Lock CS5
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Lock CS5 is one of the navigation locks on New York State’s Cayuga–Seneca Canal, used to raise and lower boats between different water levels along the waterway.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lock CS5 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4723642 — 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: Lock CS5 Context triple: [Cayuga–Seneca Canal, hasLock, Lock CS5]
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Lock CS3
Lock CS3 is a navigation lock on New York State’s Cayuga–Seneca Canal that helps vessels transition between different water levels along the waterway.
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B.
Lock CS4
Lock CS4 is one of the navigation locks on New York State’s Cayuga–Seneca Canal, used to raise and lower boats between different water levels along the waterway.
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C.
Lock CS8
Lock CS8 is one of the navigation locks on New York State’s Cayuga–Seneca Canal, helping vessels transition between different water levels along the canal route.
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D.
Lock CS9
Lock CS9 is one of the navigation locks on New York State’s Cayuga–Seneca Canal, helping vessels transit between different water levels along the canal route.
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E.
Lock CS1
Lock CS1 is a navigation lock on New York State’s Cayuga–Seneca Canal that helps vessels transition between different water levels along the waterway.
- 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: Lock CS5 Target entity description: Lock CS5 is one of the navigation locks on New York State’s Cayuga–Seneca Canal, used to raise and lower boats between different water levels along the waterway.
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A.
Lock CS3
Lock CS3 is a navigation lock on New York State’s Cayuga–Seneca Canal that helps vessels transition between different water levels along the waterway.
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B.
Lock CS4
Lock CS4 is one of the navigation locks on New York State’s Cayuga–Seneca Canal, used to raise and lower boats between different water levels along the waterway.
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C.
Lock CS8
Lock CS8 is one of the navigation locks on New York State’s Cayuga–Seneca Canal, helping vessels transition between different water levels along the canal route.
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D.
Lock CS9
Lock CS9 is one of the navigation locks on New York State’s Cayuga–Seneca Canal, helping vessels transit between different water levels along the canal route.
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E.
Lock CS1
Lock CS1 is a navigation lock on New York State’s Cayuga–Seneca Canal that helps vessels transition between different water levels along the waterway.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal lock
ⓘ
infrastructure ⓘ navigation lock ⓘ |
| connectsToSystem |
Erie Canal (via New York State Canal System)
ⓘ
linked to:
Erie Canal
|
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| hasAccess | boat traffic only ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
chamber for raising and lowering vessels
ⓘ
gates to control water level ⓘ mechanisms to fill and empty lock chamber ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructureType |
navigation infrastructure
ⓘ
water control structure ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction |
New York State canal authorities
ⓘ
linked to:
New York State Canal Corporation
|
| hasLockNumber | CS5 ⓘ |
| hasName | Lock CS5 ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to enable vessels to bypass changes in elevation
ⓘ
to support inland water transportation ⓘ |
| hasSafetyRequirement |
vessels must follow lock operator instructions
ⓘ
vessels must secure lines while in lock chamber ⓘ |
| isComponentOf |
New York State inland waterway network
ⓘ
linked to:
New York State Canal System
|
| isOnWaterway | Cayuga–Seneca Canal ⓘ |
| isPartOfTransportNetwork | Inland water transport in New York State ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | navigation rules of New York State Canal System ⓘ |
| isUsedDuring | navigation season on New York State canals ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Cayuga–Seneca Canal ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
State of New York
ⓘ
linked to:
New York State
|
| locatedInRegion |
Upstate New York
ⓘ
linked to:
Upstate New York (broad sense)
|
| maintainedBy | New York State Canal Corporation ⓘ |
| operator | New York State Canal Corporation ⓘ |
| owner |
State of New York
ⓘ
linked to:
New York State
|
| partOf |
Cayuga–Seneca Canal lock system
ⓘ
linked to:
Cayuga–Seneca Canal
New York State Canal System ⓘ |
| regulates | water level for vessel passage ⓘ |
| usedFor |
navigation
ⓘ
recreational boating ⓘ small commercial vessel transit ⓘ |
| waterwayFunction |
lowers boats between different water levels
ⓘ
raises boats between different water levels ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lock CS5 Description of subject: Lock CS5 is one of the navigation locks on New York State’s Cayuga–Seneca Canal, used to raise and lower boats between different water levels along the waterway.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.