North Fork of the Cottonwood River
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The North Fork of the Cottonwood River is a tributary stream in southwestern Minnesota that flows through rural landscapes and small communities such as Walnut Grove.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| North Fork of the Cottonwood River canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20592552 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: North Fork of the Cottonwood River Context triple: [Walnut Grove, Minnesota, locatedOn, North Fork of the Cottonwood River]
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A.
Cottonwood Creek
Cottonwood Creek is a stream in Northern California that drains the eastern slopes of the Coast Ranges before joining the Sacramento River.
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B.
Cottonwood Creek
Cottonwood Creek is a stream in the U.S.–Mexico border region that forms part of the Tijuana River watershed, contributing to its flow and ecological system.
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C.
Middle Fork Burnt River
Middle Fork Burnt River is a tributary stream in eastern Oregon that feeds into the Burnt River within the Snake River basin.
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D.
South Fork Thornton Creek
South Fork Thornton Creek is a primary branch of Seattle’s Thornton Creek watershed, flowing through north Seattle neighborhoods before joining the main creek.
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E.
Red Willow Creek
Red Willow Creek is a smaller stream in the central Great Plains region of the United States that feeds into the Republican River as one of its tributaries.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: North Fork of the Cottonwood River Target entity description: The North Fork of the Cottonwood River is a tributary stream in southwestern Minnesota that flows through rural landscapes and small communities such as Walnut Grove.
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A.
Cottonwood Creek
Cottonwood Creek is a stream in Northern California that drains the eastern slopes of the Coast Ranges before joining the Sacramento River.
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B.
Cottonwood Creek
Cottonwood Creek is a stream in the U.S.–Mexico border region that forms part of the Tijuana River watershed, contributing to its flow and ecological system.
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C.
Middle Fork Burnt River
Middle Fork Burnt River is a tributary stream in eastern Oregon that feeds into the Burnt River within the Snake River basin.
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D.
South Fork Thornton Creek
South Fork Thornton Creek is a primary branch of Seattle’s Thornton Creek watershed, flowing through north Seattle neighborhoods before joining the main creek.
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E.
Red Willow Creek
Red Willow Creek is a smaller stream in the central Great Plains region of the United States that feeds into the Republican River as one of its tributaries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.