Lek River
E189739
The Lek River is a major distributary branch of the Rhine in the Netherlands, playing an important role in the country’s inland waterway network and flood management system.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lek River canonical | 35 |
| Lek River basin | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1270915 — 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: Lek River Context triple: [Lek, hasName, Lek River]
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A.
Kama River
The Kama River is a major waterway in western Russia that serves as one of the largest and most significant tributaries of the Volga River.
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B.
Umgeni River
The Umgeni River is a major river in South Africa that flows through KwaZulu-Natal to the Indian Ocean, passing through the city of Durban and supporting important ecological and urban systems.
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C.
Meshwo River
Meshwo River is a smaller river in western India that serves as one of the tributaries feeding into the Sabarmati River system.
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D.
Mula River
The Mula River is a major river in the Indian state of Maharashtra that flows through the city of Pune and forms part of its urban river system.
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E.
Mapocho River
The Mapocho River is a major waterway flowing through the city of Santiago, Chile, historically central to its development and urban landscape.
- 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: Lek River Target entity description: The Lek River is a major distributary branch of the Rhine in the Netherlands, playing an important role in the country’s inland waterway network and flood management system.
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A.
Kama River
The Kama River is a major waterway in western Russia that serves as one of the largest and most significant tributaries of the Volga River.
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B.
Umgeni River
The Umgeni River is a major river in South Africa that flows through KwaZulu-Natal to the Indian Ocean, passing through the city of Durban and supporting important ecological and urban systems.
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C.
Meshwo River
Meshwo River is a smaller river in western India that serves as one of the tributaries feeding into the Sabarmati River system.
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D.
Mula River
The Mula River is a major river in the Indian state of Maharashtra that flows through the city of Pune and forms part of its urban river system.
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E.
Mapocho River
The Mapocho River is a major waterway flowing through the city of Santiago, Chile, historically central to its development and urban landscape.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
distributary
ⓘ
river ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Netherlands ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Amsterdam–Rhine Canal
ⓘ
Nederrijn ⓘ Nieuwe Maas ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| distributaryOf |
Rhine River
ⓘ
linked to:
Rhine
|
| floodManagementRole | important for Dutch flood control system ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Culemborg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
IJsselstein NERFINISHED ⓘ Krimpenerwaard ⓘ Lopik ⓘ Nieuwegein NERFINISHED ⓘ Schoonhoven NERFINISHED ⓘ Vianen ⓘ Vianen municipality ⓘ Wijk bij Duurstede ⓘ province of South Holland ⓘ province of Utrecht ⓘ |
| formsBorderBetween |
South Holland
ⓘ
Utrecht ⓘ |
| hasBridge |
Brug bij Vianen (A2 motorway bridge)
ⓘ
Brug bij Vianen (A27 motorway bridge) ⓘ
linked to:
Brug bij Vianen (A2 motorway bridge)
Lek Bridge at Vianen ⓘ |
| hasFerry |
Culemborg–Schalkwijk ferry
ⓘ
Schoonhoven–Gelkenes ferry ⓘ |
| hasFloodDefences |
dikes
ⓘ
levees ⓘ weirs ⓘ |
| hasFunction | drainage of Rhine waters to North Sea via Nieuwe Maas ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Hollandse IJssel (via connected system)
ⓘ
linked to:
Hollandsche IJssel
|
| length |
approximately 39 miles
ⓘ
approximately 62 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
western Netherlands
ⓘ
linked to:
Western Netherlands
|
| mouthLocation |
Nieuwe Maas
ⓘ
near Kinderdijk ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Dutch ⓘ |
| nearbyWorldHeritageSite |
Kinderdijk-Elshout Mill Network
ⓘ
linked to:
Kinderdijk
|
| partOf |
Lower Rhine system
ⓘ
linked to:
Lower Rhine
Rhine distributary network in the Netherlands ⓘ Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta ⓘ |
| sourceLocation | near Wijk bij Duurstede ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial shipping
ⓘ
recreational boating ⓘ water management ⓘ |
| waterwayRole |
major inland shipping route
ⓘ
part of Dutch inland waterway network ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lek River Description of subject: The Lek River is a major distributary branch of the Rhine in the Netherlands, playing an important role in the country’s inland waterway network and flood management system.
Referenced by (36)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Alblasserwaard region
subject linked to:
municipality of Krimpenerwaard
linked to: Lek River
subject linked to:
Culemborg, Netherlands