Upper Mississippi River–Illinois Waterway navigation system
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The Upper Mississippi River–Illinois Waterway navigation system is a major interconnected network of locks, dams, and channels that enables commercial barge traffic between the upper Midwest and the Gulf of Mexico.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mississippi River inland waterway system | 1 |
| Upper Mississippi River navigation system | 1 |
| Upper Mississippi River–Illinois Waterway navigation system canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15171171 — 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: Upper Mississippi River–Illinois Waterway navigation system Context triple: [Brandon Road Lock and Dam, partOfSystem, Upper Mississippi River–Illinois Waterway navigation system]
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A.
Illinois Waterway system
The Illinois Waterway system is a network of rivers, canals, and locks in Illinois that provides a vital navigable link between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River.
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B.
Great Lakes waterway
The Great Lakes waterway is a system of natural and artificial channels that enables commercial and recreational navigation between the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean via the Saint Lawrence River.
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C.
Mississippi River navigation route
The Mississippi River navigation route is a major inland waterway system that supports extensive commercial shipping and transportation through the central United States.
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D.
McClellan–Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System
The McClellan–Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System is a major inland waterway project that transforms the Arkansas River and connected channels into a navigable route for commercial shipping between the Midwest and the Gulf of Mexico.
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E.
Ohio River navigation system
The Ohio River navigation system is a network of locks, dams, and channels that enables commercial and recreational navigation along the Ohio River and its connected waterways.
- 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: Upper Mississippi River–Illinois Waterway navigation system Target entity description: The Upper Mississippi River–Illinois Waterway navigation system is a major interconnected network of locks, dams, and channels that enables commercial barge traffic between the upper Midwest and the Gulf of Mexico.
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A.
Illinois Waterway system
The Illinois Waterway system is a network of rivers, canals, and locks in Illinois that provides a vital navigable link between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River.
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B.
Great Lakes waterway
The Great Lakes waterway is a system of natural and artificial channels that enables commercial and recreational navigation between the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean via the Saint Lawrence River.
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C.
Mississippi River navigation route
The Mississippi River navigation route is a major inland waterway system that supports extensive commercial shipping and transportation through the central United States.
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D.
McClellan–Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System
The McClellan–Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System is a major inland waterway project that transforms the Arkansas River and connected channels into a navigable route for commercial shipping between the Midwest and the Gulf of Mexico.
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E.
Ohio River navigation system
The Ohio River navigation system is a network of locks, dams, and channels that enables commercial and recreational navigation along the Ohio River and its connected waterways.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Brandon Road Lock and Dam
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partOfSystem
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Upper Mississippi River–Illinois Waterway navigation system
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linked to: Upper Mississippi River–Illinois Waterway navigation system
linked to: Upper Mississippi River–Illinois Waterway navigation system