# channel

IRI: <https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/vocab/geo/gnisChannel>

Type: [skos:Concept](http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#Concept)

- `dcterms:source`: [https://www.usgs.gov/us-board-on-geographic-names/gnis-domestic-names-feature-classes](https://www.usgs.gov/us-board-on-geographic-names/gnis-domestic-names-feature-classes)
- `rdfs:label`: channel
- `skos:definition`: Linear deep part of a body of water through which the main volume of water flows and is frequently used as a route for watercraft (passage, reach, strait, thoroughfare, throughfare). Not a Stream or Valley.
- `skos:inScheme`: [GNIS feature classes](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/vocab/geo/FeatureClassScheme)
- `skos:prefLabel`: channel

## Pointing here

- Its type, from (104; `dcterms:type`):
  - [Amygdaloid Channel](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-d0cc-72e7-a39f-8a55cbf4c448)
  - [Ballards Channel](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-d047-75ad-b238-796c54b3e1df)
  - [Baltimore Channel](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-db50-70db-8fc3-d7c56955610b)
  - [Baltimore Highway](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-db50-70db-8fc3-d7d0844178c0)
  - [Bedford Highway](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-db54-706e-841b-59b1bc9ba6fb)
  - [Belt Highway](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-db56-70cf-a209-58b601fb7072)
  - [Big Fisher Highway](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-db58-7646-a25f-f915e535c02f)
  - [Blind Indian Creek](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-db5d-7597-8245-ef6a4e8e0ff8)
  - [Blind Pass](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-ac8b-7374-8c28-7f926d2f36c3)
  - [Bosely Channel](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-acd8-76ba-a645-4798485c9ffe)
  - [Boxcar Cut](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-acf1-70dc-8592-88a90eee0a03)
  - [Broad Cut](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-db61-7381-9b42-82989edda1b1)
  - [Broad Cut Highway](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-db62-76a7-b475-6f6acf760eff)
  - [Bryant Highway](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-db63-729c-9fbd-642fcc9abdb2)
  - [Bryersund](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-adac-779f-9cf2-e21c2a623980)
  - [Canoe Highway](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-db69-707f-a571-164549b565c6)
  - [Chenal A Bout Rond](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-db6c-7186-89a7-9f47bfc96029)
  - [Chene Highway](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-db6d-76b2-9592-ba6035c4d6fc)
  - [Craig Highway](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-db76-73c9-b01c-7d5d4047fb2f)
  - [Dandron Highway](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-db79-707d-8564-37fbee9900aa)
  - [De Tour Passage](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-b1c8-77a2-a59b-56cad863987b)
  - [Doty Highway](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-db7e-72da-9275-a50082e2f199)
  - [Dynamite Cut](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-b324-738f-aa3f-f9f6c3987121)
  - [East Entrance](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-d3aa-7539-81f9-5bf3f7e337a6)
  - [East Neebish Channel](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-b366-774c-a14b-df6a52a15f0f)
  - [East Outer Channel](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-b367-7355-8364-3d43566cbbd7)
  - [Ecorse Channel](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-b37a-723b-8358-045daf4f170e)
  - [False Detour Channel](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-b43b-777e-9e45-f3f85aa3c591)
  - [Fighting Island Channel](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-b464-77b3-b98f-19ac4ee7e50d)
  - [Genow Creek Highway](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-db93-71de-8e8f-91936aad6ff4)
  - [Grummond Highway](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-db9d-7370-af84-3f792eb03702)
  - [Hill Channel](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-b862-7412-abbb-22492d23fc9f)
  - [Horseshoe Canal](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-dba7-7050-a353-30ab8086561c)
  - [Houghton Point Passage](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-b91e-7161-858e-59f4350df964)
  - [Hurlburt Highway](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-dba8-751f-b4e6-6d9e48eccdfb)
  - [Indian Channel](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-b97e-76dc-b489-e98926b7fdf4)
  - [Ives Highway](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-dbad-721f-8bc8-8260cf27bf17)
  - [Johnnies Highway](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-dbaf-7606-97a8-faf1ecad6203)
  - [Joy Highway](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-dbb1-70ca-961b-484054406fe8)
  - [Lands End Highway](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-dbb5-764b-bcc9-b6d24a591905)
  - [Les Cheneaux Channel](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-d54c-700f-b840-78dd7847552b)
  - [Little Fisher Highway](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-dbba-72c7-a3d2-ea88310860da)
  - [Little Rapids](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-bc83-7252-8384-08a7cf0c9aca)
  - [Little Rapids Channel](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-d09d-7291-a053-77f2cd967a4e)
  - [Livingstone Channel](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-bcff-769e-ae17-f26d6e5119de)
  - [Log Highway](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-dbbf-7771-a0dc-21cfeca7f1de)
  - [Long Lake Narrows](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-bd48-7644-b457-14561d04d2cb)
  - [Lorelei Lane](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-d0fa-762d-ab67-f89509957804)
  - [Lost Channel](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-d116-7626-9334-1847c1fa5b99)
  - [Mackinac Channel](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-dca4-760d-b424-c1337fdc8d8c)
  - [Magulpin Channel](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-bdcd-76ba-b94b-322ef8bb3e90)
  - [Manitou Passage](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-da8a-7489-b2c7-cd9ae930c0e7)
  - [Maybury Highway](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-dbc9-70b4-a331-a31a178b9679)
  - [Merritt Lane](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-bf0d-7323-aa9a-cbd259d0cf9e)
  - [Mervue Highway](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-dbcd-7630-a906-2ea3416e1bd3)
  - [Middle Entrance](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-d63c-7178-8646-0d0803c9690e)
  - [Middle Islands Passage](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-bf7d-70d2-86e4-65984ac72c98)
  - [Middle Neebish Channel](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-bf84-7781-9ced-b6d3c41c1438)
  - [Moross Highway](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-dbd6-759a-ab55-fcc1b830ead3)
  - [Morrison Channel](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-c039-72bf-9092-1e476157f7ac)
  - [Moscoe Channel](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-d66c-738e-969e-8b9691e9f028)
  - [Mudhen Highway](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-dbdc-732e-835a-9eb496b99ec7)
  - [Munuscong Channel](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-d03d-7490-bb28-fec6bc6a56e8)
  - [North Channel](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-de8a-731e-8450-5253359ee4fb)
  - [North Gap](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-c224-77dc-b888-d5703ea1dfe6)
  - [North Highway](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-dbe3-75af-b4ed-b96e5b33a246)
  - [Obetz Highway](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-dbea-73ad-97ca-c97d65aadf29)
  - [Old Channel](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-c272-776f-8073-ce3d2f8ade2c)
  - [Old Channel](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-da8d-7362-b2f4-5e3b5b961e1d)
  - [Old Channel](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-dbeb-7626-9745-29f28f6bbd18)
  - [Peninsular Highway](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-dbee-72cf-b881-afe2222719a7)
  - [Portage River](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-c4d8-75f9-b7ed-1ec3847c57b3)
  - [Poverty Island Passage](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-c4f4-75bb-b776-fcc72a74cdc8)
  - [Roach Highway](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-dbff-778a-87ba-2a5f4da3ce47)
  - [Rodgers Highway](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-dc01-7678-bd1d-b0b0b4729a7e)
  - [Rush Cut](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-c6e3-73de-8011-4d8be2517c06)
  - [Saint Martin Island Passage](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-da8f-71a3-943c-fc1df592fbaf)
  - [Savage Highway](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-dc0b-7382-9126-49f49ba0a011)
  - [Schweinkart Cut](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-dc0d-776a-967b-2f3bd76a6ad4)
  - [Scotten Highway](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-dc51-772f-98c2-a9f14482b152)
  - [Sears Highway](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-dc51-772f-98c2-a9fc835de858)
  - [Slocum Highway](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-dc56-756d-9bd4-a71379975599)
  - [Smithwick Channel](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-c968-753b-b3cc-15c2f1edc413)
  - [Snake Highway](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-dc57-7065-9a67-47c035ee2687)
  - [Snooks Highway](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-dc58-719f-8f67-350dfc1efb70)
  - [South Channel](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-c9b2-74bf-8995-1b75000d4178)
  - [South Channel](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-d883-703d-9a42-b28f0aa00a26)
  - [South Channel](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-dcac-7570-8d6a-ef08df5cb882)
  - [South Channel Saint Clair River](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-dc9d-7262-b774-0584e3882292)
  - [Straits of Mackinac](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-d8b7-729b-aef2-5c519347ae5d)
  - [Strelow Highway](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-dc63-73b2-892b-f416ba7a991e)
  - [The Keyhole](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-d0fa-762d-ab67-f8a051c12729)
  - [The Narrows](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-d8ee-7439-8789-523234b4ce11)
  - [The Narrows](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-dcc0-777c-ac3d-2d10e90073ae)
  - [Three Rivers Highway](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-dc6f-70f0-8b96-05b4ad81d2d4)
  - [Trenton Channel](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-ccf2-7007-89b2-15135043c6b1)
  - [Venice Highway](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-db40-71b4-b5f8-a15751122d3f)
  - [Vermer Channel](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-cd9a-7238-bca6-e28e338b8777)
  - [West Branch Highway](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-dc75-723d-9980-994eb5182580)
  - [West Entrance](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-d960-74ca-a3d1-0959dfa8737c)
  - [West Neebish Channel](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-ce97-7676-a236-8177a3d70e69)
  - [West Outer Channel](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-ce97-7676-a236-8182591e4446)
  - [Wide Cut Highway](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-dc77-7533-835b-698734f69193)
  - [Winding Highway](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-dc7a-7492-9026-15879eb64761)

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Cite as: channel. bc-ontology, release 0.1.0-rc12, 2026-09-27. https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/vocab/geo/gnisChannel
Release 0.1.0-rc12, graph hash a20f66b983549f220c6f061b7e40233771a06aa47a0c0aede95a2a57ee2e9553.