Durance River canal system

E1041078

canal system water management infrastructure

The Durance River canal system is an extensive network of man-made channels in southeastern France that diverts water from the Durance River for irrigation, hydroelectric power, and regional water supply, including feeding the Étang de Berre.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Canal EDF de la Durance	1
Durance River canal system canonical	1
EDF Durance canal	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13447303 — 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: Durance River canal system
Context triple: [Étang de Berre, hasInflow, Durance River canal system]

A. Canal de la Sensée
Canal de la Sensée is a navigable waterway in northern France that forms part of the regional canal network linking major rivers and facilitating inland transport.
B. Canal de Savières
The Canal de Savières is a short waterway in eastern France that links Lake Bourget to the Rhône River, serving as its natural outlet and a popular route for boating.
C. Canal de Briare
Canal de Briare is one of France’s oldest artificial waterways, historically significant for linking the Loire and Seine river basins and facilitating inland navigation.
D. Canal de la Robine
The Canal de la Robine is a historic waterway in southern France that links Narbonne to the Aude River and the Canal du Midi, forming part of the region’s inland navigation network.
E. Canal de la Thielle
Canal de la Thielle is a Swiss waterway that channels the Thielle River between lakes in the Jura region, playing a key role in regional drainage and navigation.
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: Durance River canal system
Target entity description: The Durance River canal system is an extensive network of man-made channels in southeastern France that diverts water from the Durance River for irrigation, hydroelectric power, and regional water supply, including feeding the Étang de Berre.

A. Canal de la Sensée
Canal de la Sensée is a navigable waterway in northern France that forms part of the regional canal network linking major rivers and facilitating inland transport.
B. Canal de Savières
The Canal de Savières is a short waterway in eastern France that links Lake Bourget to the Rhône River, serving as its natural outlet and a popular route for boating.
C. Canal de Briare
Canal de Briare is one of France’s oldest artificial waterways, historically significant for linking the Loire and Seine river basins and facilitating inland navigation.
D. Canal de la Robine
The Canal de la Robine is a historic waterway in southern France that links Narbonne to the Aude River and the Canal du Midi, forming part of the region’s inland navigation network.
E. Canal de la Thielle
Canal de la Thielle is a Swiss waterway that channels the Thielle River between lakes in the Jura region, playing a key role in regional drainage and navigation.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	canal system ⓘ water management infrastructure ⓘ
associatedWith	Durance-Verdon hydroelectric scheme ⓘ linked to: Durance-Verdon hydroelectric system
component	Canal EDF de la Durance ⓘ linked to: Durance River canal system Canal de Carpentras ⓘ Canal de Craponne ⓘ Canal de Curbans ⓘ Canal de Manosque ⓘ linked to: Manosque Canal Canal de Marseille ⓘ linked to: Canal de Provence Canal de Saint-Julien ⓘ linked to: Canal de Craponne Canal de Ventavon ⓘ Canal de la Crau ⓘ
constructionPeriod	19th century ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
divertsWaterTo	Étang de Berre ⓘ
expandedIn	20th century ⓘ
feeds	Étang de Berre ⓘ
hasImpactOn	Étang de Berre ecosystem ⓘ
infrastructureType	aqueducts ⓘ open channels ⓘ reservoirs ⓘ tunnels ⓘ
locatedIn	Durance valley ⓘ linked to: Durance basin southeastern France ⓘ
managedBy	Électricité de France ⓘ
partOf	Durance River basin water management ⓘ
purpose	hydroelectric power generation ⓘ irrigation ⓘ regional water supply ⓘ
regionServed	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence ⓘ Bouches-du-Rhône ⓘ Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur ⓘ Vaucluse ⓘ
relatedTo	Durance River ⓘ Étang de Berre ⓘ
source	Durance River ⓘ
supports	hydroelectric power plants on the Durance ⓘ hydroelectric power plants on the Verdon ⓘ
usedFor	agricultural irrigation ⓘ drinking water supply ⓘ industrial water supply ⓘ
usesWaterFrom	Durance River ⓘ
waterTransferDirection	from Alps to Mediterranean coastal plain ⓘ
waterUser	Aix-en-Provence metropolitan area ⓘ linked to: Aix-en-Provence Luberon agricultural areas ⓘ city of Marseille ⓘ linked to: Marseille irrigated plains of Crau ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Étang de Berre → hasInflow → Durance River canal system ⓘ

Durance-Verdon hydroelectric system → containsStructure → EDF Durance canal ⓘ

linked to: Durance River canal system

Durance River canal system → component → Canal EDF de la Durance ⓘ