water butts

Garden rain collectors

Water butts are large containers for collecting and storing rainwater, typically positioned beneath downspouts to catch runoff from roofs.

The term is primarily British.

Gardeners use water butts to gather free irrigation water: We filled our watering cans from the water butt.

Related

guttering · storage · gardening · spigot · collection · receptacle · diverter · tank · drum · sump · drip irrigation · vessels · garden hose · reservoir · aquifer · lid · swale · tap

Opposites
water source/supply method

water buttsindoor plumbing

Building's water and drainage system

municipal water supply · tap water · piped water · city water · well water

water management approach

water buttsstorm drains

Underground channels for runoff

gutters · French drains · drainage system · drainage systems · downspouts

Family

water, butts, waters, watered, watering, watery, waterless, watershed, waterfall

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Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G