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New Orleans. Almost the entire urban area is hemmed in by water, much of the city limits is nothing but water, and of course some parts are even under sea level.
Miami gets the most votes due to the ocean, but the OP clearly stated he was referring to all bodies of water.
The entire UA is surrounded by water. East and west are swamps and South is the river, then some development then swamps again. As the water rises and we continue to let our wetlands erode, New Orleans will survive as a walled city due to the levees. The only land will be the banks of the Mississippi.
New Orleans. Almost the entire urban area is hemmed in by water, much of the city limits is nothing but water, and of course some parts are even under sea level.
Miami gets the most votes due to the ocean, but the OP clearly stated he was referring to all bodies of water.
But do locals interact with the water? Do people go swimming/boating in the swamp?
Not as much. Savannah borders a river. Rivers go through Charleston. Charleston is cut by 4 rivers, Savannah is cut by 0 - though the suburban islands are.
Peninsular Charleston is about 4.5 miles from the ocean - but you can see the ocean from it, Savannah not exactly, it's about 15 miles away. Savannah does have a very busy port, the history aspect, and many residential islands, but also only 1 main public beach island, and no lake. They take their marine life seriously too though.
Savannah is definitely molded by water more than people here think, but Charleston is on another level.
The entire UA is surrounded by water. East and west are swamps and South is the river, then some development then swamps again. As the water rises and we continue to let our wetlands erode, New Orleans will survive as a walled city due to the levees. The only land will be the banks of the Mississippi.
I say almost because you can drive west of Kenner and not have to cross over any significant bodies of water. But yes, in every other direction is the Mississippi, a lake or some mass uninhabitable swampland.
But do locals interact with the water? Do people go swimming/boating in the swamp?
Well the city's economy has historically been centered on trade through the Gulf and the Mississippi, so I should say there's definitely some interaction with the water. Boating is definitely there but less common than it would be in wealthier cities. The waters aren't as suitable for swimming.
I'd also bet that a seafood diet is more standard for a New Orleanian than a Miamian.
But do locals interact with the water? Do people go swimming/boating in the swamp?
People boat, ride jet skis, fish, and occasionally swim in Lake Pontchartrain. The river is industrial way down here so no recreation there but Louisiana has more bridges than any other state. Water is integral to the whole region. Everyone here has boats or knows someone with a boat, or three. There was a beach on Lake Pontchartrain as well and it's supposed to be rebuilt sometime soon. As far as the swamp, ABSOLUTELY people boat and fish in the swamps, where do you think that blackened gator came from? Definitely not the Everglades. Same goes for brackish and deep sea fishing. I was just in grande isle and about an hour before you get there, there's water on either side of LA 1, and thousands of fishing and shrimping boats to go along with the recreational vessels. Kayaks are also popular in the calm wetlands around there.
New Orleans also has the highest annual rainfall of any city on this list, including Miami.
Seriously, NO wins this.
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(Water much more ingrained in Chas than it is in LA).
