Metairie Ridge
E1008534
Metairie Ridge is a natural levee and elevated landform in the New Orleans metropolitan area that historically provided higher, drier ground for development and burial sites.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Metairie Terrace | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
elevated landform
ⓘ
natural levee ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Metairie Cemetery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Metairie Road NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Metairie neighborhood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastWith | surrounding backswamp areas ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance |
shaped historic road alignments in Jefferson Parish
ⓘ
traditional location for elite burial grounds ⓘ |
| elevationRelativeToSurroundings | higher ⓘ |
| environmentalCharacteristic | less prone to flooding than adjacent low-lying areas ⓘ |
| formedBy | overbank deposition of Mississippi River sediments ⓘ |
| geologicalOrigin | natural levee of an abandoned Mississippi River channel ⓘ |
| geomorphologicalType | fluvial levee ridge ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | zoning and land-use patterns in Metairie and Old Metairie ⓘ |
| hasSoilCharacteristic | comparatively sandy and better drained than nearby clays ⓘ |
| historicalImportance | provided early settlers with habitable ground above wetlands ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
burial sites
ⓘ
residential development ⓘ transportation corridor ⓘ |
| hydrologicalRole | flood-protected corridor ⓘ |
| influencedDevelopmentOf | Metairie, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedSettlementPatternsIn | Greater New Orleans area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inRegion | Gulf Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Jefferson Parish
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Louisiana ⓘ New Orleans metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ Orleans Parish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
City of New Orleans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Pontchartrain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mississippi River natural levee system
ⓘ
natural levee ridges around New Orleans ⓘ |
| relativeLocation |
parallel to Lake Pontchartrain shoreline
ⓘ
west of historic core of New Orleans ⓘ |
| riskProfile | lower flood risk than adjacent low-lying neighborhoods ⓘ |
| terrainCharacteristic | well-drained ⓘ |
| topographicRole | natural spine for urban development west of New Orleans ⓘ |
| transportationAxisFor | Metairie Road corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| urbanRole |
axis of early suburban expansion from New Orleans
ⓘ
location of higher-value real estate relative to nearby lowlands ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cemeteries
ⓘ
commercial corridors ⓘ residential neighborhoods ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Metairie Terrace