Gowanus Canal
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The Gowanus Canal is a heavily polluted industrial waterway in Brooklyn, New York City, known for its Superfund cleanup status and ongoing waterfront redevelopment efforts.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gowanus Canal canonical | 12 |
| Gowanus Creek | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8018248 — 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: Gowanus Canal Context triple: [Brooklyn Community District 6, hasWaterfront, Gowanus Canal]
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A.
Gowanus Bay
Gowanus Bay is a small industrial and maritime inlet off Upper New York Bay along the Brooklyn waterfront in New York City.
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B.
Harlem River Ship Canal
The Harlem River Ship Canal is a man-made waterway in New York City that connects the Hudson and Harlem Rivers, effectively separating Marble Hill from the rest of Manhattan.
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C.
Newtown Creek
Newtown Creek is a heavily industrialized tidal estuary in New York City that forms part of the boundary between Brooklyn and Queens and is known as one of the most polluted waterways in the United States.
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D.
Newtown Creek
Newtown Creek is a small waterway in Chemung County, New York, that flows near and through the Town of Horseheads and contributes to the local watershed.
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E.
Coney Island Creek
Coney Island Creek is a tidal inlet and remnant of a former estuary in southern Brooklyn, New York City, separating Coney Island from the mainland and flowing into Gravesend Bay.
- 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: Gowanus Canal Target entity description: The Gowanus Canal is a heavily polluted industrial waterway in Brooklyn, New York City, known for its Superfund cleanup status and ongoing waterfront redevelopment efforts.
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A.
Gowanus Bay
Gowanus Bay is a small industrial and maritime inlet off Upper New York Bay along the Brooklyn waterfront in New York City.
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B.
Harlem River Ship Canal
The Harlem River Ship Canal is a man-made waterway in New York City that connects the Hudson and Harlem Rivers, effectively separating Marble Hill from the rest of Manhattan.
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C.
Newtown Creek
Newtown Creek is a heavily industrialized tidal estuary in New York City that forms part of the boundary between Brooklyn and Queens and is known as one of the most polluted waterways in the United States.
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D.
Newtown Creek
Newtown Creek is a small waterway in Chemung County, New York, that flows near and through the Town of Horseheads and contributes to the local watershed.
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E.
Coney Island Creek
Coney Island Creek is a tidal inlet and remnant of a former estuary in southern Brooklyn, New York City, separating Coney Island from the mainland and flowing into Gravesend Bay.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Superfund site
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canal ⓘ industrial waterway ⓘ |
| addedToSuperfundNationalPrioritiesList | 2010 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Gowanus neighborhood rezoning ⓘ |
| cleanupPlan |
capping of canal bed
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dredging of contaminated sediments ⓘ reduction of combined sewer overflows ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Gowanus Bay
ⓘ
New York Harbor ⓘ |
| constructed | 19th century ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| crossedBy |
Carroll Street Bridge
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Ninth Street Bridge ⓘ Third Street Bridge ⓘ Union Street Bridge ⓘ |
| currentUse |
limited recreational boating
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mixed-use redevelopment area ⓘ site of waterfront residential development ⓘ |
| designation | U.S. EPA Superfund site ⓘ |
| environmentalIssues |
contaminated sediments
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low dissolved oxygen levels ⓘ odor problems ⓘ |
| governingBody |
New York City Department of Environmental Protection
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New York State Department of Environmental Conservation ⓘ United States Environmental Protection Agency ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
cargo transport
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industrial shipping ⓘ manufacturing support ⓘ |
| length |
about 1.8 miles
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about 2.7 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brooklyn
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New York City ⓘ New York State ⓘ |
| nearbyInfrastructure | Gowanus Expressway ⓘ |
| neighborhood |
Carroll Gardens
ⓘ
Gowanus ⓘ Park Slope ⓘ Red Hook ⓘ |
| notableFor | one of the most polluted waterways in the United States ⓘ |
| opened | 1869 ⓘ |
| pollutionSources |
combined sewer overflows
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former manufactured gas plants ⓘ industrial facilities ⓘ stormwater runoff ⓘ |
| primaryPollutants |
coal tar
ⓘ
heavy metals ⓘ petroleum hydrocarbons ⓘ polychlorinated biphenyls ⓘ sewage ⓘ |
| redevelopmentStatus | ongoing waterfront redevelopment ⓘ |
| status |
heavily polluted
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tidal canal ⓘ |
| watercourse |
Gowanus Creek
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linked to:
Gowanus Canal
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gowanus Canal Description of subject: The Gowanus Canal is a heavily polluted industrial waterway in Brooklyn, New York City, known for its Superfund cleanup status and ongoing waterfront redevelopment efforts.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.