Triple
T2857848
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Flint water crisis |
E63245
|
entity |
| Predicate | waterSourceBefore |
P4360
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Detroit water system (Lake Huron via Detroit Water and Sewerage Department)
The Detroit water system is a major municipal water supply network that draws treated drinking water from Lake Huron and distributes it to Detroit and numerous surrounding communities in southeastern Michigan.
|
E305070
|
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: Detroit water system (Lake Huron via Detroit Water and Sewerage Department) | Statement: [Flint water crisis, waterSourceBefore, Detroit water system (Lake Huron via Detroit Water and Sewerage Department)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Detroit water system (Lake Huron via Detroit Water and Sewerage Department) Context triple: [Flint water crisis, waterSourceBefore, Detroit water system (Lake Huron via Detroit Water and Sewerage Department)]
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A.
Inland Waterway (Michigan)
Inland Waterway (Michigan) is a connected chain of rivers and lakes in northern Michigan popular for boating, fishing, and scenic recreation.
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B.
Port Huron, Michigan, United States
Port Huron is a city in eastern Michigan on the St. Clair River, known as a historic Great Lakes port and the boyhood home of inventor Thomas Edison.
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C.
Detroit Lake
Detroit Lake is a large reservoir in western Oregon popular for boating, fishing, and camping, formed by the Detroit Dam on the North Santiam River.
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D.
Detroit River
The Detroit River is a strait of the Great Lakes system that forms part of the border between the United States and Canada, connecting Lake St. Clair to Lake Erie and serving as a major shipping and industrial waterway.
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E.
North Channel of Lake Huron
The North Channel of Lake Huron is a scenic, island-dotted waterway in Ontario renowned for its sheltered cruising, boating, and rugged natural beauty.
- 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: Detroit water system (Lake Huron via Detroit Water and Sewerage Department) Triple: [Flint water crisis, waterSourceBefore, Detroit water system (Lake Huron via Detroit Water and Sewerage Department)]
Generated description
The Detroit water system is a major municipal water supply network that draws treated drinking water from Lake Huron and distributes it to Detroit and numerous surrounding communities in southeastern Michigan.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Detroit water system (Lake Huron via Detroit Water and Sewerage Department) Target entity description: The Detroit water system is a major municipal water supply network that draws treated drinking water from Lake Huron and distributes it to Detroit and numerous surrounding communities in southeastern Michigan.
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A.
Inland Waterway (Michigan)
Inland Waterway (Michigan) is a connected chain of rivers and lakes in northern Michigan popular for boating, fishing, and scenic recreation.
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B.
Port Huron, Michigan, United States
Port Huron is a city in eastern Michigan on the St. Clair River, known as a historic Great Lakes port and the boyhood home of inventor Thomas Edison.
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C.
Detroit Lake
Detroit Lake is a large reservoir in western Oregon popular for boating, fishing, and camping, formed by the Detroit Dam on the North Santiam River.
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D.
Detroit River
The Detroit River is a strait of the Great Lakes system that forms part of the border between the United States and Canada, connecting Lake St. Clair to Lake Erie and serving as a major shipping and industrial waterway.
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E.
North Channel of Lake Huron
The North Channel of Lake Huron is a scenic, island-dotted waterway in Ontario renowned for its sheltered cruising, boating, and rugged natural beauty.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: waterSourceBefore Context triple: [Flint water crisis, waterSourceBefore, Detroit water system (Lake Huron via Detroit Water and Sewerage Department)]
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A.
waterSource
Indicates that one entity serves as the source or provider of water for another entity.
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B.
waterSourceDedicatedTo
Indicates that a particular water source is specifically allocated or reserved for a designated use, group, or purpose.
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C.
waterOrigin
Indicates the source or starting location from which the water originates or is supplied.
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D.
waterSourceType
Indicates the kind or category of source from which water is obtained.
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E.
sourceOfWaterSupply
chosen
Indicates that one entity serves as the origin or provider of another entity’s water supply.
- 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_69ab4c41e8c08190a9e8f5249cc12610 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:50 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abdf89d3b4819086936f26d8683a2a |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:19 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b01d91f6448190866f6ee0491041cf |
completed | March 10, 2026, 1:33 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b01e45f6e481908665e0961c3a3778 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 1:36 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b0224832108190be252c0245d588d2 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 1:53 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69abdd10aef88190b750aae07e7df4dc |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:08 a.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 10:02 p.m.