water tower
Town's tall tank
A water tower is a large elevated tank used to store water and maintain pressure in a municipal water system.
The height creates gravitational pressure that pushes water through pipes to homes and businesses below.
Water towers are typically cylindrical or spherical tanks mounted on steel or concrete supports, and they often become distinctive landmarks in small towns.
You can see the old water tower from miles away.
Filled-in outline shape
- skylineUrban profile against atmosphere
- paintedCoated with pigment
- logoCompany identifying symbol
- welcomeHospitable greeting offered
recognizable · photography · postcard · roadside · historic · heritage · preservation · tourism
Large water storage basin
- capacityMaximum amount containable
- gallonsVolume measurement units
- supplyFurnish or stock
- reserveSupply kept back
holding · volume · level · overflow · refill · demand · backup · buffer
Large storage vessel
- cisternWater storage chamber
- cylindricalCircular in cross-section
- steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
- concreteSolid building mixture
legs · framework · support · base · pillar · spheroid · pedestal · rivets
Functional worth or purpose
- supplyFurnish or stock
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
- publicAvailable to all
- potableSafe for ingestion
distribution · hydrant · main · pressure · plumbing · city · town · waterworks
Force upon contact
- gravityMutual mass attraction
- flowUnbroken forward movement
- headUppermost body part
- elevationHeight above reference point
hydrostatic · distribution · downward · potential · force · pumping · equalization · demand
silhouette
Filled-in outline shape
welcome · recognizable · photography · postcard · roadside · historic · heritage · preservation · tourism · nostalgia
reservoir
Large water storage basin
reserve · holding · volume · level · overflow · refill · demand · backup · buffer · equalization
tank
Large storage vessel
- cisternWater storage chamber
- cylindricalCircular in cross-section
- steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
concrete · legs · framework · support · base · pillar · spheroid · pedestal · rivets · catwalk
utility
Functional worth or purpose
- supplyFurnish or stock
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
- publicAvailable to all
potable · distribution · hydrant · main · pressure · plumbing · city · town · waterworks · service
pressure
Force upon contact
elevation · hydrostatic · distribution · downward · potential · force · pumping · equalization · demand · supply
- rural Americanafarm, church, farmer, covered bridges, country stores
- Small-Town Lifegeneral store, town square, front porch, church steeple, county fair
- Tap Waterdrinking fountains, faucet, faucets, plumbing, pipes
- towersmonopole, Space Needle, Big Ben, Babel, keep
- town heritagehistoric marker, heritage site, town square, historic district, courthouse
- water sourcesriver, lake, rain, well, pond
water towerwell
Dug water source
artesian well · borehole · aquifer · pump station · cistern
water towerstorm drain
Street-level runoff collector
sewer · drainage ditch · culvert · septic system · outfall
water, tower, towel, watery, towering, watered, waterfall, watering, waters