C.
Katibas River
Katibas River is a tributary waterway in Sarawak, Malaysia, that feeds into the larger Rajang River system.
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D.
Kat River
The Kat River is a river in South Africa’s Eastern Cape that flows through the Fort Beaufort area and forms part of the region’s agricultural and historical landscape.
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E.
Tonto River
The Tonto River is a significant waterway in Mexico that feeds into the Papaloapan River system, contributing to one of the country’s major river basins.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
river
ⓘ
tributary ⓘ |
| climate | arid ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| crosses | Utah–Arizona border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Colorado River Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecosystem | desert riparian habitat ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paria Canyon NERFINISHED ⓘ Vermilion Cliffs National Monument NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geology |
Navajo Sandstone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vermilion Cliffs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
flash flood risk
ⓘ
narrow canyons ⓘ sandstone walls ⓘ |
| hasNameMeaning | “pariah” or “alien” in Spanish usage (disputed etymology) ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | Spanish language ⓘ |
| hasTributary | Buckskin Gulch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Buckskin Gulch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paria Canyon NERFINISHED ⓘ backpacking routes ⓘ colorful canyons ⓘ slot canyons ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arizona
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Utah ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
northern Arizona
ⓘ
southern Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managementUnit | Paria Canyon–Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedAt | Lees Ferry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthLocation | Colorado River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Kanab, Utah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Page, Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Colorado Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfProtectedArea | Paria Canyon–Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectedBy | Bureau of Land Management NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recreationActivity |
backpacking
ⓘ
camping ⓘ canyoneering ⓘ hiking ⓘ |
| requiresPermitFor |
overnight trips in Buckskin Gulch
ⓘ
overnight trips in Paria Canyon ⓘ |
| sourceLocation | southwestern Utah ⓘ |
| state |
Arizona
ⓘ
Utah ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Colorado River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | wilderness recreation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Paria River Description of subject: The Paria River is a scenic tributary of the Colorado River in southern Utah and northern Arizona, known for its colorful canyons and popular backpacking routes like Paria Canyon and Buckskin Gulch.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.