Triple

T1189602
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Merced River E25327 entity
Predicate USGSHydrologicUnit P8237 FINISHED
Object San Joaquin River Basin
The San Joaquin River Basin is a major watershed in California’s Central Valley that drains the San Joaquin River and its tributaries, supporting extensive agriculture, ecosystems, and communities.
E251105 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: San Joaquin River Basin | Statement: [Merced River, USGSHydrologicUnit, San Joaquin River Basin]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: San Joaquin River Basin
Context triple: [Merced River, USGSHydrologicUnit, San Joaquin River Basin]
  • A. Sacramento River Basin
    The Sacramento River Basin is a major watershed in Northern California that drains the Sacramento River and its tributaries, supporting extensive agriculture, ecosystems, and water supply for the region.
  • B. San Joaquin River
    The San Joaquin River is a major river in central California that flows through the San Joaquin Valley and supports extensive agricultural, ecological, and water supply systems before joining the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta.
  • C. Sacramento River
    The Sacramento River is the longest river entirely within California, flowing through the northern part of the state and serving as a major source of water, transportation, and ecological habitat.
  • D. Sacramento River and San Joaquin River
    The Sacramento River and San Joaquin River are the two largest rivers in California’s Central Valley, whose combined waters drain much of the state’s interior before flowing into the San Francisco Bay.
  • E. Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta
    The Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta is a vast inland estuarine network of rivers, channels, and wetlands in Northern California that forms the state’s largest freshwater tidal ecosystem and a critical hub for its water supply and agriculture.
  • 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: San Joaquin River Basin
Triple: [Merced River, USGSHydrologicUnit, San Joaquin River Basin]
Generated description
The San Joaquin River Basin is a major watershed in California’s Central Valley that drains the San Joaquin River and its tributaries, supporting extensive agriculture, ecosystems, and communities.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: San Joaquin River Basin
Target entity description: The San Joaquin River Basin is a major watershed in California’s Central Valley that drains the San Joaquin River and its tributaries, supporting extensive agriculture, ecosystems, and communities.
  • A. Sacramento River Basin
    The Sacramento River Basin is a major watershed in Northern California that drains the Sacramento River and its tributaries, supporting extensive agriculture, ecosystems, and water supply for the region.
  • B. San Joaquin River
    The San Joaquin River is a major river in central California that flows through the San Joaquin Valley and supports extensive agricultural, ecological, and water supply systems before joining the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta.
  • C. Sacramento River
    The Sacramento River is the longest river entirely within California, flowing through the northern part of the state and serving as a major source of water, transportation, and ecological habitat.
  • D. Sacramento River and San Joaquin River
    The Sacramento River and San Joaquin River are the two largest rivers in California’s Central Valley, whose combined waters drain much of the state’s interior before flowing into the San Francisco Bay.
  • E. Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta
    The Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta is a vast inland estuarine network of rivers, channels, and wetlands in Northern California that forms the state’s largest freshwater tidal ecosystem and a critical hub for its water supply and agriculture.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: USGSHydrologicUnit
Context triple: [Merced River, USGSHydrologicUnit, San Joaquin River Basin]
  • A. hydrologicallyLocatedIn chosen
    Indicates that a water-related feature (such as a river, lake, or watershed) is situated within or associated with a specific geographic or administrative area in terms of hydrology.
  • B. hydrologicallyConnectedTo
    Indicates that two water bodies or hydrological features are linked such that water can flow or be transferred between them, directly or indirectly, through the hydrological system.
  • C. watershedArea
    Indicates the total land area from which surface water drains into a particular water body or point in the drainage system.
  • D. drainageBasin
    Indicates the area of land where all precipitation and surface water flow are collected and drained toward a particular river, lake, or other water body.
  • E. hasHydrologicalFunction
    Indicates that something performs a role or action related to the movement, storage, or regulation of water within a hydrological system.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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_69a49427d98881908646d6c63b8cea1e completed March 1, 2026, 7:31 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4bd57c3c481908bdca483fcaa3297 completed March 1, 2026, 10:27 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ae719488288190b3f954c037af3d3f completed March 9, 2026, 7:07 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ae72dad0188190b279932087109a1c completed March 9, 2026, 7:12 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ae733c44008190ac1429da66cf77aa completed March 9, 2026, 7:14 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69a4bb5bacc481909e8dfd5215e4711a completed March 1, 2026, 10:19 p.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:45 p.m.