Moscow Canal
E92439
The Moscow Canal is a major Soviet-era waterway in Russia that links Moscow to the Volga River basin, providing the city with a vital shipping route, water supply, and part of the Moscow Ring of waterways.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Moscow Canal canonical | 19 |
| Moscow Canal system | 2 |
| Moscow Canal lock system | 1 |
| Moscow Canal water system | 1 |
| Moscow water supply system | 1 |
| Moscow–Volga Canal | 1 |
| Moskva–Volga Canal | 1 |
| Volga–Moscow water system | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T715769 — 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: Moscow Canal Context triple: [Moskva River, connectedByCanal, Moscow Canal]
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A.
Volga–Don Canal
The Volga–Don Canal is a major Soviet-era waterway in southern Russia that links the Volga and Don rivers, providing a crucial navigable connection between the Caspian Sea and the Sea of Azov/Black Sea.
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B.
Griboyedov Canal
Griboyedov Canal is a historic waterway in central Saint Petersburg, Russia, known for its picturesque embankments and proximity to major landmarks such as the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood.
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C.
Central Embankment of the Volga
The Central Embankment of the Volga is a prominent riverside promenade and public space in Volgograd, known for its scenic views, monuments, and recreational areas along the Volga River.
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D.
Moika River
The Moika River is a small, historic waterway in central Saint Petersburg, Russia, lined with notable palaces and landmarks and forming part of the city’s iconic canal network.
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E.
Bolshaya Nevka
Bolshaya Nevka is a major distributary channel of the Neva River in Saint Petersburg, Russia, forming part of the city’s intricate river and canal network.
- 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: Moscow Canal Target entity description: The Moscow Canal is a major Soviet-era waterway in Russia that links Moscow to the Volga River basin, providing the city with a vital shipping route, water supply, and part of the Moscow Ring of waterways.
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A.
Volga–Don Canal
The Volga–Don Canal is a major Soviet-era waterway in southern Russia that links the Volga and Don rivers, providing a crucial navigable connection between the Caspian Sea and the Sea of Azov/Black Sea.
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B.
Griboyedov Canal
Griboyedov Canal is a historic waterway in central Saint Petersburg, Russia, known for its picturesque embankments and proximity to major landmarks such as the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood.
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C.
Central Embankment of the Volga
The Central Embankment of the Volga is a prominent riverside promenade and public space in Volgograd, known for its scenic views, monuments, and recreational areas along the Volga River.
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D.
Moika River
The Moika River is a small, historic waterway in central Saint Petersburg, Russia, lined with notable palaces and landmarks and forming part of the city’s iconic canal network.
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E.
Bolshaya Nevka
Bolshaya Nevka is a major distributary channel of the Neva River in Saint Petersburg, Russia, forming part of the city’s intricate river and canal network.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
waterway ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Moscow Canal
ⓘ
surface form:
Moscow–Volga Canal
Moscow Canal ⓘ
surface form:
Moskva–Volga Canal
|
| builtUsing | Gulag forced labor ⓘ |
| connects |
Moscow
ⓘ
Moskva River ⓘ Volga River ⓘ |
| constructedBy | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| constructedUnder | Joseph Stalin ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1932 ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| endPoint | Ivankovo Reservoir ⓘ |
| era | Soviet era ⓘ |
| hasBasinCountry | Russia ⓘ |
| hasBridge |
multiple railway bridges
ⓘ
multiple road bridges ⓘ |
| hasLock | Khimki lock system ⓘ |
| hasMonument | statue of Lenin at Khimki Reservoir ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfLocks | 8 ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
dams
ⓘ
embankments ⓘ pumping stations ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Stalinist era ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 1937 ⓘ |
| length | about 128 km ⓘ |
| links |
Baltic Sea basin via other waterways
ⓘ
Black Sea basin via other waterways ⓘ Caspian Sea region ⓘ
surface form:
Caspian Sea basin
White Sea basin via other waterways ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Moscow Oblast
ⓘ
Tver Oblast ⓘ |
| operator | Russian inland waterways authorities ⓘ |
| partOf |
Moscow Ring of waterways
ⓘ
Unified Deep Water System of European Russia ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Dmitrov
ⓘ
Dubna ⓘ Khimki ⓘ |
| provides |
drinking water supply to Moscow
ⓘ
shipping route to the Volga basin ⓘ |
| significance |
key component of Soviet inland navigation system
ⓘ
strategic water supply for Moscow ⓘ |
| startPoint | Khimki Reservoir ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cargo transport
ⓘ
hydroelectric regulation ⓘ passenger transport ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ |
| waterSourceFor | Moscow ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Moscow Canal Description of subject: The Moscow Canal is a major Soviet-era waterway in Russia that links Moscow to the Volga River basin, providing the city with a vital shipping route, water supply, and part of the Moscow Ring of waterways.
Referenced by (27)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Volga–Moscow water system
this entity surface form:
Moscow Canal system
this entity surface form:
Moscow–Volga Canal
this entity surface form:
Moskva–Volga Canal
this entity surface form:
Moscow water supply system
this entity surface form:
Moscow Canal system
this entity surface form:
Moscow Canal water system
this entity surface form:
Moscow Canal lock system