Tom Bevill Lock and Dam
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Tom Bevill Lock and Dam is a navigation and flood-control structure on the Tombigbee River in Alabama, forming part of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway system.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway locks | 1 |
| Tom Bevill Lock and Dam canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10151563 — 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: Tom Bevill Lock and Dam Context triple: [Tombigbee River, hasLockAndDam, Tom Bevill Lock and Dam]
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A.
John C. Stennis Lock and Dam
John C. Stennis Lock and Dam is a navigation and flood-control structure on the Tombigbee River in Mississippi, named after U.S. Senator John C. Stennis.
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B.
Murray Lock and Dam
Murray Lock and Dam is a navigation and flood-control structure on the Arkansas River near Little Rock, Arkansas, that helps regulate river flow and support commercial barge traffic.
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C.
Walter F. George Lock and Dam
Walter F. George Lock and Dam is a major navigation and hydroelectric structure on the Chattahoochee River that creates Walter F. George Lake along the Alabama–Georgia border.
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D.
Alton Lock and Dam
Alton Lock and Dam is a major navigation and flood-control structure on the Mississippi River that helps regulate river traffic and water levels as part of the Illinois Waterway system.
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E.
Dardanelle Lock and Dam
Dardanelle Lock and Dam is a major navigation and hydroelectric structure on the Arkansas River in Arkansas, forming part of the McClellan–Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System.
- 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: Tom Bevill Lock and Dam Target entity description: Tom Bevill Lock and Dam is a navigation and flood-control structure on the Tombigbee River in Alabama, forming part of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway system.
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A.
John C. Stennis Lock and Dam
John C. Stennis Lock and Dam is a navigation and flood-control structure on the Tombigbee River in Mississippi, named after U.S. Senator John C. Stennis.
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B.
Murray Lock and Dam
Murray Lock and Dam is a navigation and flood-control structure on the Arkansas River near Little Rock, Arkansas, that helps regulate river flow and support commercial barge traffic.
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C.
Walter F. George Lock and Dam
Walter F. George Lock and Dam is a major navigation and hydroelectric structure on the Chattahoochee River that creates Walter F. George Lake along the Alabama–Georgia border.
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D.
Alton Lock and Dam
Alton Lock and Dam is a major navigation and flood-control structure on the Mississippi River that helps regulate river traffic and water levels as part of the Illinois Waterway system.
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E.
Dardanelle Lock and Dam
Dardanelle Lock and Dam is a major navigation and hydroelectric structure on the Arkansas River in Arkansas, forming part of the McClellan–Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flood-control structure
ⓘ
lock and dam ⓘ navigation structure ⓘ |
| constructionPurpose |
federal flood-control project
ⓘ
federal navigation project ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createsReservoir | Aliceville Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAssociatedFacility |
Tom Bevill Visitor Center
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
boat ramps ⓘ picnic areas ⓘ recreation areas ⓘ |
| hasDam | Tom Bevill Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLock | Tom Bevill Lock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isComponentOf | Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway lock and dam system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCounty | Pickens County, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | American South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInState | Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterway | Tombigbee River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lockChamberType | single lock chamber ⓘ |
| lockUse |
commercial barge traffic
ⓘ
recreational boat traffic ⓘ |
| managingAgency | Mobile District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Tom Bevill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedForOccupationOfEponym | U.S. Congressman ⓘ |
| navigationPool | Aliceville Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearCity | Aliceville, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | United States Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfNavigationRoute | Gulf of Mexico–Tennessee River route NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
flood control
ⓘ
navigation ⓘ |
| purpose |
improve inland water transportation
ⓘ
reduce flood risk ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Tombigbee River basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western Alabama ⓘ |
| riverImpounded | Tombigbee River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondaryFunction |
hydrologic regulation
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ |
| waterManagementRole |
maintains navigation depth on Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway
ⓘ
regulates Tombigbee River flow ⓘ |
| waterwaySystem | Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tom Bevill Lock and Dam Description of subject: Tom Bevill Lock and Dam is a navigation and flood-control structure on the Tombigbee River in Alabama, forming part of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway system.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway locks