Alton Lock
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Alton Lock is a navigation lock on the Mississippi River near Alton, Illinois, that helps vessels bypass the adjacent dam and manage changes in water level.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alton Lock canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15055004 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alton Lock Context triple: [Alton Lock and Dam, hasPart, Alton Lock]
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Dutton Locks
Dutton Locks is a set of navigation locks on the River Weaver in Cheshire, England, used to manage water levels and enable boat passage along the river.
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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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Sollom Lock
Sollom Lock is a canal lock on the Rufford Branch of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Lancashire, England, used to manage water levels and enable boats to navigate between different elevations.
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Gladstone Lock
Gladstone Lock is a major ship lock within the Port of Liverpool that enables large vessels to access the port’s dock system from the River Mersey.
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E.
Marlow Lock
Marlow Lock is a historic lock on the River Thames in England, known for serving river traffic near the town of Marlow and contributing to the area's scenic riverside character.
- 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: Alton Lock Target entity description: Alton Lock is a navigation lock on the Mississippi River near Alton, Illinois, that helps vessels bypass the adjacent dam and manage changes in water level.
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A.
Dutton Locks
Dutton Locks is a set of navigation locks on the River Weaver in Cheshire, England, used to manage water levels and enable boat passage along the river.
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B.
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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C.
Sollom Lock
Sollom Lock is a canal lock on the Rufford Branch of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Lancashire, England, used to manage water levels and enable boats to navigate between different elevations.
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D.
Gladstone Lock
Gladstone Lock is a major ship lock within the Port of Liverpool that enables large vessels to access the port’s dock system from the River Mersey.
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E.
Marlow Lock
Marlow Lock is a historic lock on the River Thames in England, known for serving river traffic near the town of Marlow and contributing to the area's scenic riverside character.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.