Burns Ditch
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Burns Ditch is a man-made drainage and navigation channel in northwest Indiana that diverts the Little Calumet River into Lake Michigan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Burns Ditch canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8299877 — 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: Burns Ditch Context triple: [Burns Harbor, Indiana, namedAfter, Burns Ditch]
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A.
Burnt Bridge Creek
Burnt Bridge Creek is an urban stream in Vancouver, Washington, that flows through residential and park areas before emptying into Vancouver Lake.
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B.
Haslams Creek
Haslams Creek is a small urban waterway in Sydney, New South Wales, that flows through western suburbs before joining the Parramatta River.
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C.
Kingham Run
Kingham Run is a local running event associated with the village of Kingham, typically attracting community participants for an organized road or cross-country race.
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D.
Darby Creek
Darby Creek is a stream in southeastern Pennsylvania that flows through Delaware and Philadelphia counties before emptying into the Delaware River.
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E.
Warlands Creek
Warlands Creek is a minor watercourse in New South Wales, Australia, that serves as a tributary of the Pages River within the Hunter River catchment.
- 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: Burns Ditch Target entity description: Burns Ditch is a man-made drainage and navigation channel in northwest Indiana that diverts the Little Calumet River into Lake Michigan.
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A.
Burnt Bridge Creek
Burnt Bridge Creek is an urban stream in Vancouver, Washington, that flows through residential and park areas before emptying into Vancouver Lake.
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B.
Haslams Creek
Haslams Creek is a small urban waterway in Sydney, New South Wales, that flows through western suburbs before joining the Parramatta River.
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C.
Kingham Run
Kingham Run is a local running event associated with the village of Kingham, typically attracting community participants for an organized road or cross-country race.
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D.
Darby Creek
Darby Creek is a stream in southeastern Pennsylvania that flows through Delaware and Philadelphia counties before emptying into the Delaware River.
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E.
Warlands Creek
Warlands Creek is a minor watercourse in New South Wales, Australia, that serves as a tributary of the Pages River within the Hunter River catchment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
drainage channel ⓘ navigation channel ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| connectsBodyOfWater |
Lake Michigan
ⓘ
Little Calumet River ⓘ
linked to:
Calumet River
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| divertsWaterFrom |
Little Calumet River
ⓘ
linked to:
Calumet River
|
| emptiesInto | Lake Michigan ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Lake County, Indiana
ⓘ
Porter County, Indiana ⓘ |
| hasAlternateName |
Burns Canal
ⓘ
Burns Waterway ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalImpact |
affects sediment transport into Lake Michigan
ⓘ
alters natural flow of the Little Calumet River ⓘ influences water quality entering Lake Michigan ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
divert river flow
ⓘ
reduce flooding along the Little Calumet River ⓘ |
| isPartOfInfrastructure |
Calumet area drainage network
ⓘ
linked to:
Calumet-Sag Channel
regional flood control system ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
State of Indiana
ⓘ
linked to:
Indiana
|
| locatedIn |
Calumet Region
ⓘ
Indiana ⓘ Lake County, Indiana ⓘ Northwest Indiana ⓘ Porter County, Indiana ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Burns Harbor, Indiana
ⓘ
Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor ⓘ
linked to:
Port of Burns Harbor
|
| managesRunoffFrom |
industrial areas near Lake Michigan
ⓘ
urban areas of northwest Indiana ⓘ |
| manMade | true ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedIn |
Lake Michigan
ⓘ
Portage, Indiana ⓘ |
| partOf |
Little Calumet River system
ⓘ
linked to:
Little Calumet-Galien watershed
|
| purpose |
drainage
ⓘ
flood control ⓘ navigation ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Calumet River watershed
ⓘ
linked to:
Calumet River
northwest Indiana ⓘ
linked to:
Northwest Indiana
|
| sourceRiver |
Little Calumet River
ⓘ
linked to:
Calumet River
|
| usedFor |
industrial water management
ⓘ
shipping access ⓘ stormwater drainage ⓘ |
| watercourseType | artificial channel ⓘ |
| watershed |
Lake Michigan basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Lake Michigan watershed
Little Calumet-Galien watershed ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Burns Ditch Description of subject: Burns Ditch is a man-made drainage and navigation channel in northwest Indiana that diverts the Little Calumet River into Lake Michigan.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.