Calumet-Sag Channel (via Illinois Waterway system)
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The Calumet-Sag Channel is a man-made waterway in northeastern Illinois that links the Calumet River system to the Des Plaines River as part of the larger Illinois Waterway navigation network.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Calumet-Sag Channel (via Illinois Waterway system) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3472447 — 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: Calumet-Sag Channel (via Illinois Waterway system) Context triple: [Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, connectsTo, Calumet-Sag Channel (via Illinois Waterway 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.
Inland Waterway (Michigan)
Inland Waterway (Michigan) is a connected chain of rivers and lakes in northern Michigan popular for boating, fishing, and scenic recreation.
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C.
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal
The Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal is a man-made waterway in Illinois that reverses the flow of the Chicago River, diverts wastewater away from Lake Michigan, and serves as a key navigation link between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River system.
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D.
Chicago Harbors system
The Chicago Harbors system is a network of public harbors and marinas along Chicago’s Lake Michigan shoreline that provides docking, mooring, and boating services.
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E.
Indiana Central Canal
The Indiana Central Canal is a historic 19th-century waterway in Indiana, now largely preserved as an urban waterfront and recreational trail, especially through downtown Indianapolis.
- 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: Calumet-Sag Channel (via Illinois Waterway system) Target entity description: The Calumet-Sag Channel is a man-made waterway in northeastern Illinois that links the Calumet River system to the Des Plaines River as part of the larger Illinois Waterway navigation network.
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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.
Inland Waterway (Michigan)
Inland Waterway (Michigan) is a connected chain of rivers and lakes in northern Michigan popular for boating, fishing, and scenic recreation.
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C.
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal
The Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal is a man-made waterway in Illinois that reverses the flow of the Chicago River, diverts wastewater away from Lake Michigan, and serves as a key navigation link between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River system.
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D.
Chicago Harbors system
The Chicago Harbors system is a network of public harbors and marinas along Chicago’s Lake Michigan shoreline that provides docking, mooring, and boating services.
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E.
Indiana Central Canal
The Indiana Central Canal is a historic 19th-century waterway in Indiana, now largely preserved as an urban waterfront and recreational trail, especially through downtown Indianapolis.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
man-made waterway ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Cal-Sag
ⓘ
Cal-Sag Channel ⓘ |
| connectsWith |
Calumet River
ⓘ
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal ⓘ Des Plaines River ⓘ Little Calumet River ⓘ
linked to:
Calumet River
|
| constructionStart | 1911 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| environmentalIssue |
industrial pollution
ⓘ
invasive aquatic species ⓘ sediment contamination ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Alsip, Illinois
ⓘ
Blue Island, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Lemont, Illinois ⓘ Palos Hills, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Worth, Illinois ⓘ |
| function |
forms part of navigation route between Great Lakes and Mississippi River
ⓘ
links Calumet River system to Des Plaines River ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
fixed bridges
ⓘ
levees ⓘ lift bridges ⓘ locks and dams ⓘ |
| length | approximately 16 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cook County, Illinois
ⓘ
Illinois ⓘ northeastern Illinois ⓘ
linked to:
Northeastern Illinois
|
| locatedNear | Chicago metropolitan area ⓘ |
| maintainedFor | 9-foot navigation channel depth (Illinois Waterway standard) ⓘ |
| managedBy | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ⓘ |
| nearbyInfrastructure |
Calumet Expressway (Illinois Route 83)
ⓘ
linked to:
Calumet Expressway
Interstate 294 ⓘ Metra commuter rail lines ⓘ
linked to:
Metra
|
| opened | 1922 ⓘ |
| orientation | east–west ⓘ |
| partOf |
Illinois River basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Illinois River
Illinois Waterway ⓘ
linked to:
Illinois Waterway system
Mississippi River watershed ⓘ
linked to:
Mississippi River basin
|
| region | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| use |
barge traffic
ⓘ
commercial navigation ⓘ drainage ⓘ flood control ⓘ industrial shipping ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| waterwaySystem | Illinois Waterway system ⓘ |
| waterwayType | navigation canal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Calumet-Sag Channel (via Illinois Waterway system) Description of subject: The Calumet-Sag Channel is a man-made waterway in northeastern Illinois that links the Calumet River system to the Des Plaines River as part of the larger Illinois Waterway navigation network.
Referenced by (1)
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