Triple
T11845534
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Portage Lake (Michigan) |
E281764
|
entity |
| Predicate | connectedTo |
P37
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Portage River (Keweenaw Waterway)
Portage River (Keweenaw Waterway) is a channel in Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula that forms part of the Keweenaw Waterway, linking inland waters to Lake Superior and serving as an important local navigation route.
|
E297397
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Portage River (Keweenaw Waterway) | Statement: [Portage Lake (Michigan), connectedTo, Portage River (Keweenaw Waterway)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Portage River (Keweenaw Waterway) Context triple: [Portage Lake (Michigan), connectedTo, Portage River (Keweenaw Waterway)]
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A.
Keweenaw Waterway
The Keweenaw Waterway is a navigable canal and natural waterway system in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula that cuts across the Keweenaw Peninsula, connecting Lake Superior’s north and south shores.
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B.
Pere Marquette River
The Pere Marquette River is a scenic, free-flowing river in western Michigan renowned for its trout and salmon fishing, paddling opportunities, and largely undeveloped natural surroundings.
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C.
Saginaw River
The Saginaw River is a major river in Michigan that drains a large portion of the state's Lower Peninsula and flows into Saginaw Bay on Lake Huron.
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D.
Manistee River
The Manistee River is a major river in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, renowned for its scenic beauty, recreational opportunities like fishing and paddling, and its largely undeveloped, forested surroundings.
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E.
St. Clair River
The St. Clair River is a major waterway forming part of the border between the United States and Canada, flowing south from Lake Huron toward Lake St. Clair as a key segment of the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Seaway.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Portage River (Keweenaw Waterway) Triple: [Portage Lake (Michigan), connectedTo, Portage River (Keweenaw Waterway)]
Generated description
Portage River (Keweenaw Waterway) is a channel in Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula that forms part of the Keweenaw Waterway, linking inland waters to Lake Superior and serving as an important local navigation route.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Portage River (Keweenaw Waterway) Target entity description: Portage River (Keweenaw Waterway) is a channel in Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula that forms part of the Keweenaw Waterway, linking inland waters to Lake Superior and serving as an important local navigation route.
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A.
Keweenaw Waterway
chosen
The Keweenaw Waterway is a navigable canal and natural waterway system in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula that cuts across the Keweenaw Peninsula, connecting Lake Superior’s north and south shores.
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B.
Pere Marquette River
The Pere Marquette River is a scenic, free-flowing river in western Michigan renowned for its trout and salmon fishing, paddling opportunities, and largely undeveloped natural surroundings.
-
C.
Saginaw River
The Saginaw River is a major river in Michigan that drains a large portion of the state's Lower Peninsula and flows into Saginaw Bay on Lake Huron.
-
D.
Manistee River
The Manistee River is a major river in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, renowned for its scenic beauty, recreational opportunities like fishing and paddling, and its largely undeveloped, forested surroundings.
-
E.
St. Clair River
The St. Clair River is a major waterway forming part of the border between the United States and Canada, flowing south from Lake Huron toward Lake St. Clair as a key segment of the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Seaway.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d6ab287ba48190a5178779fd19b9b7 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:23 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d8a65b5ff08190bb58361f6a6acdca |
completed | April 10, 2026, 7:27 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f43fb078148190bdd7f36c6b292670 |
completed | May 1, 2026, 5:52 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f448f506a48190a0f1b89ad570fad5 |
completed | May 1, 2026, 6:32 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f44ad185cc8190893cf663cfed6980 |
completed | May 1, 2026, 6:40 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:43 p.m.