All-American Canal
E614541
The All-American Canal is a major irrigation canal in southeastern California that diverts water from the Colorado River to supply farms and communities in the Imperial Valley.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| All-American Canal canonical | 14 |
| All-American Canal Lining Project | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6719060 — 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: All-American Canal Context triple: [Holtville, waterSource, All-American Canal]
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A.
Madera Canal
Madera Canal is an irrigation and water-conveyance canal in California’s Central Valley that delivers San Joaquin River water to agricultural lands and communities in Madera County.
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B.
Canso Canal
The Canso Canal is a navigation channel in Nova Scotia that allows ships to pass between the Atlantic Ocean and the Northumberland Strait through the Canso Causeway.
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C.
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.
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D.
Arizona Canal
The Arizona Canal is a major man-made waterway in the Phoenix metropolitan area that delivers irrigation and municipal water while shaping urban development and recreational corridors such as the Scottsdale Waterfront.
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E.
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.
- 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: All-American Canal Target entity description: The All-American Canal is a major irrigation canal in southeastern California that diverts water from the Colorado River to supply farms and communities in the Imperial Valley.
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A.
Madera Canal
Madera Canal is an irrigation and water-conveyance canal in California’s Central Valley that delivers San Joaquin River water to agricultural lands and communities in Madera County.
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B.
Canso Canal
The Canso Canal is a navigation channel in Nova Scotia that allows ships to pass between the Atlantic Ocean and the Northumberland Strait through the Canso Causeway.
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C.
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.
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D.
Arizona Canal
The Arizona Canal is a major man-made waterway in the Phoenix metropolitan area that delivers irrigation and municipal water while shaping urban development and recreational corridors such as the Scottsdale Waterfront.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aqueduct
ⓘ
irrigation canal ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1942 ⓘ |
| constructedBy |
U.S. federal government
ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
United States Bureau of Reclamation ⓘ
linked to:
Bureau of Reclamation
|
| constructionStartDate | 1934 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| crosses |
Imperial Sand Dunes area
ⓘ
linked to:
Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area
|
| designedToAvoid | routing through Mexico ⓘ |
| environmentalConcern | impacts on Mexican groundwater and wetlands ⓘ |
| feeds |
Coachella Canal
ⓘ
Imperial Irrigation District canal system ⓘ |
| hasBridgeCrossings | roads and railways ⓘ |
| hasIssue |
drowning incidents
ⓘ
seepage losses ⓘ |
| hazard |
steep, slippery banks
ⓘ
strong currents ⓘ |
| infrastructureType | open-channel aqueduct ⓘ |
| knownFor | being one of the largest irrigation canals in the world ⓘ |
| length |
about 130 miles
ⓘ
about 209 kilometers ⓘ |
| linedSections | concrete ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Imperial County, California
ⓘ
linked to:
Imperial County
Riverside County, California ⓘ
linked to:
Riverside County
southeastern California ⓘ |
| locatedInDesert | Colorado Desert ⓘ |
| maximumFlowRate |
about 26,000 cubic feet per second
ⓘ
about 736 cubic meters per second ⓘ |
| nearBorderWith | Mexico ⓘ |
| nearCity |
El Centro, California
ⓘ
linked to:
El Centro, California, United States
Yuma, Arizona ⓘ |
| opened | 1942 ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Irrigation District ⓘ |
| partOf | Boulder Canyon Project ⓘ |
| primaryUse | irrigation ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Coachella Valley
ⓘ
Imperial Valley ⓘ |
| replaced | Alamo Canal ⓘ |
| secondaryUse | municipal water supply ⓘ |
| sourceRiver | Colorado River ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
All-American Canal Lining Project
ⓘ
linked to:
All-American Canal
|
| suppliesWaterTo |
Coachella Valley communities
ⓘ
linked to:
Coachella Valley
Imperial Valley communities ⓘ Imperial Valley farms ⓘ
linked to:
Imperial Valley
|
| terminus | Imperial Valley farmlands ⓘ |
| unlinedSections | earthen ⓘ |
| waterIntakeLocation | Imperial Dam ⓘ |
| waterRightFrom | Colorado River Compact allocations ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: All-American Canal Description of subject: The All-American Canal is a major irrigation canal in southeastern California that diverts water from the Colorado River to supply farms and communities in the Imperial Valley.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: All-American Canal