Lake Okeechobee
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Lake Okeechobee is a large, shallow freshwater lake in south-central Florida and one of the largest lakes in the United States.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lake Okeechobee canonical | 52 |
| Lake Mayaimi | 2 |
| Florida’s Inland Sea | 1 |
| Lake Okeechobee, Florida | 1 |
| western shore of Lake Okeechobee | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9496219 — 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 Okeechobee Context triple: [Kissimmee River basin, drainsInto, Lake Okeechobee]
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A.
Okeechobee
Okeechobee is a small city in south-central Florida known as a gateway to Lake Okeechobee, one of the largest freshwater lakes in the United States.
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B.
Lake Osceola
Lake Osceola is a scenic freshwater lake in Winter Park, Florida, known for its picturesque residential shoreline and role in the city’s chain of lakes used for boating and recreation.
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C.
Lake Okeechobee basin
The Lake Okeechobee basin is a large, low-lying drainage area in south-central Florida that collects water flowing into and out of Lake Okeechobee, playing a key role in the region’s hydrology and wetlands.
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D.
Lake Seminole
Lake Seminole is a large reservoir on the Florida–Georgia border known for fishing, boating, and wildlife habitat along the lower Chattahoochee and Flint Rivers.
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E.
Lake Apopka
Lake Apopka is one of central Florida’s largest lakes, historically known for its rich wildlife and ongoing environmental restoration efforts following decades of pollution.
- 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 Okeechobee Target entity description: Lake Okeechobee is a large, shallow freshwater lake in south-central Florida and one of the largest lakes in the United States.
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A.
Okeechobee
Okeechobee is a small city in south-central Florida known as a gateway to Lake Okeechobee, one of the largest freshwater lakes in the United States.
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B.
Lake Osceola
Lake Osceola is a scenic freshwater lake in Winter Park, Florida, known for its picturesque residential shoreline and role in the city’s chain of lakes used for boating and recreation.
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C.
Lake Okeechobee basin
The Lake Okeechobee basin is a large, low-lying drainage area in south-central Florida that collects water flowing into and out of Lake Okeechobee, playing a key role in the region’s hydrology and wetlands.
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D.
Lake Seminole
Lake Seminole is a large reservoir on the Florida–Georgia border known for fishing, boating, and wildlife habitat along the lower Chattahoochee and Flint Rivers.
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E.
Lake Apopka
Lake Apopka is one of central Florida’s largest lakes, historically known for its rich wildlife and ongoing environmental restoration efforts following decades of pollution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
freshwater lake
ⓘ
lake ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Florida’s Inland Sea
ⓘ
linked to:
Lake Okeechobee
|
| averageDepth |
approximately 2.7 m
ⓘ
approximately 9 ft ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| ecoregion |
Everglades ecoregion
ⓘ
linked to:
Everglades
|
| elevation | approximately 3 m above sea level ⓘ |
| hasCityOnShore |
Belle Glade, Florida
ⓘ
linked to:
Belle Glade
Clewiston, Florida ⓘ Moore Haven, Florida ⓘ Okeechobee, Florida ⓘ
linked to:
Okeechobee
Pahokee, Florida ⓘ
linked to:
Pahokee
|
| inflow |
Fisheating Creek
ⓘ
Kissimmee River ⓘ Taylor Creek ⓘ |
| isShallow | true ⓘ |
| knownFor | largemouth bass fishing ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Florida ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity |
Glades County
ⓘ
Hendry County ⓘ Martin County ⓘ Okeechobee County ⓘ
linked to:
Okeechobee County, Florida
Palm Beach County ⓘ
linked to:
Palm Beach County, Florida
|
| locatedInRegion |
south-central Florida
ⓘ
linked to:
South Central Florida
|
| locatedOnRiverSystem |
Kissimmee–Okeechobee–Everglades system
ⓘ
linked to:
Kissimmee River basin
|
| managedBy | South Florida Water Management District ⓘ |
| maximumDepth |
approximately 12 ft
ⓘ
approximately 3.7 m ⓘ |
| outflow |
Caloosahatchee River
ⓘ
Everglades ⓘ St. Lucie Canal ⓘ |
| partOf |
Everglades watershed
ⓘ
linked to:
Everglades
South Florida water management system ⓘ
linked to:
South Florida hydrologic system
|
| protectedByStructure | Herbert Hoover Dike ⓘ |
| rankInUSBySurfaceArea |
largest lake in Florida
ⓘ
one of the largest lakes in the United States ⓘ |
| shape | roughly circular ⓘ |
| state | Florida ⓘ |
| surfaceArea |
approximately 1,900 square kilometers
ⓘ
approximately 730 square miles ⓘ |
| usedFor |
boating
ⓘ
flood control ⓘ irrigation water supply ⓘ municipal water supply ⓘ recreational fishing ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
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: Lake Okeechobee Description of subject: Lake Okeechobee is a large, shallow freshwater lake in south-central Florida and one of the largest lakes in the United States.
Referenced by (57)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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