Obvodny Canal

Obvodny Canal
Origin	Neva (59°55′11″N 30°23′55″E / 59.9198°N 30.3985°E / 59.9198; 30.3985)
Mouth	Ekaterinhofka (59°54′33″N 30°15′38″E / 59.9093°N 30.2606°E / 59.9093; 30.2606)
Basin countries	Russia
Length	8.08 km

Obvodny Canal (Russian: Обводный канал, lit. Bypass Canal) is the longest canal in Saint Petersburg, Russia, which in the 19th century served as the southern limit of the city. It is 8 km long and flows from the Neva River near Alexander Nevsky Lavra to the Yekaterinhofka not far from the sea port. The canal was dug in 1769-1780 and 1805-1833. By the late 19th century with the Industrial Revolution it had effectively become a sewer collecting wastewater of adjacent industrial enterprises. Eventually the canal became shallow and now is not navigable anymore. The banks of the canal are lined with granite.

Water system of Ligovsky Canal

Legend Dudergofskoye lake Dudergofka River 1718-1721 To Moskovskoye s. Three highways interchange Ring Road To Bronka Three highways interchange Dachnaya street Three highways interchange Diameter To sea port terminal To Predportovaya To Ulyanka, Ligovo To Predportovaya To Leninsky Prospekt To Predportovaya To Leninsky Prospekt To Konstitutsii square Leninsky Pr. To Leninsky Metro Krasnenkaya River To Konstitutsii square Krasnoputilovskaya To Avtovo Moscow Gate Square Moskovsky Prospekt Tsarskoselskaya Railway Kubinskaya Street Obvodny Y. V. Aqueduct Aviatorov Pound Znamenskya Square Nevsky Prospekt Pounds Fontanka River Panteleymonovsky Aqueduct Fountains of Summer garden Pounds in Tauride garden Steam pump Water inlet 1720s Neva River Moyka River

External links

• Obvodny Canal @ Encyclopaedia of Saint Petersburg