Min River
E156833
The Min River is a significant river in southwestern China that flows through Sichuan Province and plays a key role in the region’s ecology, agriculture, and water resources.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Min River canonical | 29 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T686923 — 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: Min River Context triple: [Yangtze River, majorTributary, Min River]
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A.
Musi River
The Musi River is a significant river in the Deccan region of India that flows through the city of Hyderabad, historically shaping its development and water supply.
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B.
Siul River
The Siul River is a lesser-known river in the northern Indian subcontinent that feeds into the Ravi River within the Indus River basin.
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C.
Sura River
The Sura River is a significant river in western Russia that flows through the Volga Upland and several regions before joining the Volga River.
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D.
Limmat River
The Limmat River is a major Swiss waterway that flows out of Lake Zurich and runs through the city of Zurich before joining the Aare River.
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E.
Yana River
The Yana River is a major river in northeastern Siberia, Russia, that flows northward into the Laptev Sea of the Arctic Ocean.
- 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: Min River Target entity description: The Min River is a significant river in southwestern China that flows through Sichuan Province and plays a key role in the region’s ecology, agriculture, and water resources.
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A.
Musi River
The Musi River is a significant river in the Deccan region of India that flows through the city of Hyderabad, historically shaping its development and water supply.
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B.
Siul River
The Siul River is a lesser-known river in the northern Indian subcontinent that feeds into the Ravi River within the Indus River basin.
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C.
Sura River
The Sura River is a significant river in western Russia that flows through the Volga Upland and several regions before joining the Volga River.
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D.
Limmat River
The Limmat River is a major Swiss waterway that flows out of Lake Zurich and runs through the city of Zurich before joining the Aare River.
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E.
Yana River
The Yana River is a major river in northeastern Siberia, Russia, that flows northward into the Laptev Sea of the Arctic Ocean.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
river ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Minjiang
ⓘ
linked to:
Heishui River
|
| associatedWith | Dujiangyan Irrigation System ⓘ |
| basinCountry | China ⓘ |
| climateZone | subtropical monsoon climate region ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | western Sichuan ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
supports fisheries
ⓘ
supports riparian ecosystems in Sichuan ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | generally southward ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture
ⓘ
Chengdu Plain ⓘ Dujiangyan ⓘ
linked to:
Dujiangyan Irrigation System
Leshan ⓘ Sichuan Province ⓘ Yibin ⓘ |
| hasFloodRisk | yes ⓘ |
| hasStructure | Dujiangyan Irrigation System ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Dadu River
ⓘ
Fujiang River ⓘ Heishui River ⓘ Qingyi River ⓘ Tuo River ⓘ Zagunao River ⓘ |
| importance |
key component of Sichuan’s water resources
ⓘ
major water source for Chengdu Plain agriculture ⓘ |
| knownFor | historical flood control works at Dujiangyan ⓘ |
| lengthApproxKm | 735 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Sichuan Province
ⓘ
Southwestern China ⓘ |
| locatedOn | eastern edge of Tibetan Plateau ⓘ |
| mouthLocation |
Yibin
ⓘ
confluence with Jinsha River ⓘ upper Yangtze River ⓘ
linked to:
Yangtze River
|
| partOf |
Yangtze River basin
ⓘ
upper Yangtze River system ⓘ
linked to:
upper Yangtze River region
|
| passesNear | Chengdu ⓘ |
| region | Sichuan Basin ⓘ |
| sourceLocation |
Min Mountains
ⓘ
northern Sichuan ⓘ
linked to:
Sichuan Province
|
| supports |
intensive agriculture on Chengdu Plain
ⓘ
rice cultivation in Sichuan ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Yangtze River ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agricultural water supply
ⓘ
hydroelectric power ⓘ irrigation ⓘ municipal water supply ⓘ navigation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Min River Description of subject: The Min River is a significant river in southwestern China that flows through Sichuan Province and plays a key role in the region’s ecology, agriculture, and water resources.
Referenced by (29)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.