Pahranagat Wash
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Pahranagat Wash is a desert watercourse in Nevada that drains the Pahranagat Valley and channels its runoff toward larger regional watershed systems.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pahranagat Wash canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7254955 — 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: Pahranagat Wash Context triple: [Pahranagat Valley, drainageBasinOf, Pahranagat Wash]
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A.
Tujunga Wash
Tujunga Wash is a major flood control channel and seasonal stream in Los Angeles County that drains the San Gabriel Mountains into the Los Angeles River.
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B.
Tujunga
Tujunga is a neighborhood in the northeastern San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California, known for its foothill setting near the San Gabriel Mountains.
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C.
Tokopah Creek
Tokopah Creek is a mountain stream in California’s Sierra Nevada that flows through Tokopah Valley in Sequoia National Park, known for its scenic cascades and alpine surroundings.
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D.
Havasu Creek
Havasu Creek is a vividly turquoise-blue tributary of the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon, famed for its travertine waterfalls and scenic pools on the Havasupai Reservation in Arizona.
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E.
Zered River
The Zered River is a biblical watercourse in the Transjordan region, traditionally marking a boundary area near the ancient kingdom of Moab.
- 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: Pahranagat Wash Target entity description: Pahranagat Wash is a desert watercourse in Nevada that drains the Pahranagat Valley and channels its runoff toward larger regional watershed systems.
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A.
Tujunga Wash
Tujunga Wash is a major flood control channel and seasonal stream in Los Angeles County that drains the San Gabriel Mountains into the Los Angeles River.
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B.
Tujunga
Tujunga is a neighborhood in the northeastern San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California, known for its foothill setting near the San Gabriel Mountains.
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C.
Tokopah Creek
Tokopah Creek is a mountain stream in California’s Sierra Nevada that flows through Tokopah Valley in Sequoia National Park, known for its scenic cascades and alpine surroundings.
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D.
Havasu Creek
Havasu Creek is a vividly turquoise-blue tributary of the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon, famed for its travertine waterfalls and scenic pools on the Havasupai Reservation in Arizona.
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E.
Zered River
The Zered River is a biblical watercourse in the Transjordan region, traditionally marking a boundary area near the ancient kingdom of Moab.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
desert watercourse
ⓘ
ephemeral stream ⓘ wash ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Pahranagat Valley hydrology
ⓘ
desert watershed processes ⓘ |
| climateContext | arid climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| drainagePattern | valley drainage ⓘ |
| drains | Pahranagat Valley ⓘ |
| ecosystemType | desert riparian corridor (intermittent) ⓘ |
| environment |
Mojave Desert region
ⓘ
linked to:
Mojave Desert
|
| flowRegime |
seasonal
ⓘ
storm-dependent ⓘ |
| flowsToward | regional watershed systems of southern Nevada ⓘ |
| geomorphologicalFeature | ephemeral channel ⓘ |
| geomorphologicalProcess | sediment transport during flash floods ⓘ |
| hydrologicalRole | links local runoff to regional drainage network ⓘ |
| hydrologicalSystem | Pahranagat Valley drainage system ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lincoln County, Nevada
ⓘ
Nevada ⓘ |
| near | Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pahranagat Valley watershed
ⓘ
larger regional watershed networks of Nevada ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
conveyance of floodwaters
ⓘ
drainage of surface runoff ⓘ |
| receivesRunoffFrom |
Pahranagat Valley alluvial fans
ⓘ
surrounding desert uplands of Pahranagat Valley ⓘ |
| region | southern Nevada ⓘ |
| terrain | arid basin and range topography ⓘ |
| watercourseType | intermittent stream ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pahranagat Wash Description of subject: Pahranagat Wash is a desert watercourse in Nevada that drains the Pahranagat Valley and channels its runoff toward larger regional watershed systems.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.