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The 17th Street Canal is a drainage canal in Greater New Orleans, Louisiana, that flows into Lake Pontchartrain. The canal forms a significant portion of the boundary between the city of New Orleans and Metairie, Louisiana.
After Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, the 17th Street Canal Levee was breached on the New Orleans side, contributing to extensive flooding in New Orleans.
After Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, the 17th Street Canal Levee was breached on the New Orleans side, contributing to extensive flooding in New Orleans.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_Street_Canal
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Coordinates: 29°59'13"N 90°7'46"W
- Barataria Bay Waterway 28 km
- Lake Pontchartrain 47 km
- Lac Des Allemands 48 km
- Lake Pontchartrain 53 km
- Lake Maurepas 60 km
- Lake Verret 103 km
- False River 153 km
- Old River 179 km
- Catahoula Lake 260 km
- Grand Lake 262 km
- Lakewood 1 km
- Old Metairie 1.2 km
- Mid-City 3.4 km
- Gert Town 3.7 km
- Leonidas 3.7 km
- City Park 3.8 km
- Jefferson, Louisiana 4.8 km
- Metairie, Louisiana 5.1 km
- Tulane / Gravier 5.3 km
- Uptown 6.3 km