Beauharnois Canal
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The Beauharnois Canal is a major navigation and power canal in southwestern Quebec that diverts St. Lawrence River water to feed the Beauharnois hydroelectric generating station and facilitate ship passage.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Beauharnois Canal canonical | 6 |
| Beauharnois Canal (old) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5570941 — 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: Beauharnois Canal Context triple: [Beauharnois generating station, hasPart, Beauharnois Canal]
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A.
Mons–Condé Canal
The Mons–Condé Canal is a navigable waterway in Belgium and France that links the city of Mons to Condé-sur-l’Escaut and formed a key defensive line during World War I.
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B.
Canal de la Robine
The Canal de la Robine is a historic waterway in southern France that links Narbonne to the Aude River and the Canal du Midi, forming part of the region’s inland navigation network.
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C.
Canal de la Thielle
Canal de la Thielle is a Swiss waterway that channels the Thielle River between lakes in the Jura region, playing a key role in regional drainage and navigation.
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D.
Canal des Deux Mers
The Canal des Deux Mers is a historic French waterway system linking the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea via interconnected canals and rivers.
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E.
Moselle Canal
The Moselle Canal is a navigable waterway in northeastern France that parallels and connects to the Moselle River, facilitating commercial and recreational boat traffic through the region.
- 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: Beauharnois Canal Target entity description: The Beauharnois Canal is a major navigation and power canal in southwestern Quebec that diverts St. Lawrence River water to feed the Beauharnois hydroelectric generating station and facilitate ship passage.
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A.
Mons–Condé Canal
The Mons–Condé Canal is a navigable waterway in Belgium and France that links the city of Mons to Condé-sur-l’Escaut and formed a key defensive line during World War I.
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B.
Canal de la Robine
The Canal de la Robine is a historic waterway in southern France that links Narbonne to the Aude River and the Canal du Midi, forming part of the region’s inland navigation network.
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C.
Canal de la Thielle
Canal de la Thielle is a Swiss waterway that channels the Thielle River between lakes in the Jura region, playing a key role in regional drainage and navigation.
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D.
Canal des Deux Mers
The Canal des Deux Mers is a historic French waterway system linking the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea via interconnected canals and rivers.
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E.
Moselle Canal
The Moselle Canal is a navigable waterway in northeastern France that parallels and connects to the Moselle River, facilitating commercial and recreational boat traffic through the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
navigation canal
ⓘ
power canal ⓘ ship canal ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Canada ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Lake Saint-François
ⓘ
Lake Saint-Louis ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1929 ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| expanded | 1950s ⓘ |
| feeds |
Beauharnois hydroelectric generating station
ⓘ
linked to:
Beauharnois generating station
|
| hasEconomicRole |
supports bulk cargo transport
ⓘ
supports hydroelectric power supply in Quebec ⓘ supports regional industrial activity ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
dams
ⓘ
locks ⓘ power intakes ⓘ spillways ⓘ |
| hasLock | Beauharnois lock system ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
bypass natural obstacles on the St. Lawrence River
ⓘ
regulate water flow for power generation ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Canadian inland waterway network ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Province of Quebec ⓘ |
| locatedBetween |
Lake Saint-François
ⓘ
Lake Saint-Louis ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Montérégie
ⓘ
Quebec ⓘ
linked to:
Quebec, Canada
southwestern Quebec ⓘ |
| locatedInMunicipality |
Beauharnois
ⓘ
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Beauharnois, Quebec ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterway |
St. Lawrence River
ⓘ
linked to:
Saint Lawrence River
|
| namedAfter | Beauharnois ⓘ |
| navigationSeason | ice-free months ⓘ |
| opened | 1932 ⓘ |
| operator | Hydro-Québec ⓘ |
| partOf |
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Seaway system
ⓘ
linked to:
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system
St. Lawrence River hydropower system ⓘ
linked to:
St. Lawrence–FDR Power Project
St. Lawrence Seaway ⓘ
linked to:
Great Lakes waterway
|
| primaryFunction |
divert St. Lawrence River water to Beauharnois generating station
ⓘ
facilitate ship passage around rapids on the St. Lawrence River ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Montreal–Great Lakes shipping corridor
ⓘ
linked to:
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system
|
| usedFor |
commercial navigation
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ inland shipping ⓘ |
| watercourse |
St. Lawrence River
ⓘ
linked to:
Saint Lawrence River
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Beauharnois Canal Description of subject: The Beauharnois Canal is a major navigation and power canal in southwestern Quebec that diverts St. Lawrence River water to feed the Beauharnois hydroelectric generating station and facilitate ship passage.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Beauharnois Canal