C-23 Canal
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The C-23 Canal is a man-made waterway in Florida that drains agricultural and urban runoff into the St. Lucie Estuary, significantly influencing its water quality and ecosystem health.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| C-23 Canal canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6157852 — 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-23 Canal Context triple: [St. Lucie Estuary, receivesFreshwaterDischargesFrom, C-23 Canal]
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A.
C-44 Canal
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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B.
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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C.
Küsten Canal
The Küsten Canal is a major shipping canal in northwestern Germany that links the Ems and Weser river systems and supports regional inland water transport.
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D.
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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E.
Zihl Canal
The Zihl Canal is a Swiss waterway that channels the outflow of Lake Biel toward the Aare River, helping regulate water levels in the Seeland 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: C-23 Canal Target entity description: The C-23 Canal is a man-made waterway in Florida that drains agricultural and urban runoff into the St. Lucie Estuary, significantly influencing its water quality and ecosystem health.
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A.
C-44 Canal
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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B.
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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C.
Küsten Canal
The Küsten Canal is a major shipping canal in northwestern Germany that links the Ems and Weser river systems and supports regional inland water transport.
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D.
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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E.
Zihl Canal
The Zihl Canal is a Swiss waterway that channels the outflow of Lake Biel toward the Aare River, helping regulate water levels in the Seeland region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
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man-made waterway ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
freshwater discharges to estuary
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nutrient pollution ⓘ sediment loading ⓘ |
| basinLandUse |
agricultural lands
ⓘ
urban and suburban development ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
C-24 Canal
ⓘ
C-25 Canal ⓘ |
| constructedFor |
flood control
ⓘ
regional drainage ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| drainsInto | St. Lucie Estuary ⓘ |
| impact |
changes in salinity regimes in the St. Lucie Estuary
ⓘ
degradation of estuarine habitats ⓘ |
| influences |
ecosystem health of the St. Lucie Estuary
ⓘ
water quality of the St. Lucie Estuary ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Martin County, Florida
ⓘ
St. Lucie County, Florida ⓘ
linked to:
St. Lucie County
|
| managedBy | South Florida Water Management District ⓘ |
| partOf |
Central and Southern Florida Project drainage system
ⓘ
linked to:
Central and Southern Florida Project
St. Lucie River watershed ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
drainage of agricultural runoff
ⓘ
drainage of urban runoff ⓘ |
| region |
Treasure Coast, Florida
ⓘ
linked to:
Treasure Coast
|
| state | Florida ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
ecosystem restoration planning for the St. Lucie Estuary
ⓘ
water quality management programs ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: C-23 Canal Description of subject: The C-23 Canal is a man-made waterway in Florida that drains agricultural and urban runoff into the St. Lucie Estuary, significantly influencing its water quality and ecosystem health.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.