Rideau River
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The Rideau River is a major waterway in Eastern Ontario, Canada, flowing through the city of Ottawa and forming part of the historic Rideau Canal system.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rideau River canonical | 34 |
| Rideau River system | 3 |
| Rideau River (nearby) | 1 |
| South Branch of the Rideau River | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T224906 — 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.
Target entity: Rideau River Context triple: [Ottawa, river, Rideau River]
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A.
Ottawa River
The Ottawa River is a major waterway in eastern Canada that forms much of the border between Ontario and Quebec and is a key tributary of the Saint Lawrence River.
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B.
Nepean
Nepean is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, represented in the House of Commons as part of the Ottawa area.
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C.
Saint Lawrence River
The Saint Lawrence River is a major North American waterway that connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean and serves as a vital commercial and cultural corridor for Canada and the United States.
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D.
Humber River
The Humber River is a significant waterway in Toronto, Ontario, flowing through the city into Lake Ontario and serving as an important natural, recreational, and historical corridor.
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E.
Rideau Canal
The Rideau Canal is a historic waterway in Ontario and Quebec, Canada, renowned as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the oldest continuously operated canals in North America.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Rideau River Target entity description: The Rideau River is a major waterway in Eastern Ontario, Canada, flowing through the city of Ottawa and forming part of the historic Rideau Canal system.
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A.
Ottawa River
The Ottawa River is a major waterway in eastern Canada that forms much of the border between Ontario and Quebec and is a key tributary of the Saint Lawrence River.
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B.
Nepean
Nepean is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, represented in the House of Commons as part of the Ottawa area.
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C.
Saint Lawrence River
The Saint Lawrence River is a major North American waterway that connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean and serves as a vital commercial and cultural corridor for Canada and the United States.
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D.
Humber River
The Humber River is a significant waterway in Toronto, Ontario, flowing through the city into Lake Ontario and serving as an important natural, recreational, and historical corridor.
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E.
Rideau Canal
The Rideau Canal is a historic waterway in Ontario and Quebec, Canada, renowned as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the oldest continuously operated canals in North America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
river
ⓘ
waterway ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Rideau Canal
ⓘ
surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site Rideau Canal
|
| basinCountry | Canada ⓘ |
| confluenceLocation | downtown Ottawa ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| crossedBy | multiple bridges in Ottawa ⓘ |
| drainageBasin |
Ottawa River watershed
ⓘ
surface form:
Ottawa River basin
|
| flowsDirection | generally northeast ⓘ |
| flowsNear |
ByWard Market
ⓘ
surface form:
ByWard Market area
Parliament Hill ⓘ |
| flowsThrough | Ottawa ⓘ |
| formsPartOf |
Rideau Canal
ⓘ
surface form:
Rideau Canal system
|
| hasAdjacentCommunity |
New Edinburgh
ⓘ
Old Ottawa East ⓘ Old Ottawa South ⓘ |
| hasAdjacentParkland | Rideau River parks in Ottawa ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem | freshwater river ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Rideau Falls
ⓘ
islands near its mouth ⓘ |
| hasFloodRisk | spring flooding in low-lying areas ⓘ |
| hasRecreationalTrail | paths along its banks in Ottawa ⓘ |
| hasUse |
boating
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ recreation ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
local wildlife habitat
ⓘ
regional transportation history ⓘ |
| length | about 146 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Eastern Ontario
ⓘ
Ontario ⓘ |
| managedBy |
Parks Canada
ⓘ
surface form:
Parks Canada (for canal-related sections)
|
| mouth | Ottawa River ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Rideau Falls ⓘ |
| partOf | Rideau Canal ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Kemptville
ⓘ
Manotick ⓘ Merrickville ⓘ Smiths Falls, Ontario ⓘ
surface form:
Smiths Falls
|
| province | Ontario ⓘ |
| region | National Capital Region ⓘ |
| sourceLocation |
Rideau Lakes
ⓘ
surface form:
Rideau Lakes region
Upper Rideau Lake ⓘ |
| terminatesAt | Rideau Falls ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Ottawa River ⓘ |
| usedFor | navigation as part of Rideau Canal ⓘ |
| waterSystem |
Saint Lawrence River
ⓘ
surface form:
St. Lawrence River drainage basin
|
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Subject: Rideau River Description of subject: The Rideau River is a major waterway in Eastern Ontario, Canada, flowing through the city of Ottawa and forming part of the historic Rideau Canal system.
Referenced by (39)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.