Peshtigo River
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The Peshtigo River is a northeastern Wisconsin river known for flowing through forested landscapes and past the site of the historic Peshtigo Fire before emptying into Green Bay.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Peshtigo River canonical | 5 |
| Peshtigo River (part of course in county) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3662640 — 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: Peshtigo River Context triple: [Green Bay (arm of Lake Michigan), inflow, Peshtigo River]
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A.
White Chuck River
The White Chuck River is a mountain river in Washington State that originates on the slopes of Glacier Peak and flows through the rugged terrain of the North Cascades.
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B.
Elkhart River
The Elkhart River is a river in northern Indiana that flows through several counties before joining the St. Joseph River, contributing to the watershed that ultimately drains into Lake Michigan.
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C.
Menomonee River
The Menomonee River is a tributary in southeastern Wisconsin that flows through the Milwaukee area before emptying into Lake Michigan.
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D.
Manitowoc River
The Manitowoc River is a river in eastern Wisconsin that flows through Manitowoc County and empties into Lake Michigan at the city of Manitowoc.
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E.
Pere Marquette River
The Pere Marquette River is a scenic, free-flowing river in western Michigan renowned for its trout and salmon fishing, paddling opportunities, and largely undeveloped natural surroundings.
- 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: Peshtigo River Target entity description: The Peshtigo River is a northeastern Wisconsin river known for flowing through forested landscapes and past the site of the historic Peshtigo Fire before emptying into Green Bay.
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A.
White Chuck River
The White Chuck River is a mountain river in Washington State that originates on the slopes of Glacier Peak and flows through the rugged terrain of the North Cascades.
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B.
Elkhart River
The Elkhart River is a river in northern Indiana that flows through several counties before joining the St. Joseph River, contributing to the watershed that ultimately drains into Lake Michigan.
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C.
Menomonee River
The Menomonee River is a tributary in southeastern Wisconsin that flows through the Milwaukee area before emptying into Lake Michigan.
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D.
Manitowoc River
The Manitowoc River is a river in eastern Wisconsin that flows through Manitowoc County and empties into Lake Michigan at the city of Manitowoc.
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E.
Pere Marquette River
The Pere Marquette River is a scenic, free-flowing river in western Michigan renowned for its trout and salmon fishing, paddling opportunities, and largely undeveloped natural surroundings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| basin |
Lake Michigan basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Lake Michigan watershed
|
| basinCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| drainageBasin | Lake Michigan drainage basin ⓘ |
| ecosystem |
boreal forest transition zone
ⓘ
northern hardwood forest ⓘ |
| flowsInto |
Green Bay
ⓘ
Lake Michigan ⓘ |
| hasDam |
High Falls Dam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Johnson Falls Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ Peshtigo Dam ⓘ |
| hasRecreationalUse |
camping along its banks
ⓘ
canoeing ⓘ hiking in adjacent forests ⓘ |
| hasReservoir |
High Falls Flowage
ⓘ
Johnson Falls Flowage ⓘ
linked to:
High Falls Flowage
|
| hasTributary |
Little Peshtigo River
ⓘ
Rat River ⓘ Thunder River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalAssociation |
Peshtigo Fire of 1871
ⓘ
linked to:
Peshtigo Fire
|
| knownFor |
flowing through forested landscapes
ⓘ
passing near the site of the Peshtigo Fire of 1871 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Forest County, Wisconsin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marinette County, Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ Northeastern Wisconsin ⓘ Oconto County, Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ Wisconsin ⓘ |
| mouthLocation |
Green Bay
ⓘ
Peshtigo, Wisconsin ⓘ |
| near | Peshtigo River State Forest ⓘ |
| partOf |
Great Lakes watershed
ⓘ
linked to:
Great Lakes Basin
|
| passesNear |
Peshtigo Fire historic area
ⓘ
linked to:
Peshtigo Fire Museum
|
| passesThrough | Peshtigo, Wisconsin ⓘ |
| recreationArea | Peshtigo River State Forest ⓘ |
| region | Great Lakes region ⓘ |
| sourceLocation | Northern Wisconsin ⓘ |
| state | Wisconsin ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fishing
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ recreation ⓘ whitewater kayaking ⓘ whitewater rafting ⓘ |
| wildlifeHabitatFor |
smallmouth bass
ⓘ
trout ⓘ walleye ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Peshtigo River Description of subject: The Peshtigo River is a northeastern Wisconsin river known for flowing through forested landscapes and past the site of the historic Peshtigo Fire before emptying into Green Bay.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.