New York State Canal Corporation

E35446

public benefit corporation state agency

The New York State Canal Corporation is the public agency responsible for operating, maintaining, and promoting New York’s historic canal system, including the Erie, Champlain, Oswego, and Cayuga-Seneca Canals.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
New York State Canal Corporation canonical	66
New York State canal administration	1
New York State canal authorities	1
New York State canal system administration	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T257764 — 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: New York State Canal Corporation
Context triple: [Champlain Canal, maintainedBy, New York State Canal Corporation]

A. Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation is a U.S. federal agency responsible for operating and maintaining the American portion of the St. Lawrence Seaway, a key commercial shipping route connecting the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.
B. New York State Canal System
The New York State Canal System is a network of interconnected canals and waterways in New York that evolved from historic routes like the Erie Canal and now supports recreation, tourism, and limited commercial navigation.
C. St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation
The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation is the Canadian, not-for-profit entity responsible for operating and maintaining the Canadian portions of the St. Lawrence Seaway, a key binational commercial shipping route between the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean.
D. New York State Thruway Authority
The New York State Thruway Authority is a public agency responsible for operating, maintaining, and financing the New York State Thruway system and related toll highways.
E. New York City Department of Environmental Protection
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection is the municipal agency responsible for managing the city’s water supply, wastewater treatment, and environmental regulation to protect public health and natural resources.
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: New York State Canal Corporation
Target entity description: The New York State Canal Corporation is the public agency responsible for operating, maintaining, and promoting New York’s historic canal system, including the Erie, Champlain, Oswego, and Cayuga-Seneca Canals.

A. Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation is a U.S. federal agency responsible for operating and maintaining the American portion of the St. Lawrence Seaway, a key commercial shipping route connecting the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.
B. New York State Canal System
The New York State Canal System is a network of interconnected canals and waterways in New York that evolved from historic routes like the Erie Canal and now supports recreation, tourism, and limited commercial navigation.
C. St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation
The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation is the Canadian, not-for-profit entity responsible for operating and maintaining the Canadian portions of the St. Lawrence Seaway, a key binational commercial shipping route between the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean.
D. New York State Thruway Authority
The New York State Thruway Authority is a public agency responsible for operating, maintaining, and financing the New York State Thruway system and related toll highways.
E. New York City Department of Environmental Protection
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection is the municipal agency responsible for managing the city’s water supply, wastewater treatment, and environmental regulation to protect public health and natural resources.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	public benefit corporation ⓘ state agency ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	New York State Canal System ⓘ
cooperatesWith	federal agencies related to navigation and waterways ⓘ local governments in New York State ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
focusesOn	commercial navigation ⓘ heritage tourism ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ
foundedByStatute	New York State Legislature ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Albany, New York ⓘ linked to: Albany
industry	transportation infrastructure ⓘ waterway management ⓘ
jurisdiction	State of New York ⓘ linked to: U.S. state of New York
legalForm	public benefit corporation of the State of New York ⓘ
mandate	to maintain canal infrastructure ⓘ to manage navigation on the New York State Canal System ⓘ to preserve the historic character of the canal system ⓘ to support tourism and recreation on the canal system ⓘ
operates	Cayuga-Seneca Canal ⓘ linked to: Cayuga–Seneca Canal Champlain Canal ⓘ Erie Canal ⓘ New York State Canal System ⓘ Oswego Canal ⓘ
oversees	canal channels in New York State ⓘ dams on the New York State Canal System ⓘ locks on the New York State Canal System ⓘ towpaths along the New York State Canal System ⓘ
ownedBy	State of New York ⓘ linked to: U.S. state of New York
parentOrganization	New York Power Authority ⓘ
partOf	New York State government ⓘ linked to: Government of the State of New York
responsibleFor	maintenance of New York’s historic canal system ⓘ operation of New York’s historic canal system ⓘ promotion of New York’s historic canal system ⓘ
serviceArea	Hudson River–Erie Canal corridor ⓘ linked to: New York State Canal System Mohawk River corridor ⓘ linked to: Mohawk Valley upstate New York ⓘ
subjectOf	New York State canal policies ⓘ
uses	tolls and fees from canal users ⓘ
website	https://www.canals.ny.gov/ ⓘ

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Referenced by (69)

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

Champlain Canal → maintainedBy → New York State Canal Corporation ⓘ

New York State Canal System → operator → New York State Canal Corporation ⓘ

New York State Canal System → maintainedBy → New York State Canal Corporation ⓘ

New York Power Authority → affiliatedWith → New York State Canal Corporation ⓘ

Oswego Canal → operator → New York State Canal Corporation ⓘ

Canal Commissioner of New York → positionHeldInOrganization → New York State canal administration ⓘ

linked to: New York State Canal Corporation

New York State public lands system → administeredBy → New York State Canal Corporation ⓘ

Lock O-1 → operatedBy → New York State Canal Corporation ⓘ

New York State Canal Law → administeredBy → New York State Canal Corporation ⓘ

Lock O-2 → operatedBy → New York State Canal Corporation ⓘ

Lock O-3 → operator → New York State Canal Corporation ⓘ

Lock CS2 → operatedBy → New York State Canal Corporation ⓘ

Lock CS3 → hasOperator → New York State Canal Corporation ⓘ

Lock CS4 → operatedBy → New York State Canal Corporation ⓘ

Lock CS8 → operatedBy → New York State Canal Corporation ⓘ

Lock CS9 → operatedBy → New York State Canal Corporation ⓘ

Lock O-4 → operator → New York State Canal Corporation ⓘ

Waterford Flight of Locks → operator → New York State Canal Corporation ⓘ

Erie Canal Lock E-2 → operatedBy → New York State Canal Corporation ⓘ

Lock O-5 → operatedBy → New York State Canal Corporation ⓘ

Lock CS5 → operator → New York State Canal Corporation ⓘ

Lock CS5 → maintainedBy → New York State Canal Corporation ⓘ

Lock CS5 → hasJurisdiction → New York State canal authorities ⓘ

linked to: New York State Canal Corporation

Lock CS10 → operatedBy → New York State Canal Corporation ⓘ

Lock CS19 → operatedBy → New York State Canal Corporation ⓘ

Lock CS20 → operatedBy → New York State Canal Corporation ⓘ

Lock CS30 → maintainedBy → New York State Canal Corporation ⓘ

Lock CS40 → managingAuthority → New York State Canal Corporation ⓘ

Lock CS6 → operatedBy → New York State Canal Corporation ⓘ

Lock CS11 → maintainedBy → New York State Canal Corporation ⓘ

Lock CS21 → operatedBy → New York State Canal Corporation ⓘ

Lock CS21 → hasMaintenanceAuthority → New York State Canal Corporation ⓘ

Lock CS31 → operatedBy → New York State Canal Corporation ⓘ

Erie Canal Lock E-4 → operatedBy → New York State Canal Corporation ⓘ

Lock O-6 → operatedBy → New York State Canal Corporation ⓘ

Lock CS27 → operator → New York State Canal Corporation ⓘ

Lock CS27 → maintainedBy → New York State Canal Corporation ⓘ

Lock CS37 → operatedBy → New York State Canal Corporation ⓘ

Lock CS18 → operatedBy → New York State Canal Corporation ⓘ

Lock CS28 → operatedBy → New York State Canal Corporation ⓘ

Lock CS38 → maintainedBy → New York State Canal Corporation ⓘ

Lock CS29 → operatedBy → New York State Canal Corporation ⓘ

Lock CS39 → operatedBy → New York State Canal Corporation ⓘ

Lock O-7 → operatedBy → New York State Canal Corporation ⓘ

Lock CS12 → operatedBy → New York State Canal Corporation ⓘ

Lock CS22 → operator → New York State Canal Corporation ⓘ

Lock CS22 → maintainedBy → New York State Canal Corporation ⓘ

Lock CS32 → operatedBy → New York State Canal Corporation ⓘ

Lock O-8 → operator → New York State Canal Corporation ⓘ

Lock CS23 → managingOrganization → New York State Canal Corporation ⓘ

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