Samish River–Samish Bay watershed
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The Samish River–Samish Bay watershed is a coastal drainage basin in northwestern Washington State that channels freshwater from the Samish River and surrounding lowlands into Samish Bay, supporting important salmon habitat and shellfish-growing areas.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Samish River basin | 2 |
| Samish Bay watershed | 1 |
| Samish River–Samish Bay watershed canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11527757 — 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: Samish River–Samish Bay watershed Context triple: [Bow, Washington, locatedInHydrologicalBasin, Samish River–Samish Bay watershed]
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Green–Duwamish River watershed
The Green–Duwamish River watershed is a major drainage basin in King County, Washington, encompassing the Green and Duwamish rivers and their tributaries as they flow from the Cascade Range through suburban and industrial areas into Puget Sound.
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B.
Tillamook Bay watershed
The Tillamook Bay watershed is the coastal drainage basin in northwestern Oregon that collects water from surrounding rivers and streams and feeds it into Tillamook Bay.
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C.
Skagit River delta
The Skagit River delta is a broad, fertile estuarine landscape in northwestern Washington State where the Skagit River meets Puget Sound, known for its rich farmland, wetlands, and critical habitat for migratory birds and salmon.
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D.
Whidbey Reach
Whidbey Reach is a marine waterway segment within the Douglas Channel system on the north coast of British Columbia, Canada.
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E.
Nisqually River estuary
The Nisqually River estuary is a protected tidal wetland at the southern end of Puget Sound in Washington State, known for its rich wildlife habitat and role in major estuarine restoration efforts.
- 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: Samish River–Samish Bay watershed Target entity description: The Samish River–Samish Bay watershed is a coastal drainage basin in northwestern Washington State that channels freshwater from the Samish River and surrounding lowlands into Samish Bay, supporting important salmon habitat and shellfish-growing areas.
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A.
Green–Duwamish River watershed
The Green–Duwamish River watershed is a major drainage basin in King County, Washington, encompassing the Green and Duwamish rivers and their tributaries as they flow from the Cascade Range through suburban and industrial areas into Puget Sound.
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B.
Tillamook Bay watershed
The Tillamook Bay watershed is the coastal drainage basin in northwestern Oregon that collects water from surrounding rivers and streams and feeds it into Tillamook Bay.
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C.
Skagit River delta
The Skagit River delta is a broad, fertile estuarine landscape in northwestern Washington State where the Skagit River meets Puget Sound, known for its rich farmland, wetlands, and critical habitat for migratory birds and salmon.
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D.
Whidbey Reach
Whidbey Reach is a marine waterway segment within the Douglas Channel system on the north coast of British Columbia, Canada.
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E.
Nisqually River estuary
The Nisqually River estuary is a protected tidal wetland at the southern end of Puget Sound in Washington State, known for its rich wildlife habitat and role in major estuarine restoration efforts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal drainage basin
ⓘ
watershed ⓘ |
| containsFeature | surrounding lowlands ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| drainsInto | Samish Bay ⓘ |
| environmentalConcern |
salmon habitat protection
ⓘ
water quality for shellfish growing ⓘ |
| hasEcologicalFunction |
channels freshwater from Samish River to Samish Bay
ⓘ
supports important salmon habitat ⓘ supports shellfish production ⓘ |
| hasOutlet | Samish Bay ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryInflow | Samish River ⓘ |
| hasWaterType |
freshwater inflows
ⓘ
marine waters ⓘ |
| hydrologicallyConnects |
Samish Bay
ⓘ
Samish River ⓘ |
| includesRiver | Samish River ⓘ |
| isCoastal | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
northwestern Washington State ⓘ |
| partOf |
Samish River basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Samish River–Samish Bay watershed
|
| region | Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| state | Washington ⓘ |
| supportsEconomicActivity |
commercial shellfish harvest
ⓘ
recreational shellfish harvest ⓘ |
| supportsFishSpecies | Pacific salmon ⓘ |
| supportsHabitatFor | salmon ⓘ |
| supportsUse | shellfish-growing areas ⓘ |
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: Samish River–Samish Bay watershed Description of subject: The Samish River–Samish Bay watershed is a coastal drainage basin in northwestern Washington State that channels freshwater from the Samish River and surrounding lowlands into Samish Bay, supporting important salmon habitat and shellfish-growing areas.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Samish River–Samish Bay watershed
linked to: Samish River–Samish Bay watershed
linked to: Samish River–Samish Bay watershed