Bow Locks
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Bow Locks is a set of navigation locks on the River Lea in East London that control water levels and enable boat passage between the river and surrounding waterways.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2346262 — 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: Bow Locks Context triple: [River Lea, hasStructure, Bow Locks]
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A.
Soo Locks
The Soo Locks are a set of ship locks on the St. Marys River between Lake Superior and Lake Huron that enable vessels to bypass the river’s rapids and navigate the Great Lakes.
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B.
Nickajack Lock
Nickajack Lock is a navigation lock on the Tennessee River in Tennessee that helps manage river traffic and water levels as part of the Tennessee Valley Authority system.
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C.
Lockwood
Lockwood is a gentleman outsider and one of the primary narrators in Emily Brontë’s novel "Wuthering Heights," through whose perspective much of the story is framed.
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D.
Lockwood
Lockwood is a small unincorporated community in Storey County, Nevada, located just east of Reno along the Truckee River.
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E.
Sollom Lock
Sollom Lock is a canal lock on the Rufford Branch of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Lancashire, England, used to manage water levels and enable boats to navigate between different elevations.
- 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: Bow Locks Target entity description: Bow Locks is a set of navigation locks on the River Lea in East London that control water levels and enable boat passage between the river and surrounding waterways.
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A.
Soo Locks
The Soo Locks are a set of ship locks on the St. Marys River between Lake Superior and Lake Huron that enable vessels to bypass the river’s rapids and navigate the Great Lakes.
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B.
Nickajack Lock
Nickajack Lock is a navigation lock on the Tennessee River in Tennessee that helps manage river traffic and water levels as part of the Tennessee Valley Authority system.
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C.
Lockwood
Lockwood is a gentleman outsider and one of the primary narrators in Emily Brontë’s novel "Wuthering Heights," through whose perspective much of the story is framed.
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D.
Lockwood
Lockwood is a small unincorporated community in Storey County, Nevada, located just east of Reno along the Truckee River.
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E.
Sollom Lock
Sollom Lock is a canal lock on the Rufford Branch of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Lancashire, England, used to manage water levels and enable boats to navigate between different elevations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lock flight
ⓘ
navigation lock ⓘ |
| connectsNavigationBetween | Lee Navigation and tidal Thames via Bow Creek ⓘ |
| connectsToWaterway |
Bow Creek
ⓘ
Limehouse Cut ⓘ River Lea ⓘ
surface form:
Tidal River Lea
|
| controlsWaterLevelsBetween |
Greater London waterways
ⓘ
surface form:
River Lea and surrounding waterways
|
| controlsWaterLevelsOf | River Lea ⓘ |
| country |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| enablesBoatPassageBetween | River Lea and surrounding waterways ⓘ |
| hasAccess | towpath ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Bow Locks
ⓘ
surface form:
Bow Lock
|
| hasFunction |
flood control
ⓘ
navigation control ⓘ water level management ⓘ |
| hasHeritageValue | historic inland waterway infrastructure ⓘ |
| hasNearbyLandUse |
industrial areas
ⓘ
regenerated urban spaces ⓘ residential areas ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfChambers | multiple ⓘ |
| hasStructureType |
concrete lock
ⓘ
gated lock ⓘ |
| hydrologicalRole | separates tidal and non-tidal sections of the River Lea ⓘ |
| isCrossedBy |
pedestrian paths
ⓘ
road bridges ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Greater London waterways
ⓘ
surface form:
Greater London waterways network
|
| isTidalBoundaryFor | sections of the River Lea ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East London
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
London Borough of Tower Hamlets ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Poplar, London
ⓘ
surface form:
Bow, London
Bromley-by-Bow ⓘ Three Mills ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterway | River Lea ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Canal & River Trust ⓘ |
| nearMouthOf | River Lea ⓘ |
| openTo | boat traffic ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lee Navigation
ⓘ
London’s canal and river network ⓘ |
| region | East End of London ⓘ |
| servesArea | East London industrial and residential districts ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial navigation
ⓘ
inland waterway navigation ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ |
| waterwaySystem | River Lea system ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bow Locks Description of subject: Bow Locks is a set of navigation locks on the River Lea in East London that control water levels and enable boat passage between the river and surrounding waterways.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bow Lock