Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam
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The Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam is a former U.S. Army Corps of Engineers navigation structure on the Mississippi River in Minneapolis that once enabled commercial barge traffic to bypass Saint Anthony Falls.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3447763 — 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: Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam Context triple: [Saint Anthony Falls, hasPart, Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam]
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A.
Saint Anthony Falls
Saint Anthony Falls is a historic waterfall on the Mississippi River in Minneapolis that powered the city’s early flour and saw milling industries and shaped its development.
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B.
Swift Rapids Lock
Swift Rapids Lock is a large lock station on Ontario’s Trent–Severn Waterway, notable for its significant lift and remote, scenic setting.
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C.
Lockport Lock and Dam
Lockport Lock and Dam is a major lock and dam complex on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal that controls water levels, aids navigation, and helps manage flood and wastewater flows between the Chicago area and the Des Plaines River.
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D.
Webbers Falls Lock and Dam
Webbers Falls Lock and Dam is a navigation and flood-control structure on the Arkansas River in Oklahoma that forms part of the McClellan–Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System.
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E.
American Falls Dam
American Falls Dam is a major irrigation and hydroelectric dam in southeastern Idaho that creates the American Falls Reservoir on the Snake River.
- 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: Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam Target entity description: The Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam is a former U.S. Army Corps of Engineers navigation structure on the Mississippi River in Minneapolis that once enabled commercial barge traffic to bypass Saint Anthony Falls.
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A.
Saint Anthony Falls
Saint Anthony Falls is a historic waterfall on the Mississippi River in Minneapolis that powered the city’s early flour and saw milling industries and shaped its development.
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B.
Swift Rapids Lock
Swift Rapids Lock is a large lock station on Ontario’s Trent–Severn Waterway, notable for its significant lift and remote, scenic setting.
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C.
Lockport Lock and Dam
Lockport Lock and Dam is a major lock and dam complex on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal that controls water levels, aids navigation, and helps manage flood and wastewater flows between the Chicago area and the Des Plaines River.
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D.
Webbers Falls Lock and Dam
Webbers Falls Lock and Dam is a navigation and flood-control structure on the Arkansas River in Oklahoma that forms part of the McClellan–Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System.
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E.
American Falls Dam
American Falls Dam is a major irrigation and hydroelectric dam in southeastern Idaho that creates the American Falls Reservoir on the Snake River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former transportation infrastructure
ⓘ
lock and dam ⓘ navigation structure ⓘ |
| city | Minneapolis ⓘ |
| closureReason | prevention of invasive Asian carp migration upstream ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| function | allowed vessels to bypass Saint Anthony Falls ⓘ |
| hasPart |
concrete dam
ⓘ
navigation lock ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hennepin County, Minnesota
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Minneapolis ⓘ
surface form:
Minneapolis, Minnesota
|
| locatedNear | Saint Anthony Falls ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Mississippi River ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Army Corps of Engineers
|
| nearbyCityFeature | downtown Minneapolis ⓘ |
| nearbyStructure |
Lower St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam
ⓘ
Saint Anthony Falls ⓘ
surface form:
St. Anthony Falls
|
| operator |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Army Corps of Engineers
|
| ownedBy |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
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| partOf |
Upper Mississippi River–Illinois Waterway navigation system
ⓘ
surface form:
Upper Mississippi River navigation system
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| purpose |
commercial barge traffic
ⓘ
navigation ⓘ |
| region | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| riverMile | approximately 853.9 miles above the Ohio River ⓘ |
| state | Minnesota ⓘ |
| status |
closed to navigation
ⓘ
former lock and dam ⓘ |
| usedFor | commercial barge traffic on the Mississippi River ⓘ |
| watercourse | Mississippi River ⓘ |
| waterway |
Mississippi River
ⓘ
surface form:
Upper Mississippi River
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam Description of subject: The Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam is a former U.S. Army Corps of Engineers navigation structure on the Mississippi River in Minneapolis that once enabled commercial barge traffic to bypass Saint Anthony Falls.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.