Brandon Road Lock and Dam
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Brandon Road Lock and Dam is a major navigation and flood-control structure on the Des Plaines River in Illinois that helps manage water levels and vessel traffic on the Illinois Waterway.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Brandon Road Lock and Dam canonical | 1 |
| Brandon Road Lock and Dam invasive species project | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3499136 — 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: Brandon Road Lock and Dam Context triple: [Illinois Waterway system, hasPart, Brandon Road Lock and Dam]
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A.
Murray Lock and Dam
Murray Lock and Dam is a navigation and flood-control structure on the Arkansas River near Little Rock, Arkansas, that helps regulate river flow and support commercial barge traffic.
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B.
Dardanelle Lock and Dam
Dardanelle Lock and Dam is a major navigation and hydroelectric structure on the Arkansas River in Arkansas, forming part of the McClellan–Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System.
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C.
Webbers Falls Lock and Dam
Webbers Falls Lock and Dam is a navigation and flood-control structure on the Arkansas River in Oklahoma that forms part of the McClellan–Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System.
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D.
Macomb’s Dam
Macomb’s Dam was a historic Harlem River crossing in New York City that preceded and was ultimately superseded by the Macombs Dam Bridge.
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E.
Harris Station Dam
Harris Station Dam is a large hydroelectric dam in Maine that forms Indian Pond and serves as a major power-generating facility on the Kennebec River.
- 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: Brandon Road Lock and Dam Target entity description: Brandon Road Lock and Dam is a major navigation and flood-control structure on the Des Plaines River in Illinois that helps manage water levels and vessel traffic on the Illinois Waterway.
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A.
Murray Lock and Dam
Murray Lock and Dam is a navigation and flood-control structure on the Arkansas River near Little Rock, Arkansas, that helps regulate river flow and support commercial barge traffic.
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B.
Dardanelle Lock and Dam
Dardanelle Lock and Dam is a major navigation and hydroelectric structure on the Arkansas River in Arkansas, forming part of the McClellan–Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System.
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C.
Webbers Falls Lock and Dam
Webbers Falls Lock and Dam is a navigation and flood-control structure on the Arkansas River in Oklahoma that forms part of the McClellan–Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System.
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D.
Macomb’s Dam
Macomb’s Dam was a historic Harlem River crossing in New York City that preceded and was ultimately superseded by the Macombs Dam Bridge.
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E.
Harris Station Dam
Harris Station Dam is a large hydroelectric dam in Maine that forms Indian Pond and serves as a major power-generating facility on the Kennebec River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flood-control structure
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lock and dam ⓘ navigation structure ⓘ |
| administeredBy | USACE Rock Island District ⓘ |
| connectsToWaterway | Illinois River ⓘ |
| controlsWaterLevelsFor |
Des Plaines River
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Illinois Waterway ⓘ
linked to:
Illinois Waterway system
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| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| hasComponent |
control gates
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dam ⓘ navigation lock ⓘ spillway ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
flood control
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navigation ⓘ vessel traffic management ⓘ water level regulation ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
mitigate flooding along Des Plaines River
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support commercial navigation on Illinois Waterway ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn |
inland navigation system of the United States
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regional flood risk management ⓘ |
| isInfrastructureType |
civil works project
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water resources infrastructure ⓘ |
| isPartOfRoute | inland waterway route between Great Lakes and Gulf of Mexico ⓘ |
| locatedInCountrySubdivision |
State of Illinois
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linked to:
Illinois
|
| locatedInCounty | Will County, Illinois ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | northeastern Illinois ⓘ |
| locatedInState | Illinois ⓘ |
| locatedNearCity | Joliet, Illinois ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterway |
Des Plaines River
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Illinois Waterway ⓘ
linked to:
Illinois Waterway system
|
| nearbyCity |
Joliet
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linked to:
Joliet, Illinois
|
| operatedBy |
United States Army Corps of Engineers
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linked to:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
|
| operatedByDistrict | USACE Rock Island District ⓘ |
| ownedBy | United States government ⓘ |
| partOf |
Illinois Waterway navigation system
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linked to:
Illinois Waterway system
Mississippi River watershed ⓘ
linked to:
Mississippi River basin
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| partOfSystem | Upper Mississippi River–Illinois Waterway navigation system ⓘ |
| usedByVesselType |
barges
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recreational craft ⓘ towboats ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial barge traffic
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recreational boating ⓘ |
| watercourse | Des Plaines River ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Brandon Road Lock and Dam Description of subject: Brandon Road Lock and Dam is a major navigation and flood-control structure on the Des Plaines River in Illinois that helps manage water levels and vessel traffic on the Illinois Waterway.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Chicago Area Waterway System
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relatedProject
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Brandon Road Lock and Dam invasive species project
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linked to: Brandon Road Lock and Dam