River Lee Navigation
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River Lee Navigation is a canalised section of the River Lea in London and Hertfordshire, forming part of the region’s historic inland waterway network for navigation and transport.
All labels observed (8)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10976196 — 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: River Lee Navigation Context triple: [Limehouse Cut, connectsWaterBody, River Lee Navigation]
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A.
Union Canal
The Union Canal is a historic Scottish waterway that links Edinburgh to the Forth & Clyde Canal near Falkirk, once vital for transporting coal and other goods and now used mainly for leisure boating and recreation.
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B.
Stroudwater Navigation
Stroudwater Navigation is a historic canal in Gloucestershire, England, that formed part of an important inland waterway linking the River Severn to the Thames.
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C.
Stour Navigation
Stour Navigation is a historic system of locks and channel improvements that made the River Stour between Essex and Suffolk navigable for commercial river traffic.
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D.
Calder and Hebble Navigation
Calder and Hebble Navigation is a historic canal in West Yorkshire, England, forming part of the region’s inland waterway network and linking various industrial towns along the River Calder.
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E.
Blair Waterway
Blair Waterway is a major industrial shipping channel and deep-water port facility in Tacoma, Washington, used primarily for maritime commerce and cargo operations.
- 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: River Lee Navigation Target entity description: River Lee Navigation is a canalised section of the River Lea in London and Hertfordshire, forming part of the region’s historic inland waterway network for navigation and transport.
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A.
Union Canal
The Union Canal is a historic Scottish waterway that links Edinburgh to the Forth & Clyde Canal near Falkirk, once vital for transporting coal and other goods and now used mainly for leisure boating and recreation.
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B.
Stroudwater Navigation
Stroudwater Navigation is a historic canal in Gloucestershire, England, that formed part of an important inland waterway linking the River Severn to the Thames.
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C.
Stour Navigation
Stour Navigation is a historic system of locks and channel improvements that made the River Stour between Essex and Suffolk navigable for commercial river traffic.
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D.
Calder and Hebble Navigation
Calder and Hebble Navigation is a historic canal in West Yorkshire, England, forming part of the region’s inland waterway network and linking various industrial towns along the River Calder.
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E.
Blair Waterway
Blair Waterway is a major industrial shipping channel and deep-water port facility in Tacoma, Washington, used primarily for maritime commerce and cargo operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canalised river
ⓘ
navigation ⓘ waterway ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Lee Valley Regional Park ⓘ |
| basinCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Hertford Union Canal
ⓘ
Lee and Stort Navigation ⓘ
linked to:
Lee and Stort Navigations
Regent's Canal ⓘ
linked to:
Regent’s Canal
River Lea ⓘ River Thames ⓘ
linked to:
Thames
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| feature |
artificial cuts bypassing natural meanders of the River Lea
ⓘ
flood control structures ⓘ series of pound locks ⓘ |
| formerMaintainedBy | British Waterways ⓘ |
| hasPart |
cuts
ⓘ
locks ⓘ towpaths ⓘ weirs ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
formed part of the industrial transport network of London
ⓘ
supported trade and freight traffic in the Lea Valley ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Hertfordshire ⓘ London ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| maintainedBy | Canal & River Trust ⓘ |
| mouth |
Limehouse Basin
ⓘ
River Thames at Limehouse ⓘ
linked to:
Thames at East India Dock Basin
|
| navigableBy |
barges
ⓘ
narrowboats ⓘ small leisure craft ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lee Navigation system
ⓘ
River Lea ⓘ inland waterway network of England ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Broxbourne
ⓘ
Cheshunt ⓘ Enfield ⓘ Hackney ⓘ
linked to:
London Borough of Hackney
Hertford ⓘ Tottenham ⓘ Tower Hamlets ⓘ
linked to:
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Ware ⓘ |
| riverSystem |
River Lea
ⓘ
River Thames basin ⓘ
linked to:
Thames Basin
|
| terminus |
Hertford (upper terminus)
ⓘ
linked to:
Hertford
Limehouse Basin (lower terminus) ⓘ
linked to:
Limehouse Basin
|
| use |
angling
ⓘ
freight transport ⓘ navigation ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ towpath walking and cycling ⓘ |
| usedFor | access to 2012 London Olympic Park waterways ⓘ |
| waterwayNumberingSystem | part of British Waterways network ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: River Lee Navigation Description of subject: River Lee Navigation is a canalised section of the River Lea in London and Hertfordshire, forming part of the region’s historic inland waterway network for navigation and transport.
Referenced by (34)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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