Chambly Canal
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The Chambly Canal is a historic 19th-century Canadian waterway in Quebec that forms part of the route linking the St. Lawrence River to Lake Champlain and the Hudson River via the Richelieu River.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chambly Canal canonical | 1 |
| Chambly Canal locks | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7496026 — 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: Chambly Canal Context triple: [Richelieu River, connectedBy, Chambly Canal]
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A.
Beauharnois Canal
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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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 Sensée
Canal de la Sensée is a navigable waterway in northern France that forms part of the regional canal network linking major rivers and facilitating inland transport.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Chambly Canal Target entity description: The Chambly Canal is a historic 19th-century Canadian waterway in Quebec that forms part of the route linking the St. Lawrence River to Lake Champlain and the Hudson River via the Richelieu River.
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A.
Beauharnois Canal
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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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 Sensée
Canal de la Sensée is a navigable waterway in northern France that forms part of the regional canal network linking major rivers and facilitating inland transport.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Lake Champlain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
St. Lawrence River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial |
stone
ⓘ
wood ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1831 ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| currentUse |
recreational boating
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| elevationChange | 24 m ⓘ |
| formsPartOfRoute | St. Lawrence River–Lake Champlain corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBicyclePath | yes ⓘ |
| hasLockType | manual lock ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFortification | Fort Chambly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
bascule bridge
ⓘ
stone lock ⓘ swing bridge ⓘ |
| hasTowpath | yes ⓘ |
| hasWalkingTrail | yes ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1929 ⓘ |
| inception | 1843 ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Inland waterway between New York State and Quebec ⓘ |
| length | 19 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeRegion | Montérégie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Chambly, Quebec
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterway | Richelieu River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Government of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumVesselBeam | 7 m ⓘ |
| maximumVesselDraught | 2.7 m ⓘ |
| maximumVesselHeight | 9.1 m ⓘ |
| maximumVesselLength | 33.5 m ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Chambly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfLocks | 9 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1843 ⓘ |
| operator | Parks Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalPurpose |
commercial navigation
ⓘ
military transport route ⓘ |
| partOf | Richelieu River waterway system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfRouteTo | Hudson River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed | Richelieu Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seasonalOperation | late spring to early fall ⓘ |
| usedBy |
pleasure craft
ⓘ
small commercial vessels ⓘ |
| waterwayType | ship canal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Chambly Canal Description of subject: The Chambly Canal is a historic 19th-century Canadian waterway in Quebec that forms part of the route linking the St. Lawrence River to Lake Champlain and the Hudson River via the Richelieu River.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Chambly Canal locks