Lake Whatcom

E301533

freshwater lake lake

Lake Whatcom is a large freshwater lake in northwestern Washington State that serves as a primary drinking water source and recreational area for nearby communities, including the city of Bellingham.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Lake Whatcom canonical	3
Lake Whatcom basin	1
Lake Whatcom watershed	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2826662 — 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: Lake Whatcom
Context triple: [Whatcom County, containsBodyOfWater, Lake Whatcom]

A. Lake Quinault
Lake Quinault is a glacially carved lake on Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula, renowned for its surrounding temperate rainforest, hiking trails, and historic lodge.
B. Skagit Bay
Skagit Bay is a shallow coastal inlet in northwestern Washington State that forms part of the greater Puget Sound estuarine system and supports rich marine and bird habitats.
C. Lake Cushman
Lake Cushman is a scenic reservoir on the north fork of the Skokomish River in Washington State, popular for boating, fishing, and hiking near Olympic National Park.
D. Ozette Lake
Ozette Lake is a large, remote freshwater lake in the northwestern corner of Washington State, known for its pristine wilderness setting within Olympic National Park and its rich Native American archaeological sites.
E. Lake Sammamish
Lake Sammamish is a freshwater lake in King County, Washington, known for its recreational opportunities, surrounding parks, and role as a natural boundary between several Eastside communities near Seattle.
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: Lake Whatcom
Target entity description: Lake Whatcom is a large freshwater lake in northwestern Washington State that serves as a primary drinking water source and recreational area for nearby communities, including the city of Bellingham.

A. Lake Quinault
Lake Quinault is a glacially carved lake on Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula, renowned for its surrounding temperate rainforest, hiking trails, and historic lodge.
B. Skagit Bay
Skagit Bay is a shallow coastal inlet in northwestern Washington State that forms part of the greater Puget Sound estuarine system and supports rich marine and bird habitats.
C. Lake Cushman
Lake Cushman is a scenic reservoir on the north fork of the Skokomish River in Washington State, popular for boating, fishing, and hiking near Olympic National Park.
D. Ozette Lake
Ozette Lake is a large, remote freshwater lake in the northwestern corner of Washington State, known for its pristine wilderness setting within Olympic National Park and its rich Native American archaeological sites.
E. Lake Sammamish
Lake Sammamish is a freshwater lake in King County, Washington, known for its recreational opportunities, surrounding parks, and role as a natural boundary between several Eastside communities near Seattle.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	freshwater lake ⓘ lake ⓘ
basinCountry	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
hasEnvironmentalConcern	invasive species ⓘ phosphorus pollution ⓘ stormwater runoff ⓘ
hasInflow	Anderson Creek ⓘ Olson Creek ⓘ Smith Creek ⓘ
hasNearbyCommunity	Sudden Valley, Washington ⓘ
hasNearbyPark	Lake Whatcom Park ⓘ
hasNearbyTrail	Hertz Trail ⓘ
hasOutflow	Whatcom Creek ⓘ
hasRegulation	Lake Whatcom Reservoir Regulatory Program ⓘ
hasUse	boating ⓘ fishing ⓘ municipal drinking water supply ⓘ recreation ⓘ swimming ⓘ
hasWatershed	Lake Whatcom watershed ⓘ
isDividedInto	three basins ⓘ
isImportantFor	local recreation economy ⓘ regional drinking water security ⓘ
isManagedBy	City of Bellingham ⓘ Whatcom County government ⓘ linked to: Whatcom County
isMonitoredBy	City of Bellingham Public Works ⓘ linked to: City of Bellingham Washington State Department of Ecology ⓘ
isPopularFor	residential lakeside living ⓘ
isPrimaryDrinkingWaterSourceFor	Bellingham, Washington ⓘ
isReservoirFor	Bellingham municipal water system ⓘ linked to: City of Bellingham
isSubjectOf	drinking water protection programs ⓘ watershed management plans ⓘ
isSubjectTo	boating restrictions to protect water quality ⓘ land use regulations in its watershed ⓘ
length	approximately 10 miles ⓘ
locatedIn	Pacific Northwest ⓘ Washington State ⓘ linked to: Washington Whatcom County, Washington ⓘ linked to: Whatcom County
locatedNear	Bellingham, Washington ⓘ
maximumDepth	approximately 328 feet ⓘ
partOf	Nooksack watershed region ⓘ linked to: Nooksack Valley
suppliesDrinkingWaterTo	City of Bellingham ⓘ surrounding Whatcom County communities ⓘ
surfaceArea	approximately 4,900 acres ⓘ
waterType	freshwater ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

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

Whatcom County → containsBodyOfWater → Lake Whatcom ⓘ

Whatcom County → hasProtectedArea → Lake Whatcom watershed ⓘ

linked to: Lake Whatcom

Bellingham, Washington → hasFeature → Lake Whatcom ⓘ

Hertz Trail → followsShoreOf → Lake Whatcom ⓘ

Puget Lobe → eroded → Lake Whatcom basin ⓘ