Obvodny Canal

"Obvodny Kanal" redirects here. For the St Petersburg Metro station, see Obvodny Kanal (Saint Petersburg Metro).
Obvodny Canal
Country Russia
Basin
Main source Neva
59°55′11″N 30°23′55″E / 59.9198°N 30.3985°E / 59.9198; 30.3985 (Primary source of Obvodny Canal)
River mouth Ekaterinhofka
59°54′33″N 30°15′38″E / 59.9093°N 30.2606°E / 59.9093; 30.2606 (Mouth of Obvodny Canal)Coordinates: 59°54′33″N 30°15′38″E / 59.9093°N 30.2606°E / 59.9093; 30.2606 (Mouth of Obvodny Canal)
Physical characteristics
Length 8.08 km (5.02 mi)

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 kilometres (5 mi) 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 1769–80 and 1805–33. By the late 19th century, after to the Industrial Revolution, it had effectively become a sewer collecting wastewater of adjacent industrial enterprises. Eventually the canal became shallow and no longer navigable. The banks of the canal are lined with granite.

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