Triple

T2095224
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Sacramento River E32764 entity
Predicate tributary P415 FINISHED
Object Cottonwood Creek
Cottonwood Creek is a stream in Northern California that drains the eastern slopes of the Coast Ranges before joining the Sacramento River.
E443320 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: Cottonwood Creek | Statement: [Sacramento River, tributary, Cottonwood Creek]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cottonwood Creek
Context triple: [Sacramento River, tributary, Cottonwood Creek]
  • A. Clear Creek
    Clear Creek is a mountain stream in Colorado that became a key corridor for early mining camps and settlements during the Colorado Gold Rush.
  • B. Clear Creek
    Clear Creek is a stream in Northern California that feeds into the Sacramento River and is known for its scenic canyon, salmon habitat, and recreational opportunities.
  • C. Tokopah Creek
    Tokopah Creek is a mountain stream in California’s Sierra Nevada that flows through Tokopah Valley in Sequoia National Park, known for its scenic cascades and alpine surroundings.
  • D. Grass Valley Creek
    Grass Valley Creek is a smaller watercourse in Southern California that feeds into the Mojave River within the arid Mojave Desert region.
  • E. Rush Creek
    Rush Creek is a significant Sierra Nevada stream in California that flows into Mono Lake and supports important riparian and aquatic ecosystems.
  • 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: Cottonwood Creek
Triple: [Sacramento River, tributary, Cottonwood Creek]
Generated description
Cottonwood Creek is a stream in Northern California that drains the eastern slopes of the Coast Ranges before joining the Sacramento River.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cottonwood Creek
Target entity description: Cottonwood Creek is a stream in Northern California that drains the eastern slopes of the Coast Ranges before joining the Sacramento River.
  • A. Clear Creek
    Clear Creek is a stream in Northern California that feeds into the Sacramento River and is known for its scenic canyon, salmon habitat, and recreational opportunities.
  • B. Clear Creek
    Clear Creek is a mountain stream in Colorado that became a key corridor for early mining camps and settlements during the Colorado Gold Rush.
  • C. Tokopah Creek
    Tokopah Creek is a mountain stream in California’s Sierra Nevada that flows through Tokopah Valley in Sequoia National Park, known for its scenic cascades and alpine surroundings.
  • D. Grass Valley Creek
    Grass Valley Creek is a smaller watercourse in Southern California that feeds into the Mojave River within the arid Mojave Desert region.
  • E. Rush Creek
    Rush Creek is a significant Sierra Nevada stream in California that flows into Mono Lake and supports important riparian and aquatic ecosystems.
  • F. None of above. chosen

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_69a885eba0708190999696a45cbec816 completed March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abba99ddc48190bb2097b56efb7aca completed March 7, 2026, 5:41 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b636e19cb081909b2e7866a8bb3338 completed March 15, 2026, 4:34 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b637e3ddd081908fb357feebdcb80a completed March 15, 2026, 4:39 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b638a398f88190bd0f041e9494aeba completed March 15, 2026, 4:42 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:43 p.m.