Feeder Canal
E462989
The Feeder Canal is an artificial waterway in Bristol, England, that connects the River Avon to Bristol Harbour and helps regulate water levels for the city’s docks.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Feeder Canal canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4668771 — 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: Feeder Canal Context triple: [Bristol Harbour, locatedOnWaterbody, Feeder Canal]
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A.
Barkley Canal
Barkley Canal is a man-made waterway in western Kentucky that links Kentucky Lake with Lake Barkley, enabling navigation between the two reservoirs.
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B.
Murray Canal
The Murray Canal is a man-made waterway in Ontario, Canada, that provides a navigable shortcut between the Bay of Quinte and Lake Ontario as part of the Trent–Severn Waterway.
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C.
Burlington Canal
The Burlington Canal is a navigational waterway in Ontario, Canada, that provides ship access between Lake Ontario and Hamilton Harbour.
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D.
Montgomery Canal
The Montgomery Canal is a historic, largely rural waterway in Wales and England known for its rich wildlife habitats and ongoing restoration for leisure boating and conservation.
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E.
East Low Canal
The East Low Canal is a major irrigation waterway in central Washington State that delivers Columbia River water to farmlands as part of the Columbia Basin’s large-scale reclamation system.
- 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: Feeder Canal Target entity description: The Feeder Canal is an artificial waterway in Bristol, England, that connects the River Avon to Bristol Harbour and helps regulate water levels for the city’s docks.
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A.
Barkley Canal
Barkley Canal is a man-made waterway in western Kentucky that links Kentucky Lake with Lake Barkley, enabling navigation between the two reservoirs.
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B.
Murray Canal
The Murray Canal is a man-made waterway in Ontario, Canada, that provides a navigable shortcut between the Bay of Quinte and Lake Ontario as part of the Trent–Severn Waterway.
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C.
Burlington Canal
The Burlington Canal is a navigational waterway in Ontario, Canada, that provides ship access between Lake Ontario and Hamilton Harbour.
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D.
Montgomery Canal
The Montgomery Canal is a historic, largely rural waterway in Wales and England known for its rich wildlife habitats and ongoing restoration for leisure boating and conservation.
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E.
East Low Canal
The East Low Canal is a major irrigation waterway in central Washington State that delivers Columbia River water to farmlands as part of the Columbia Basin’s large-scale reclamation system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artificial waterway
ⓘ
canal ⓘ |
| cityServed | Bristol ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Bristol Floating Harbour
ⓘ
linked to:
Bristol Harbour
|
| connectsWaterbody |
Bristol Harbour
ⓘ
River Avon ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| flowsThrough | eastern side of central Bristol ⓘ |
| function |
regulation of water levels for Bristol docks
ⓘ
supply of water to Bristol Harbour ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructureType | canalized river channel ⓘ |
| hasLocalAuthority | Bristol City Council ⓘ |
| hasMouth | Bristol Harbour ⓘ |
| hasSource | River Avon ⓘ |
| hasUse | industrial waterfront access (historically) ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Bristol’s dock system
ⓘ
linked to:
Bristol’s floating harbour system
|
| locatedIn |
Avon river basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Avon river system
Bristol ⓘ Bristol, England ⓘ
linked to:
Bristol, England, United Kingdom
City of Bristol unitary authority ⓘ
linked to:
Bristol City Council
|
| maintainsWaterLevelOf |
Bristol City Docks
ⓘ
Floating Harbour ⓘ |
| manMade | true ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bristol Harbour system
ⓘ
linked to:
Bristol Harbour
|
| primaryPurpose | to feed and control water levels in the harbour ⓘ |
| region |
South West England
ⓘ
linked to:
southwest England
|
| usedFor |
navigation (historically)
ⓘ
water management ⓘ |
| watercourse | River Avon ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Feeder Canal Description of subject: The Feeder Canal is an artificial waterway in Bristol, England, that connects the River Avon to Bristol Harbour and helps regulate water levels for the city’s docks.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.