waterwayFunction

P30340
predicate

Indicates the primary role or purpose that a waterway serves, such as transportation, irrigation, drainage, or recreation.

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All labels observed (19)

Label Occurrences
waterwayFunction canonical 107
riverUsedFor 13
riverFunction 11

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: waterwayFunction
Generated description
Indicates the primary role or purpose that a waterway serves, such as transportation, irrigation, drainage, or recreation.

Sample triples (189)

Subject Object
Straits of Johor maritime corridor ⓘ
Straits of Johor transportation corridor ⓘ
Worsley transport of coal from local mines via predicate surface "waterwayUsedFor" ⓘ
Santa Rosa Sound protected inland passage for navigation ⓘ
Huangpu River major shipping route ⓘ
Huangpu River inland navigation route ⓘ
Askim hydroelectric power via predicate surface "riverUsedFor" ⓘ
Vyshny Volochyok part of historic route from Volga basin to Baltic Sea ⓘ
West Branch Croton River municipal water supply via predicate surface "watercourseUses" ⓘ
West Branch Croton River recreation via predicate surface "watercourseUses" ⓘ
West Branch Croton River fishing via predicate surface "watercourseUses" ⓘ
Humber Estuary major shipping route ⓘ
Humber Estuary navigation channel ⓘ
Tonawanda Creek navigation ⓘ
Tonawanda Creek drainage ⓘ
Golden Gate Strait entrance to San Francisco Bay ⓘ
Amarah irrigation hub on the Tigris via predicate surface "riverFunction" ⓘ
Stadskanaal drainage of former peatlands via predicate surface "hasWaterwayFunction" ⓘ
Mỹ Tho passenger transport hub ⓘ
Mỹ Tho cargo transport hub ⓘ
Moose River recreational canoe route via predicate surface "watercourseUsage" ⓘ
Moose River sport fishing area via predicate surface "watercourseUsage" ⓘ
Hasselt
surface form: Hasselt (Overijssel)
inland shipping stop via predicate surface "hasWaterwayFunction" ⓘ
Deûle River navigation ⓘ
Deûle River freight transport ⓘ
Deûle River regional transport corridor ⓘ
Harlem River Ship Canal area connection between Harlem River and Hudson River ⓘ
Volkerakmeer important shipping route ⓘ
Waddinxveen inland shipping route on Gouwe via predicate surface "hasWaterwayFunction" ⓘ
Rome, New York key construction and junction point via predicate surface "roleInErieCanal" ⓘ
Beneden Merwede inland shipping route ⓘ
Beneden Merwede freight transport corridor ⓘ
Rice Lake navigation link between Kawartha Lakes and Bay of Quinte ⓘ
Ware Lee Navigation via predicate surface "riverNavigation" ⓘ
Ötztaler Ache recreational boating via predicate surface "watercourseUsage" ⓘ
Ötztaler Ache adventure tourism via predicate surface "watercourseUsage" ⓘ
Key West Harbor anchorage for boats ⓘ
Key West Harbor harbor for cruise ships ⓘ
Key West Harbor harbor for commercial vessels ⓘ
Key West Harbor harbor for recreational vessels ⓘ
Reedham Swing Bridge part of navigable Norfolk Broads network via predicate surface "riverNavigation" ⓘ
Gatun Locks raises ships from sea level to Gatun Lake ⓘ
Gatun Locks lowers ships from Gatun Lake to sea level ⓘ
Ribble Link provides boat access between the Lancaster Canal and the wider British canal system ⓘ
Ribble Link connects inland canal network to the River Ribble ⓘ
Spuyten Duyvil Canal navigation ⓘ
Spuyten Duyvil Canal maritime shortcut ⓘ
Myitkyina starting point for navigation on upper Irrawaddy via predicate surface "riverFunction" ⓘ
Colusa recreation via predicate surface "waterwayRoleOfSacramentoRiver" ⓘ
Colusa irrigation source via predicate surface "waterwayRoleOfSacramentoRiver" ⓘ