Skaneateles Lake
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Skaneateles Lake is one of New York State’s cleanest and most scenic Finger Lakes, known for its clear drinking water and picturesque shoreline communities.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Skaneateles Lake canonical | 22 |
| Skaneateles Lake watershed | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T553974 — 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: Skaneateles Lake Context triple: [Finger Lakes, contains, Skaneateles Lake]
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A.
Seneca Lake
Seneca Lake is one of New York State’s largest and deepest Finger Lakes, renowned for its scenic beauty and prominent wine-producing region.
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B.
Cayuga Lake
Cayuga Lake is the longest of New York State’s Finger Lakes, known for its scenic beauty, wineries, and role as a regional recreational and ecological hub.
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C.
Canandaigua Lake
Canandaigua Lake is one of New York State’s scenic Finger Lakes, known for its clear waters, wineries, and lakeside recreation.
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D.
Tioga Lake
Tioga Lake is a high-elevation alpine lake in the Sierra Nevada of California, just east of Yosemite National Park, known for its scenic mountain views and outdoor recreation.
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E.
Keuka Lake
Keuka Lake is one of New York State’s Finger Lakes, known for its distinctive Y-shape, scenic beauty, and prominent wine-producing region along its shores.
- 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: Skaneateles Lake Target entity description: Skaneateles Lake is one of New York State’s cleanest and most scenic Finger Lakes, known for its clear drinking water and picturesque shoreline communities.
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A.
Seneca Lake
Seneca Lake is one of New York State’s largest and deepest Finger Lakes, renowned for its scenic beauty and prominent wine-producing region.
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B.
Cayuga Lake
Cayuga Lake is the longest of New York State’s Finger Lakes, known for its scenic beauty, wineries, and role as a regional recreational and ecological hub.
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C.
Canandaigua Lake
Canandaigua Lake is one of New York State’s scenic Finger Lakes, known for its clear waters, wineries, and lakeside recreation.
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D.
Tioga Lake
Tioga Lake is a high-elevation alpine lake in the Sierra Nevada of California, just east of Yosemite National Park, known for its scenic mountain views and outdoor recreation.
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E.
Keuka Lake
Keuka Lake is one of New York State’s Finger Lakes, known for its distinctive Y-shape, scenic beauty, and prominent wine-producing region along its shores.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Finger Lake
ⓘ
lake ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| drinkingWaterSupplyFor |
City of Syracuse
ⓘ
linked to:
Syracuse
|
| elevation | approximately 863 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| fishSpecies |
lake trout
ⓘ
landlocked salmon ⓘ rainbow trout ⓘ smallmouth bass ⓘ |
| formedBy | glacial activity ⓘ |
| hasInflow |
Bear Swamp Creek
ⓘ
Grout Brook ⓘ Shotwell Brook ⓘ numerous smaller tributaries ⓘ |
| hasOutflow | Skaneateles Creek ⓘ |
| hasRegulation |
restrictions on boat discharges
ⓘ
restrictions on shoreline development ⓘ |
| knownFor |
clear water
ⓘ
drinking water supply ⓘ high water quality ⓘ scenic beauty ⓘ |
| length | approximately 16 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cayuga County, New York
ⓘ
Cortland County, New York ⓘ Finger Lakes region ⓘ
linked to:
Finger Lakes
New York State ⓘ
linked to:
New York
Onondaga County, New York ⓘ
linked to:
Onondaga County
|
| maximumDepth | approximately 315 feet ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | derived from an Iroquoian word often interpreted as "long lake" ⓘ |
| near |
City of Syracuse, New York
ⓘ
linked to:
Syracuse
|
| northernTerminus |
village of Skaneateles
ⓘ
linked to:
Skaneateles, New York
|
| orientation | north–south ⓘ |
| partOf |
Great Lakes Basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Great Lakes region
Oswego River watershed ⓘ
linked to:
Oswego River
|
| recreation |
boating
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ sailing ⓘ swimming ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| shorelineCommunity |
Borodino, New York
ⓘ
Glen Haven, New York ⓘ Mandana, New York ⓘ Skaneateles, New York ⓘ |
| surfaceArea | approximately 13.6 square miles ⓘ |
| usedFor | municipal drinking water ⓘ |
| waterQualityClassification | one of the cleanest lakes in New York State ⓘ |
| 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: Skaneateles Lake Description of subject: Skaneateles Lake is one of New York State’s cleanest and most scenic Finger Lakes, known for its clear drinking water and picturesque shoreline communities.
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Skaneateles Lake