Lower St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam
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The Lower St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam is a Mississippi River navigation and flood-control structure in Minneapolis that forms part of the historic Saint Anthony Falls riverfront system.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lower St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam canonical | 3 |
| Lower St. Anthony Falls Dam | 1 |
| Lower St. Anthony Falls Lock | 1 |
| Saint Anthony Falls riverfront system | 1 |
| St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3447764 — 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: Lower St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam Context triple: [Saint Anthony Falls, hasPart, Lower St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam]
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A.
Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam
The Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam is a former U.S. Army Corps of Engineers navigation structure on the Mississippi River in Minneapolis that once enabled commercial barge traffic to bypass Saint Anthony Falls.
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B.
Swift Rapids Lock
Swift Rapids Lock is a large lock station on Ontario’s Trent–Severn Waterway, notable for its significant lift and remote, scenic setting.
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C.
Saint Anthony Falls
Saint Anthony Falls is a historic waterfall on the Mississippi River in Minneapolis that powered the city’s early flour and saw milling industries and shaped its development.
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D.
Lockport Lock and Dam
Lockport Lock and Dam is a major lock and dam complex on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal that controls water levels, aids navigation, and helps manage flood and wastewater flows between the Chicago area and the Des Plaines River.
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E.
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.
- 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: Lower St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam Target entity description: The Lower St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam is a Mississippi River navigation and flood-control structure in Minneapolis that forms part of the historic Saint Anthony Falls riverfront system.
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A.
Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam
The Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam is a former U.S. Army Corps of Engineers navigation structure on the Mississippi River in Minneapolis that once enabled commercial barge traffic to bypass Saint Anthony Falls.
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B.
Swift Rapids Lock
Swift Rapids Lock is a large lock station on Ontario’s Trent–Severn Waterway, notable for its significant lift and remote, scenic setting.
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C.
Saint Anthony Falls
Saint Anthony Falls is a historic waterfall on the Mississippi River in Minneapolis that powered the city’s early flour and saw milling industries and shaped its development.
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D.
Lockport Lock and Dam
Lockport Lock and Dam is a major lock and dam complex on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal that controls water levels, aids navigation, and helps manage flood and wastewater flows between the Chicago area and the Des Plaines River.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mississippi River infrastructure
ⓘ
flood-control structure ⓘ lock and dam ⓘ navigation structure ⓘ |
| category |
Dams in Minnesota
ⓘ
Locks of the United States ⓘ Mississippi River locks and dams ⓘ
linked to:
Mississippi River system locks and dams
Transportation infrastructure in Minneapolis ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| downstreamFrom | Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam ⓘ |
| function |
enables commercial navigation on the Mississippi River through Minneapolis
ⓘ
helps control river stages in the Minneapolis reach ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
concrete dam
ⓘ
navigation lock ⓘ |
| hasDam |
Lower St. Anthony Falls Dam
ⓘ
linked to:
Lower St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam
|
| hasLock |
Lower St. Anthony Falls Lock
ⓘ
linked to:
Lower St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam
|
| heritageStatus | part of historic Saint Anthony Falls riverfront ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hennepin County, Minnesota
ⓘ
linked to:
Hennepin County
Minneapolis ⓘ Minnesota ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| locatedOn | main channel of the Mississippi River at Minneapolis ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ⓘ |
| near |
Saint Anthony Falls
ⓘ
downtown Minneapolis ⓘ |
| operatedBy | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul District ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mississippi National River and Recreation Area vicinity
ⓘ
Saint Anthony Falls riverfront system ⓘ
linked to:
Lower St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam
Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project ⓘ
linked to:
Mississippi River system locks and dams
|
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
navigation ⓘ water level regulation ⓘ |
| region | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| river | Mississippi River ⓘ |
| upstreamFrom | Lock and Dam No. 1 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
barge traffic
ⓘ
recreational boat passage ⓘ |
| waterway |
Upper Mississippi River
ⓘ
linked to:
Mississippi River
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lower St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam Description of subject: The Lower St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam is a Mississippi River navigation and flood-control structure in Minneapolis that forms part of the historic Saint Anthony Falls riverfront system.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Lower St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam