Winfield Lock and Dam
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Winfield Lock and Dam is a navigation and flood-control structure on the Kanawha River in West Virginia that helps regulate river levels and facilitate barge traffic.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Winfield Lock and Dam canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10633773 — 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: Winfield Lock and Dam Context triple: [Kanawha River, hasLockAndDam, Winfield Lock and Dam]
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A.
Murray Lock and Dam
Murray Lock and Dam is a navigation and flood-control structure on the Arkansas River near Little Rock, Arkansas, that helps regulate river flow and support commercial barge traffic.
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B.
Alton Lock and Dam
Alton Lock and Dam is a major navigation and flood-control structure on the Mississippi River that helps regulate river traffic and water levels as part of the Illinois Waterway system.
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C.
McNary Lock and Dam
McNary Lock and Dam is a navigation lock facility integrated into the McNary Dam complex on the Columbia River, enabling river traffic to bypass the dam.
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D.
Franklin Lock and Dam
Franklin Lock and Dam is a water control structure on Florida’s Caloosahatchee River that manages river flow, navigation, and flood control as part of the region’s water management system.
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E.
Aberdeen Lock and Dam
Aberdeen Lock and Dam is a navigation and flood-control structure on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway in Mississippi that helps manage river traffic and water levels.
- 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: Winfield Lock and Dam Target entity description: Winfield Lock and Dam is a navigation and flood-control structure on the Kanawha River in West Virginia that helps regulate river levels and facilitate barge traffic.
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A.
Murray Lock and Dam
Murray Lock and Dam is a navigation and flood-control structure on the Arkansas River near Little Rock, Arkansas, that helps regulate river flow and support commercial barge traffic.
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B.
Alton Lock and Dam
Alton Lock and Dam is a major navigation and flood-control structure on the Mississippi River that helps regulate river traffic and water levels as part of the Illinois Waterway system.
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C.
McNary Lock and Dam
McNary Lock and Dam is a navigation lock facility integrated into the McNary Dam complex on the Columbia River, enabling river traffic to bypass the dam.
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D.
Franklin Lock and Dam
Franklin Lock and Dam is a water control structure on Florida’s Caloosahatchee River that manages river flow, navigation, and flood control as part of the region’s water management system.
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E.
Aberdeen Lock and Dam
Aberdeen Lock and Dam is a navigation and flood-control structure on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway in Mississippi that helps manage river traffic and water levels.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flood-control structure
ⓘ
lock and dam ⓘ navigation structure ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Putnam County, West Virginia
ⓘ
Dams in West Virginia ⓘ Locks of West Virginia ⓘ United States Army Corps of Engineers dams ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| county | Putnam County, West Virginia ⓘ |
| downstreamFrom | Gallipolis Locks and Dam ⓘ |
| function |
reduces flood risk along the Kanawha River
ⓘ
regulates river levels on the Kanawha River ⓘ supports barge traffic ⓘ supports commercial navigation ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
dam
ⓘ
navigation lock ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
controls water levels for navigation
ⓘ
maintains a navigable pool upstream ⓘ mitigates flooding along the Kanawha River ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
federal government of the United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
|
| locatedInBasin |
Mississippi River basin
ⓘ
Ohio River basin ⓘ |
| locatedOnWatercourse | Kanawha River ⓘ |
| managingAgency | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ⓘ |
| nearestCity | Winfield, West Virginia ⓘ |
| operator |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
ⓘ
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Huntington District ⓘ
linked to:
Huntington District
|
| partOf |
Kanawha River lock and dam system
ⓘ
linked to:
Kanawha River Navigation System
inland waterway system of the United States ⓘ |
| purpose |
facilitation of barge traffic
ⓘ
flood control ⓘ navigation ⓘ water level regulation ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Kanawha Valley
ⓘ
linked to:
Kanawha Valley region
central West Virginia ⓘ |
| river | Kanawha River ⓘ |
| state | West Virginia ⓘ |
| transportModeSupported |
inland barges
ⓘ
towboats ⓘ |
| upstreamFrom | Marmet Lock and Dam ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial shipping
ⓘ
industrial transportation ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ |
| waterway | Kanawha River Navigation System ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Winfield Lock and Dam Description of subject: Winfield Lock and Dam is a navigation and flood-control structure on the Kanawha River in West Virginia that helps regulate river levels and facilitate barge traffic.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.