Thompson River

E216485

river

The Thompson River is a major river in British Columbia, Canada, known for its role in the province’s interior drainage system and its confluence with the Fraser River near Lytton.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Thompson River canonical	57
Thompson River valley	10
Thompson River watershed	5
Thompson River basin	3
Thompson River system	3
Thompson River Valley	2
Thompson River (vicinity)	1
Thompson River Salish	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1813614 — 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: Thompson River
Context triple: [Fraser River, majorTributary, Thompson River]

A. Nechako River
The Nechako River is a significant river in central British Columbia, Canada, known for flowing through the Interior Plateau and supporting regional ecosystems, communities, and hydroelectric developments.
B. Kootenay River
The Kootenay River is a major river in the Pacific Northwest that flows through British Columbia, Montana, and Idaho before joining the Columbia River.
C. Lillooet River
The Lillooet River is a major river in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, flowing through mountainous terrain and valleys before ultimately draining into Harrison Lake.
D. Fraser River
The Fraser River is the longest river within British Columbia, Canada, flowing from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean and serving as a major waterway for ecology, fisheries, and regional commerce in the Pacific Northwest.
E. Skeena River
The Skeena River is a major waterway in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, central to the culture, history, and economy of Indigenous peoples such as the Tsimshian.
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: Thompson River
Target entity description: The Thompson River is a major river in British Columbia, Canada, known for its role in the province’s interior drainage system and its confluence with the Fraser River near Lytton.

A. Nechako River
The Nechako River is a significant river in central British Columbia, Canada, known for flowing through the Interior Plateau and supporting regional ecosystems, communities, and hydroelectric developments.
B. Kootenay River
The Kootenay River is a major river in the Pacific Northwest that flows through British Columbia, Montana, and Idaho before joining the Columbia River.
C. Lillooet River
The Lillooet River is a major river in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, flowing through mountainous terrain and valleys before ultimately draining into Harrison Lake.
D. Fraser River
The Fraser River is the longest river within British Columbia, Canada, flowing from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean and serving as a major waterway for ecology, fisheries, and regional commerce in the Pacific Northwest.
E. Skeena River
The Skeena River is a major waterway in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, central to the culture, history, and economy of Indigenous peoples such as the Tsimshian.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	river ⓘ
confluenceWith	Fraser River ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
crossedBy	British Columbia Highway 5 ⓘ Canadian National Railway (in sections) ⓘ linked to: Canadian National Railway Canadian Pacific Railway ⓘ Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 1) ⓘ linked to: Trans-Canada Highway
drainageBasin	Thompson River basin ⓘ linked to: Thompson River
drains	Thompson Plateau ⓘ parts of the Shuswap region ⓘ
flowsThrough	Kamloops, British Columbia ⓘ linked to: Kamloops Lytton, British Columbia ⓘ Thompson-Nicola Regional District ⓘ
hasPart	North Thompson River ⓘ South Thompson River ⓘ
hasTributary	Adams River NERFINISHED ⓘ Bonaparte River ⓘ Clearwater River (British Columbia) ⓘ Deadman River ⓘ Nicola River NERFINISHED ⓘ North Thompson River ⓘ South Thompson River ⓘ
historicalSignificance	fur trade route in interior British Columbia ⓘ important to Secwepemc and Nlakaʼpamux First Nations ⓘ
knownFor	interior drainage role in British Columbia ⓘ salmon runs ⓘ scenic canyon landscapes ⓘ whitewater rafting ⓘ
locatedIn	British Columbia ⓘ Interior of British Columbia ⓘ Thompson Plateau region ⓘ linked to: Thompson Plateau
mouth	Fraser River ⓘ
mouthLocation	Lytton, British Columbia ⓘ
namedAfter	David Thompson ⓘ linked to: Alexander Mackenzie
partOf	Fraser River basin ⓘ linked to: Fraser River
passesThrough	Fraser Canyon (lower reaches near mouth) ⓘ linked to: Fraser Canyon Kamloops Lake ⓘ Thompson Canyon ⓘ
province	British Columbia ⓘ
region	Thompson Country ⓘ
source	confluence of North Thompson River and South Thompson River ⓘ
sourceLocation	Kamloops, British Columbia ⓘ linked to: Kamloops
tributaryOf	Fraser River ⓘ
usedFor	fishing ⓘ rafting ⓘ recreation ⓘ transportation corridor (historically) ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (82)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fraser River → majorTributary → Thompson River ⓘ

Nlaka'pamux → traditionalTerritoryIncludes → Thompson River valley ⓘ

linked to: Thompson River

Nlaka'pamux → alsoKnownAs → Thompson River Salish ⓘ

linked to: Thompson River

Kamloops → river → Thompson River ⓘ

Interior Plateau of British Columbia → drainedBy → Thompson River ⓘ

Interior Plateau → drainedBy → Thompson River ⓘ

Thompson River → drainageBasin → Thompson River basin ⓘ

linked to: Thompson River

Spences Bridge, British Columbia → locatedOnRiver → Thompson River ⓘ

Spences Bridge, British Columbia → locatedAtConfluenceOf → Thompson River ⓘ

Spences Bridge, British Columbia → locatedInValley → Thompson River valley ⓘ

linked to: Thompson River

Nlaka'pamux people → traditionalTerritory → Thompson River ⓘ

Secwepemc people → traditionalTerritoryIncludes → Thompson River ⓘ

Spences Bridge area → locatedAlong → Thompson River ⓘ

Spences Bridge area → hasPrimaryRiver → Thompson River ⓘ

Lytton First Nation → locatedOn → Thompson River ⓘ

Fraser Thompson Indian Services Society → operatesIn → Thompson River valley ⓘ

linked to: Thompson River

Nicola River valley → flowsIntoViaRiver → Thompson River ⓘ

Thompson-Nicola region → traversedByRiver → Thompson River ⓘ

Lytton, British Columbia → locatedAtConfluenceOf → Thompson River ⓘ

Lytton, British Columbia → hasRiver → Thompson River ⓘ

Interior of British Columbia → traversedBy → Thompson River ⓘ

Kamloops Airport → locatedOnRiver → Thompson River (vicinity) ⓘ

linked to: Thompson River

Sahali → overlooks → Thompson River valley ⓘ

linked to: Thompson River

Aberdeen, Kamloops → hasView → Thompson River valley ⓘ

subject linked to: Aberdeen

linked to: Thompson River

Brocklehurst → locatedOnRiver → Thompson River ⓘ

Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc → traditionalTerritoryIncludes → Thompson River valley ⓘ

linked to: Thompson River

North Thompson River → mouth → Thompson River ⓘ

North Thompson River → partOf → Thompson River basin ⓘ

linked to: Thompson River

North Thompson River → tributaryOf → Thompson River ⓘ

North Thompson River → drainsInto → Thompson River ⓘ

North Thompson River → partOf → Thompson River watershed ⓘ

linked to: Thompson River

South Thompson River → partOf → Thompson River system ⓘ

linked to: Thompson River

South Thompson River → flowsInto → Thompson River ⓘ

South Thompson River → namedFor → Thompson River ⓘ

South Thompson River → tributaryOf → Thompson River ⓘ

South Thompson River → forms → Thompson River ⓘ

South Thompson River → hasMouthRiver → Thompson River ⓘ

Canadian Intermontane region → contains → Thompson River valley ⓘ

linked to: Thompson River

Kamloops → hasRiverConfluence → Thompson River ⓘ

subject linked to: Kamloops (on its southeastern margin)

Thompson Plateau → namedAfter → Thompson River ⓘ

Thompson Plateau → borderedBy → Thompson River ⓘ

Thompson Plateau → drainedBy → Thompson River ⓘ

Shuswap (Secwepemc) people → traditionalRegion → Thompson River watershed ⓘ

linked to: Thompson River

Lake Jocassee → inflow → Thompson River ⓘ

Cache Creek area → locatedNear → Thompson River ⓘ

British Columbia Highway 1 → crossesRiver → Thompson River ⓘ

Pacific Northwest river systems → hasPart → Thompson River ⓘ

Kamloops Memorial Arena → locatedNear → Thompson River ⓘ

Thompson Country → namedAfter → Thompson River ⓘ

Thompson Country → hasRiverSystem → Thompson River ⓘ

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