Thames River mouth at Lake St. Clair
E150901
The Thames River mouth at Lake St. Clair is the point in southwestern Ontario where the Thames River empties into Lake St. Clair, forming an ecologically important wetland and shoreline area.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thames River mouth at Lake St. Clair canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1321866 — 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: Thames River mouth at Lake St. Clair Context triple: [Chatham-Kent, hasRiverMouth, Thames River mouth at Lake St. Clair]
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A.
St. Clair River
The St. Clair River is a major waterway forming part of the border between the United States and Canada, flowing south from Lake Huron toward Lake St. Clair as a key segment of the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Seaway.
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B.
Thames River (Connecticut)
The Thames River in Connecticut is a short tidal estuary in southeastern Connecticut that flows past the city of New London before emptying into Long Island Sound.
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C.
St. Marys River
The St. Marys River is a vital waterway forming part of the U.S.–Canada border, connecting Lake Superior to Lake Huron and hosting major shipping locks at Sault Ste. Marie.
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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.
Hogsmill River
The Hogsmill River is a tributary of the River Thames in southwest London and Surrey, known for its chalk stream character and association with the painter John Everett Millais.
- 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: Thames River mouth at Lake St. Clair Target entity description: The Thames River mouth at Lake St. Clair is the point in southwestern Ontario where the Thames River empties into Lake St. Clair, forming an ecologically important wetland and shoreline area.
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A.
St. Clair River
The St. Clair River is a major waterway forming part of the border between the United States and Canada, flowing south from Lake Huron toward Lake St. Clair as a key segment of the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Seaway.
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B.
Thames River (Connecticut)
The Thames River in Connecticut is a short tidal estuary in southeastern Connecticut that flows past the city of New London before emptying into Long Island Sound.
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C.
St. Marys River
The St. Marys River is a vital waterway forming part of the U.S.–Canada border, connecting Lake Superior to Lake Huron and hosting major shipping locks at Sault Ste. Marie.
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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.
Hogsmill River
The Hogsmill River is a tributary of the River Thames in southwest London and Surrey, known for its chalk stream character and association with the painter John Everett Millais.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographic location
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river mouth ⓘ wetland area ⓘ |
| adjacentWaterBody |
Lake St. Clair
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Thames River ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| emptiesInto | Lake St. Clair ⓘ |
| environmentalRole |
bird habitat
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fish habitat ⓘ nursery area for aquatic species ⓘ |
| environmentalSignificance | ecologically important area ⓘ |
| flowsFrom | Thames River ⓘ |
| flowsTo | Lake St. Clair ⓘ |
| formedBy | Thames River ⓘ |
| hasConservationInterest |
biodiversity protection
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water quality protection ⓘ wetland conservation ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType |
river delta-like environment
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shoreline habitat ⓘ wetland ⓘ |
| hasLandform | river mouth wetlands ⓘ |
| hasShorelineType | low-lying shoreline ⓘ |
| hasUse |
recreational boating area
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sport fishing area ⓘ wildlife observation area ⓘ |
| hydrologicalBasin | Great Lakes Basin ⓘ |
| hydrologicalFunction |
nutrient transformation zone
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sediment trapping area ⓘ transition zone between river and lake ⓘ |
| isHabitatFor |
aquatic plants
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freshwater fish ⓘ shorebirds ⓘ waterfowl ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River system
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linked to:
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system
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| locatedIn |
Canada
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Ontario ⓘ southwestern Ontario ⓘ
linked to:
Southwestern Ontario
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| nearbyCity | Chatham-Kent ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lake St. Clair coastal zone
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Thames River watershed ⓘ |
| region | Great Lakes region ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
nutrient loading from upstream
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sediment deposition ⓘ water level fluctuations of Lake St. Clair ⓘ |
| waterBodyType | freshwater ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thames River mouth at Lake St. Clair Description of subject: The Thames River mouth at Lake St. Clair is the point in southwestern Ontario where the Thames River empties into Lake St. Clair, forming an ecologically important wetland and shoreline area.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.