Triple

T2511528
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Bellingham metropolitan area E52709 entity
Predicate waterBody P1778 FINISHED
Object Nooksack River
The Nooksack River is a major river in northwestern Washington State that drains the western slopes of the North Cascades and flows through Whatcom County to Bellingham Bay.
E321339 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: Nooksack River | Statement: [Bellingham metropolitan area, waterBody, Nooksack River]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nooksack River
Context triple: [Bellingham metropolitan area, waterBody, Nooksack River]
  • A. Quinault River
    The Quinault River is a glacially fed river in western Washington State that flows from the Olympic Mountains through temperate rainforest to the Pacific Ocean.
  • B. Skokomish River
    The Skokomish River is a river in western Washington State that flows from the Olympic Mountains through Mason County into Hood Canal, known for its salmon runs and frequent flooding.
  • C. Skagit River
    The Skagit River is a major river in northwestern Washington State that flows from the Cascade Mountains through fertile valleys and into Puget Sound, supporting significant salmon runs and hydroelectric power generation.
  • D. Snohomish River
    The Snohomish River is a major river in western Washington State that flows through Snohomish County into Puget Sound, helping drain the Cascade Range and supporting regional ecosystems and communities.
  • E. Nisqually River
    The Nisqually River is a river in western Washington State that flows from the glaciers of Mount Rainier to Puget Sound, supporting rich ecosystems and significant tribal and local communities along its course.
  • 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: Nooksack River
Triple: [Bellingham metropolitan area, waterBody, Nooksack River]
Generated description
The Nooksack River is a major river in northwestern Washington State that drains the western slopes of the North Cascades and flows through Whatcom County to Bellingham Bay.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nooksack River
Target entity description: The Nooksack River is a major river in northwestern Washington State that drains the western slopes of the North Cascades and flows through Whatcom County to Bellingham Bay.
  • A. Quinault River
    The Quinault River is a glacially fed river in western Washington State that flows from the Olympic Mountains through temperate rainforest to the Pacific Ocean.
  • B. Skokomish River
    The Skokomish River is a river in western Washington State that flows from the Olympic Mountains through Mason County into Hood Canal, known for its salmon runs and frequent flooding.
  • C. Skagit River
    The Skagit River is a major river in northwestern Washington State that flows from the Cascade Mountains through fertile valleys and into Puget Sound, supporting significant salmon runs and hydroelectric power generation.
  • D. Snohomish River
    The Snohomish River is a major river in western Washington State that flows through Snohomish County into Puget Sound, helping drain the Cascade Range and supporting regional ecosystems and communities.
  • E. Nisqually River
    The Nisqually River is a river in western Washington State that flows from the glaciers of Mount Rainier to Puget Sound, supporting rich ecosystems and significant tribal and local communities along its course.
  • 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_69ab4958e76481908a235377dd921c9e completed March 6, 2026, 9:38 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abd1eeaaac8190a6652861dd42e6b9 completed March 7, 2026, 7:21 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b1de74f20881909e69b7fba1c4abaa completed March 11, 2026, 9:28 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b1e534c86c8190b600dd5eeea18de4 completed March 11, 2026, 9:57 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b1e586504c81908491ab906c22999c completed March 11, 2026, 9:58 p.m.
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:46 p.m.