Bergsche Maas
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The Bergsche Maas is a major artificial distributary of the River Maas in the Netherlands, created in the late 19th century to improve flood control and navigation in the Dutch river delta.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bergse Maas | 6 |
| Bergsche Maas canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4368993 — 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: Bergsche Maas Context triple: [Nieuwe Merwede, connectedTo, Bergsche Maas]
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A.
Oude Maas
The Oude Maas is a major distributary river in the western Netherlands that forms part of the complex Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta system.
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B.
Beneden Merwede
Beneden Merwede is a major distributary branch of the Rhine–Meuse river system in the western Netherlands, important for inland shipping and regional water management.
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C.
Waal
The Waal is a major distributary branch of the Rhine River in the Netherlands, serving as an important waterway for shipping and part of the country’s main river system.
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D.
Vaartsche Rijn
Vaartsche Rijn is a historic canal in the Dutch province of Utrecht that connects the city of Utrecht with the Lower Rhine and forms part of its inland waterway network.
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E.
Erft River
The Erft River is a tributary of the Rhine in western Germany, flowing through North Rhine-Westphalia and known for passing historic towns and former mining areas before joining the Rhine near Neuss.
- 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: Bergsche Maas Target entity description: The Bergsche Maas is a major artificial distributary of the River Maas in the Netherlands, created in the late 19th century to improve flood control and navigation in the Dutch river delta.
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A.
Oude Maas
The Oude Maas is a major distributary river in the western Netherlands that forms part of the complex Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta system.
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B.
Beneden Merwede
Beneden Merwede is a major distributary branch of the Rhine–Meuse river system in the western Netherlands, important for inland shipping and regional water management.
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C.
Waal
The Waal is a major distributary branch of the Rhine River in the Netherlands, serving as an important waterway for shipping and part of the country’s main river system.
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D.
Vaartsche Rijn
Vaartsche Rijn is a historic canal in the Dutch province of Utrecht that connects the city of Utrecht with the Lower Rhine and forms part of its inland waterway network.
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E.
Erft River
The Erft River is a tributary of the Rhine in western Germany, flowing through North Rhine-Westphalia and known for passing historic towns and former mining areas before joining the Rhine near Neuss.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artificial river distributary
ⓘ
canalised river ⓘ |
| connectsWaterBody |
Hollands Diep
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
River Maas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | late 19th century ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| createdByProject | Maaswerken NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributaryOf | River Maas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsAlongBorderOf |
Gelderland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Brabant NERFINISHED ⓘ South Holland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
municipality of Altena
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
municipality of Drimmelen NERFINISHED ⓘ municipality of Geertruidenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ municipality of Heusden ⓘ municipality of Waalwijk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsBoundaryBetween | Land van Heusden en Altena and Langstraat region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBridge |
Hedel Bridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Keizersveer Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFerry |
Bern–Herpt ferry
ⓘ
Drongelen–Waalwijk ferry NERFINISHED ⓘ Dussen–Sprang-Capelle ferry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFloodControlFunction | diverting Maas discharge directly to Hollands Diep ⓘ |
| inception | 1904 ⓘ |
| inflow | Maas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isDownstreamOf | Maas near Heusden ⓘ |
| isUpstreamOf | Amer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | approximately 24 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn | province of North Brabant ⓘ |
| mouthOfWaterBody | Hollands Diep NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Maas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navigationFunction | shipping route between Maas and Hollands Diep ⓘ |
| opened | 1904 ⓘ |
| outflow | Amer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Delta Works era river regulation system
ⓘ
Dutch river delta ⓘ River Maas system ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
improved navigation ⓘ river regulation ⓘ |
| replacedWaterBody | natural lower course of the Maas near Heusden ⓘ |
| separatedFrom |
Merwede
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Waal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separationPurpose | to reduce flood risk in the Land of Heusden and Altena ⓘ |
| waterManagementAuthority | Rijkswaterstaat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterwayType | navigable waterway ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bergsche Maas Description of subject: The Bergsche Maas is a major artificial distributary of the River Maas in the Netherlands, created in the late 19th century to improve flood control and navigation in the Dutch river delta.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bergse Maas
this entity surface form:
Bergse Maas
this entity surface form:
Bergse Maas
this entity surface form:
Bergse Maas
this entity surface form:
Bergse Maas