Cross Florida Barge Canal project
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The Cross Florida Barge Canal project was a mid-20th-century U.S. Army Corps of Engineers effort to build a shipping canal across Florida that was ultimately halted over environmental concerns, particularly its impact on rivers and wetlands.
All labels observed (1)
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| Cross Florida Barge Canal project canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12338186 — 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: Cross Florida Barge Canal project Context triple: [Ocklawaha River, affectedBy, Cross Florida Barge Canal project]
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A.
Massena Power Canal
Massena Power Canal is a man-made waterway in Massena, New York, constructed to divert water from the Raquette River for hydroelectric power generation and industrial use.
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B.
Tampa Bay shipping channel
The Tampa Bay shipping channel is a deep-draft maritime route that allows large commercial vessels to access the Port of Tampa from the Gulf of Mexico.
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C.
Yazoo Backwater Project
The Yazoo Backwater Project is a long-debated U.S. Army Corps of Engineers flood-control initiative in Mississippi’s Yazoo River basin, best known for its controversial proposed pumping station and its environmental and political disputes.
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D.
Central and Southern Florida Project
The Central and Southern Florida Project is a large-scale federal water management and flood control system that extensively altered the Everglades and laid the groundwork for later restoration efforts.
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E.
Miami and Erie Canal
The Miami and Erie Canal was a 19th-century man-made waterway in Ohio that linked the Ohio River to Lake Erie, playing a key role in regional transportation and commerce before the rise of railroads.
- 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: Cross Florida Barge Canal project Target entity description: The Cross Florida Barge Canal project was a mid-20th-century U.S. Army Corps of Engineers effort to build a shipping canal across Florida that was ultimately halted over environmental concerns, particularly its impact on rivers and wetlands.
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A.
Massena Power Canal
Massena Power Canal is a man-made waterway in Massena, New York, constructed to divert water from the Raquette River for hydroelectric power generation and industrial use.
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B.
Tampa Bay shipping channel
The Tampa Bay shipping channel is a deep-draft maritime route that allows large commercial vessels to access the Port of Tampa from the Gulf of Mexico.
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C.
Yazoo Backwater Project
The Yazoo Backwater Project is a long-debated U.S. Army Corps of Engineers flood-control initiative in Mississippi’s Yazoo River basin, best known for its controversial proposed pumping station and its environmental and political disputes.
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D.
Central and Southern Florida Project
The Central and Southern Florida Project is a large-scale federal water management and flood control system that extensively altered the Everglades and laid the groundwork for later restoration efforts.
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E.
Miami and Erie Canal
The Miami and Erie Canal was a 19th-century man-made waterway in Ohio that linked the Ohio River to Lake Erie, playing a key role in regional transportation and commerce before the rise of railroads.
- F. None of above. chosen
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