rainwater tank
Precipitation storage vessel
A rainwater tank is a container for collecting and storing rain, typically from rooftops via gutters and downpipes.
Common in areas with water scarcity or unreliable supply, these tanks range from small barrels to large underground cisterns.
The stored water serves irrigation, toilet flushing, or with treatment, drinking: We installed a rainwater tank to water the garden during dry spells.
- cisternWater storage chamber
- barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
- catchmentArea collecting water runoff
- downspoutVertical roof drainage pipe
- first flushEarliest surge or onset
storage · harvest · roof · drought · dry season · garden · irrigation · pump · drip irrigation · overflow · filter · reservoir · galvanized · plastic · lid · mosquito · collection · conservation
- water storagereservoir, cistern, cisterns, retention pond, impoundment
- water supplywells, pumps, pipes, freshwater, pumping stations
- tiny homestiny house, loft, sleeping loft, composting toilet, off-grid
- tankspressure vessel, APCs, Bradley, Abrams, Leopard
- water systemsirrigation ditches, irrigation, pipes, wells, aqueducts
- ReservoirLake Mead, Lake Powell, man-made lake, artificial lake, impoundment
rainwater tankwell
Dug water source
municipal water supply · borehole · city water · tap water · artesian well
rainwater tankstorm drain
Street-level runoff collector
drainage system · stormwater drain · French drain · sewer · sump pump
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