Hull Tidal Surge Barrier
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The Hull Tidal Surge Barrier is a major flood defense structure in Kingston upon Hull, England, designed to protect the city from tidal surges and high water levels from the Humber Estuary.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hull Tidal Surge Barrier canonical | 1 |
| flood defences of Kingston upon Hull | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5239309 — 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: Hull Tidal Surge Barrier Context triple: [River Hull, hasFloodDefense, Hull Tidal Surge Barrier]
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A.
Thames Barrier
The Thames Barrier is a large movable flood defense structure on the River Thames in London, designed to protect the city from tidal surges and flooding.
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B.
Maeslantkering movable storm surge barrier
The Maeslantkering movable storm surge barrier is a massive, computer-controlled flood defense structure near Rotterdam that protects the Netherlands from North Sea storm surges as part of the Delta Works system.
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C.
Cardiff Bay Barrage
Cardiff Bay Barrage is a major civil engineering project in Cardiff, Wales, that created a large freshwater lake and transformed the former docklands into a modern waterfront area for leisure, housing, and commerce.
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D.
MOSE flood barrier system
The MOSE flood barrier system is a large-scale engineering project of movable gates designed to protect Venice and its lagoon from high tides and flooding.
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E.
Hollandse IJssel storm surge barrier
The Hollandse IJssel storm surge barrier is a major Dutch flood defense structure near Krimpen aan den IJssel that protects the low-lying Randstad region from high water levels during North Sea storms.
- 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: Hull Tidal Surge Barrier Target entity description: The Hull Tidal Surge Barrier is a major flood defense structure in Kingston upon Hull, England, designed to protect the city from tidal surges and high water levels from the Humber Estuary.
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A.
Thames Barrier
The Thames Barrier is a large movable flood defense structure on the River Thames in London, designed to protect the city from tidal surges and flooding.
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B.
Maeslantkering movable storm surge barrier
The Maeslantkering movable storm surge barrier is a massive, computer-controlled flood defense structure near Rotterdam that protects the Netherlands from North Sea storm surges as part of the Delta Works system.
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C.
Cardiff Bay Barrage
Cardiff Bay Barrage is a major civil engineering project in Cardiff, Wales, that created a large freshwater lake and transformed the former docklands into a modern waterfront area for leisure, housing, and commerce.
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D.
MOSE flood barrier system
The MOSE flood barrier system is a large-scale engineering project of movable gates designed to protect Venice and its lagoon from high tides and flooding.
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E.
Hollandse IJssel storm surge barrier
The Hollandse IJssel storm surge barrier is a major Dutch flood defense structure near Krimpen aan den IJssel that protects the low-lying Randstad region from high water levels during North Sea storms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flood barrier
ⓘ
infrastructure ⓘ tidal surge barrier ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Kingston upon Hull
ⓘ
Flood barriers in England ⓘ Humber Estuary ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1979 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crosses | River Hull ⓘ |
| designedBy | civil engineers commissioned by Environment Agency predecessor ⓘ |
| designedFor | high water levels from Humber Estuary ⓘ |
| designedToWithstand | extreme tidal events ⓘ |
| function | blocks high tidal water from entering River Hull ⓘ |
| hasFloodDefenceRoleSince | 1980s ⓘ |
| hasPart |
control building
ⓘ
movable gate ⓘ piers ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 1980 ⓘ |
| isSimilarTo | Thames Barrier ⓘ |
| locatedAtMouthOf | River Hull ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Riding of Yorkshire
ⓘ
England ⓘ Kingston upon Hull ⓘ
linked to:
Hull
|
| locatedInMetropolitanArea |
Hull urban area
ⓘ
linked to:
Hull
|
| locatedInTimeZone | Europe/London ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Humber Estuary
ⓘ
confluence of River Hull and Humber Estuary ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterbody | River Hull ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
Environment Agency
ⓘ
linked to:
Environment Agency (England)
|
| openingMechanism | vertically rotating gate ⓘ |
| operator |
Environment Agency
ⓘ
linked to:
Environment Agency (England)
|
| ownedBy |
Environment Agency
ⓘ
linked to:
Environment Agency (England)
|
| partOf |
Humber Estuary flood defence system
ⓘ
flood defences of Kingston upon Hull ⓘ
linked to:
Hull Tidal Surge Barrier
|
| protects |
Kingston upon Hull
ⓘ
linked to:
Hull
properties in Hull city centre ⓘ riverside areas of Hull ⓘ |
| protectsFrom |
coastal flooding
ⓘ
storm surges ⓘ tidal surges ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood defence
ⓘ
tidal flood protection ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Kingston upon Hull urban area
ⓘ
linked to:
Hull
lower River Hull catchment ⓘ |
| riskAddressed | tidal flooding from North Sea via Humber Estuary ⓘ |
| status | in operation ⓘ |
| typeOfStructure | movable tidal barrier ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hull Tidal Surge Barrier Description of subject: The Hull Tidal Surge Barrier is a major flood defense structure in Kingston upon Hull, England, designed to protect the city from tidal surges and high water levels from the Humber Estuary.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Hull Tidal Surge Barrier