London Lock and Dam
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London Lock and Dam is a navigation and flood-control structure on the Kanawha River in West Virginia, facilitating river traffic and water level management.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| London Lock and Dam canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10633775 — 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: London Lock and Dam Context triple: [Kanawha River, hasLockAndDam, London Lock and Dam]
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A.
Kingston Mills Locks
Kingston Mills Locks is a historic lockstation at the southern entrance of Canada’s Rideau Canal, known for its 19th-century engineering works and scenic setting near Kingston, Ontario.
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B.
Eastham Locks
Eastham Locks is a set of ship locks on the Manchester Ship Canal in Cheshire, England, serving as a key gateway between the canal and the River Mersey.
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C.
Tinsley Locks
Tinsley Locks is a flight of canal locks near Sheffield, England, that raises the Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation from the River Don up to the city’s canal basin.
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D.
Wheeler Lock and Dam
Wheeler Lock and Dam is a major navigation and hydroelectric structure on the Tennessee River in northern Alabama, forming Wheeler Lake and facilitating river traffic and power generation.
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E.
Hillmorton Locks
Hillmorton Locks is a historic flight of canal locks near Rugby in Warwickshire, England, known as one of the busiest and most significant lock sites on the British canal network.
- 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: London Lock and Dam Target entity description: London Lock and Dam is a navigation and flood-control structure on the Kanawha River in West Virginia, facilitating river traffic and water level management.
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A.
Kingston Mills Locks
Kingston Mills Locks is a historic lockstation at the southern entrance of Canada’s Rideau Canal, known for its 19th-century engineering works and scenic setting near Kingston, Ontario.
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B.
Eastham Locks
Eastham Locks is a set of ship locks on the Manchester Ship Canal in Cheshire, England, serving as a key gateway between the canal and the River Mersey.
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C.
Tinsley Locks
Tinsley Locks is a flight of canal locks near Sheffield, England, that raises the Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation from the River Don up to the city’s canal basin.
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D.
Wheeler Lock and Dam
Wheeler Lock and Dam is a major navigation and hydroelectric structure on the Tennessee River in northern Alabama, forming Wheeler Lake and facilitating river traffic and power generation.
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E.
Hillmorton Locks
Hillmorton Locks is a historic flight of canal locks near Rugby in Warwickshire, England, known as one of the busiest and most significant lock sites on the British canal network.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flood-control structure
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lock and dam ⓘ navigation structure ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| category |
Buildings and structures in Kanawha County, West Virginia
ⓘ
Dams in West Virginia ⓘ Locks of West Virginia ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| function |
facilitates river traffic
ⓘ
regulates water levels ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
dam
ⓘ
navigation lock ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kanawha County, West Virginia
ⓘ
West Virginia ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| locatedOnRiver | Kanawha River ⓘ |
| manages |
river flow
ⓘ
water levels on the Kanawha River ⓘ |
| near | London, West Virginia ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Huntington District ⓘ
linked to:
Huntington District
|
| partOf |
Kanawha River navigation system
ⓘ
linked to:
Kanawha River Navigation System
|
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
navigation ⓘ water level management ⓘ |
| region | Appalachia ⓘ |
| riverBasin |
Kanawha River basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Kanawha River
|
| usedFor |
commercial navigation
ⓘ
recreational navigation ⓘ |
| watercourse | Kanawha River ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: London Lock and Dam Description of subject: London Lock and Dam is a navigation and flood-control structure on the Kanawha River in West Virginia, facilitating river traffic and water level management.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.