Delaware Aqueduct
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The Delaware Aqueduct is a major underground tunnel that transports drinking water from reservoirs in the Delaware River watershed to New York City, forming a critical component of the city’s water supply infrastructure.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Delaware Aqueduct canonical | 13 |
| Delaware Aqueduct Bypass Tunnel | 1 |
| Delaware Aqueduct system | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Delaware Aqueduct Context triple: [New York City water supply system, hasPart, Delaware Aqueduct]
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Delaware Aqueduct
The Delaware Aqueduct is a historic 19th-century suspension aqueduct that carried the Delaware and Hudson Canal over the Delaware River and is now preserved as the oldest surviving wire suspension bridge in the United States.
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Delaware and Hudson Canal
The Delaware and Hudson Canal was a 19th-century engineering project that transported anthracite coal from Pennsylvania to the Hudson River, playing a key role in early American industrialization and canal-era commerce.
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Catskill Aqueduct
The Catskill Aqueduct is a major component of New York City's water supply system, transporting drinking water from the Catskill Mountains to the city and its reservoirs.
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Delaware and Raritan Canal
The Delaware and Raritan Canal is a historic 19th-century waterway in central New Jersey that once served as a major transportation route and now forms the backbone of a popular linear state park and recreation corridor.
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Holyoke Canal System
The Holyoke Canal System is a historic network of industrial power canals in Holyoke, Massachusetts, built in the 19th century to harness the Connecticut River for manufacturing and mill operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Delaware Aqueduct Target entity description: The Delaware Aqueduct is a major underground tunnel that transports drinking water from reservoirs in the Delaware River watershed to New York City, forming a critical component of the city’s water supply infrastructure.
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A.
Delaware Aqueduct
The Delaware Aqueduct is a historic 19th-century suspension aqueduct that carried the Delaware and Hudson Canal over the Delaware River and is now preserved as the oldest surviving wire suspension bridge in the United States.
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Delaware and Hudson Canal
The Delaware and Hudson Canal was a 19th-century engineering project that transported anthracite coal from Pennsylvania to the Hudson River, playing a key role in early American industrialization and canal-era commerce.
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C.
Catskill Aqueduct
The Catskill Aqueduct is a major component of New York City's water supply system, transporting drinking water from the Catskill Mountains to the city and its reservoirs.
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Delaware and Raritan Canal
The Delaware and Raritan Canal is a historic 19th-century waterway in central New Jersey that once served as a major transportation route and now forms the backbone of a popular linear state park and recreation corridor.
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Holyoke Canal System
The Holyoke Canal System is a historic network of industrial power canals in Holyoke, Massachusetts, built in the 19th century to harness the Connecticut River for manufacturing and mill operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aqueduct
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water supply tunnel ⓘ |
| bypassTunnelLength | approximately 2.5 miles ⓘ |
| bypassTunnelLocation | under Hudson River between Newburgh and Wappinger ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | tunnel boring and drilling and blasting ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1939 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| diameter |
approximately 13.5 feet
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approximately 4.1 meters ⓘ |
| endPoint | Hillview Reservoir ⓘ |
| function | transport drinking water ⓘ |
| hasLeakageIssue | yes ⓘ |
| hasPart |
East Branch Tunnel
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West Branch Tunnel ⓘ |
| inception | 1944 ⓘ |
| leakLocation |
near Roseton, New York
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near Wawarsing, New York ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 137 kilometers
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approximately 85 miles ⓘ |
| listedAs | one of the longest continuous tunnels in the world ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hudson Valley
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New York ⓘ New York City ⓘ |
| material |
concrete
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steel lining ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1944 ⓘ |
| operator | New York City Department of Environmental Protection ⓘ |
| owner | New York City Department of Environmental Protection ⓘ |
| partOf | New York City water supply system ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Orange County
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Putnam County ⓘ Ulster County NERFINISHED ⓘ Westchester County, New York ⓘ
surface form:
Westchester County
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| repairProject |
Delaware Aqueduct
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Delaware Aqueduct Bypass Tunnel
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| routeUnder | Hudson River ⓘ |
| servesPopulation |
New York metropolitan area
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surface form:
New York City metropolitan area
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| startPoint | Rondout Reservoir ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| suppliesWaterFrom |
Cannonsville Reservoir
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Delaware River watershed ⓘ Neversink Reservoir ⓘ Pepacton Reservoir ⓘ |
| suppliesWaterTo |
New York City
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Orange County ⓘ Westchester County, New York ⓘ
surface form:
Westchester County
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| waterConveyanceCapacity |
about 3.4 billion liters per day
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about 890 million gallons per day ⓘ |
| waterSourceType | surface water reservoirs ⓘ |
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Subject: Delaware Aqueduct Description of subject: The Delaware Aqueduct is a major underground tunnel that transports drinking water from reservoirs in the Delaware River watershed to New York City, forming a critical component of the city’s water supply infrastructure.
Referenced by (15)
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