MacArthur Lock
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MacArthur Lock is one of the major ship locks at the Soo Locks complex in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, enabling large vessels to transit between Lake Superior and the lower Great Lakes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MacArthur Lock canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7356090 — 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: MacArthur Lock Context triple: [Soo Locks, hasPart, MacArthur Lock]
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A.
Bosley Locks
Bosley Locks is a historic flight of canal locks in Cheshire, England, that raises the Macclesfield Canal up the side of the Bosley Cloud hill.
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B.
Ballard Locks
Ballard Locks, officially known as the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, is a major lock system in Seattle that manages boat traffic and water levels between the freshwater lakes and the saltwater Puget Sound.
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C.
Poe Lock
Poe Lock is one of the major ship locks at the Soo Locks complex in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, enabling large commercial vessels to transit between Lake Superior and the lower Great Lakes.
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D.
Jones Falls Locks
Jones Falls Locks is a historic flight of canal locks on the Rideau Canal in Ontario, Canada, known for its impressive 19th-century engineering and scenic setting.
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E.
Lockport Lock and Dam
Lockport Lock and Dam is a major lock and dam complex on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal that controls water levels, aids navigation, and helps manage flood and wastewater flows between the Chicago area and the Des Plaines River.
- 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: MacArthur Lock Target entity description: MacArthur Lock is one of the major ship locks at the Soo Locks complex in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, enabling large vessels to transit between Lake Superior and the lower Great Lakes.
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A.
Bosley Locks
Bosley Locks is a historic flight of canal locks in Cheshire, England, that raises the Macclesfield Canal up the side of the Bosley Cloud hill.
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B.
Ballard Locks
Ballard Locks, officially known as the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, is a major lock system in Seattle that manages boat traffic and water levels between the freshwater lakes and the saltwater Puget Sound.
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C.
Poe Lock
Poe Lock is one of the major ship locks at the Soo Locks complex in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, enabling large commercial vessels to transit between Lake Superior and the lower Great Lakes.
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D.
Jones Falls Locks
Jones Falls Locks is a historic flight of canal locks on the Rideau Canal in Ontario, Canada, known for its impressive 19th-century engineering and scenic setting.
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E.
Lockport Lock and Dam
Lockport Lock and Dam is a major lock and dam complex on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal that controls water levels, aids navigation, and helps manage flood and wastewater flows between the Chicago area and the Des Plaines River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
navigation infrastructure
ⓘ
ship lock ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Detroit District
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
|
| city |
Sault Ste. Marie
ⓘ
linked to:
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
|
| connectsWaterBody |
Lake Superior
ⓘ
lower Great Lakes ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1941 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| hasFunction | raises and lowers ships between differing water levels ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | World War II era infrastructure ⓘ |
| isMajorLockInComplex | Soo Locks ⓘ |
| isOneOf | major locks at Soo Locks complex ⓘ |
| length | 800 feet ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| locatedNear |
Canadian border
ⓘ
linked to:
Canada–United States border
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario ⓘ
linked to:
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
|
| locatedOnWaterway | St. Marys River ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Douglas MacArthur ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1943 ⓘ |
| operator | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ⓘ |
| ownedBy | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ⓘ |
| partOf |
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Seaway system
ⓘ
linked to:
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system
Soo Locks ⓘ |
| purpose |
commercial navigation
ⓘ
enables transit of large vessels between Lake Superior and lower Great Lakes ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Great Lakes
ⓘ
linked to:
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system
|
| servesVesselType |
bulk carriers
ⓘ
freighters ⓘ lake freighters ⓘ |
| state |
Michigan
ⓘ
linked to:
Michigan (most of state)
|
| status | operational ⓘ |
| usableLength | 800 feet ⓘ |
| usableWidth | 80 feet ⓘ |
| waterway | St. Marys River navigation channel ⓘ |
| width | 80 feet ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: MacArthur Lock Description of subject: MacArthur Lock is one of the major ship locks at the Soo Locks complex in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, enabling large vessels to transit between Lake Superior and the lower Great Lakes.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.