C-44 Canal
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The C-44 Canal is a major man-made waterway in South Florida that connects Lake Okeechobee to the St. Lucie Estuary as part of the region’s flood control and water management system.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| C-44 Canal canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6157851 — 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: C-44 Canal Context triple: [St. Lucie Estuary, receivesFreshwaterDischargesFrom, C-44 Canal]
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A.
Juliana Canal
The Juliana Canal is a major Dutch shipping canal in the province of Limburg that runs roughly parallel to the river Meuse (Maas) to facilitate inland navigation and flood management.
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B.
Tamiami Canal
Tamiami Canal is a major man-made waterway in South Florida that runs parallel to the Tamiami Trail, helping drain the Everglades and manage water flow around the Miami metropolitan area.
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C.
Nira Left Bank Canal
Nira Left Bank Canal is a major irrigation canal in Maharashtra, India, that supplies water to agricultural areas including the Baramati region.
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D.
Surplus Canal
Surplus Canal is a man-made waterway in Utah designed to divert excess flow from the Jordan River for flood control and irrigation.
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E.
San Luis Canal
San Luis Canal is a major irrigation and water conveyance canal in California that transports water from the San Luis Reservoir to agricultural and urban users in the San Joaquin Valley.
- 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: C-44 Canal Target entity description: The C-44 Canal is a major man-made waterway in South Florida that connects Lake Okeechobee to the St. Lucie Estuary as part of the region’s flood control and water management system.
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A.
Juliana Canal
The Juliana Canal is a major Dutch shipping canal in the province of Limburg that runs roughly parallel to the river Meuse (Maas) to facilitate inland navigation and flood management.
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B.
Tamiami Canal
Tamiami Canal is a major man-made waterway in South Florida that runs parallel to the Tamiami Trail, helping drain the Everglades and manage water flow around the Miami metropolitan area.
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C.
Nira Left Bank Canal
Nira Left Bank Canal is a major irrigation canal in Maharashtra, India, that supplies water to agricultural areas including the Baramati region.
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D.
Surplus Canal
Surplus Canal is a man-made waterway in Utah designed to divert excess flow from the Jordan River for flood control and irrigation.
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E.
San Luis Canal
San Luis Canal is a major irrigation and water conveyance canal in California that transports water from the San Luis Reservoir to agricultural and urban users in the San Joaquin Valley.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
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drainage canal ⓘ man-made waterway ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | St. Lucie Canal ⓘ |
| associatedWithProgram | Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan ⓘ |
| associatedWithProject | C-44 Reservoir and Stormwater Treatment Area ⓘ |
| connects |
Lake Okeechobee
ⓘ
St. Lucie Estuary ⓘ St. Lucie River ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| flowsThrough | Martin County, Florida ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalImpact |
can contribute to estuarine salinity imbalances
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can deliver nutrient-rich freshwater discharges to the St. Lucie Estuary ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
gates
ⓘ
levees ⓘ pumps ⓘ water control structures ⓘ |
| hydrologicRole | conveys excess water from local basins to Lake Okeechobee or the estuary ⓘ |
| isComponentOf | regional flood control network in South Florida ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Florida
ⓘ
South Florida ⓘ |
| managingAgency |
South Florida Water Management District
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ⓘ |
| partOf |
Central and Southern Florida Project
ⓘ
South Florida flood control system ⓘ
linked to:
Central and Southern Florida Project
South Florida water management system ⓘ
linked to:
South Florida hydrologic system
|
| purpose |
to move water between Lake Okeechobee and the St. Lucie Estuary
ⓘ
to provide flood protection for surrounding agricultural and urban areas ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Lake Okeechobee watershed
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St. Lucie Estuary watershed ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agricultural drainage
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navigation by small vessels ⓘ stormwater conveyance ⓘ |
| waterManagementFunction |
drainage
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flood control ⓘ irrigation supply ⓘ water conveyance ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: C-44 Canal Description of subject: The C-44 Canal is a major man-made waterway in South Florida that connects Lake Okeechobee to the St. Lucie Estuary as part of the region’s flood control and water management system.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.