17th Street Canal
The 17th Street Canal is the largest and most important drainage canal in the city of New Orleans. Operating with Pump Station 6, it moves water into Lake Pontchartrain.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Body of water
- Description: canal in Louisiana, United States of America
- Also known as: “Metairie Outfall Canal”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Longue Vue House and Gardens and Metairie Cemetery.
Longue Vue House and Gardens
Museum
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Longue Vue House and Gardens, also known as Longue Vue, is a historic house museum and associated gardens in the Lakewood neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.
Metairie Cemetery
Cemetery
Metairie Cemetery is a historic cemetery in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, founded in 1872. The name has caused some people to mistakenly presume it is located in Metairie, Louisiana, but it is located within the New Orleans city limits on Metairie Road.
Pontiff Playground
Park
Wally Pontiff Jr. Playground, formerly Metairie Playground, is a Jefferson Parish public playground located at 1521 Palm Street in Metairie, Louisiana. It is Jefferson Parish's oldest public playground.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hollygrove and Mid-City and Esplanade Ridge.
Hollygrove
Suburb
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Hollygrove is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, located in the city's 17th Ward. A subdistrict of the Uptown/Carrollton area, the boundaries as defined by the New Orleans City Planning Commission are the following: Palmetto Street to the…
Mid-City and Esplanade Ridge
Mid-City is a portion of New Orleans in the center of the metropolitan area, about midway between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain. It is less visited by tourists than more famous areas like the French Quarter, but has impressive attractions of its own.
Metairie
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Metairie is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States, and is part of the New Orleans metropolitan area.
17th Street Canal
- Category: canal
- Location: Jefferson Parish, Greater New Orleans, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
29.98059° or 29° 58′ 50″ northLongitude
-90.12468° or 90° 7′ 29″ westElevation
-3 feet (-1 metres)Open location code
76XFXVJG+64OpenStreetMap ID
way 28306271OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Egyptian Arabic—“17th Street Canal” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “17th Street Canal”
- Chinese: “第17街運河”
- Egyptian Arabic: “17 شارع القنال”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Oak Ridge Park and East City Junction.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Church and Metairie Park Country Day School.
Jefferson Parish: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Kenner, Metairie, Grand Isle, and Jean Lafitte.
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