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Wikipedia: A water tower or elevated water tower is a large elevated water storage container constructed to hold a water supply at a height sufficient to pressurize a water distribution system. Pressurization occurs through the elevation of water; for every 10.20 centimetres of elevation, it produces 1 kilopascal of pressure. 30 m (98.43 ft) of elevation produces roughly 300 kPa (43.511 psi), which is enough pressure to operate and provide for most domestic water pressure and distribution system requirements.
![[Water towers are used to store water at a height sufficient to pressurize a water supply distribution system]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Water_tower_in_Blaine_2C_MN_1_s.jpg "Water towers are used to store water at a height sufficient to pressurize a water supply distribution system")
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![[Water tower at Randolph Air Force Base, which is above an administrative building]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Randolph_air_force_base_taj_mahal_s.jpg "Water tower at Randolph Air Force Base, which is above an administrative building")
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 from MatthewWRoberts |
![[View of Jumbo water tower from High Street Colchester]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Jumbo_water_tower_s.jpg "View of Jumbo water tower from High Street Colchester")
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![[Rooftop water towers on apartment buildings on East 57th Street in New York City]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Rooftop_water_towers_on_New_York_apartment_buildings_s.jpg "Rooftop water towers on apartment buildings on East 57th Street in New York City")
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from Illuminator68 |
from Rgoogin |
![[Typical water tower in Russian countryside.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Water_tower_s.jpg "Typical water tower in Russian countryside.")
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![[Large water tower in [[Darwin, Northern Territory]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Darwin_Airport_Water_Tower_s.jpg "Large water tower in [[Darwin, Northern Territory")
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from Redboston |
 from Bidgee |
![[Water towers in Riga, Latvia.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Riga_2C_v_C4_9B_C5_BEe_s.jpg "Water towers in Riga, Latvia.")
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![[Water tower under construction near De Soto, Iowa, United States.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Desoto_ia_watertower_s.jpg "Water tower under construction near De Soto, Iowa, United States.")
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from Billwhittaker |
![[Stuart Park Water Tower]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Pawc_s.jpg "Stuart Park Water Tower")
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![[The author of this photo is me, David Shankbone]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/NewYorkCityWaterTower_s.jpg "The author of this photo is me, David Shankbone")
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from Bidgee |
from David Shankbone |
![[Water tower in Metz, [[Lorraine (region)]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Metz_Tower_s.jpg "Water tower in Metz, [[Lorraine (region)")
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![[Former water tower in Oberkrämer-Schwante.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Schwante_Wasserturm_s.jpg "Former water tower in Oberkrämer-Schwante.")
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from Stevage |
from DorisAntony |
![[A typical Midwestern water tower in Salina, Kansas, United States.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Salina_watertower_2006_s.jpg "A typical Midwestern water tower in Salina, Kansas, United States.")
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![[Brickwork water tower in Tønder, Denmark.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Vandt_C3_A5rn_T_C3_B8nder_Danmark_water_tower_T_C3_B8nder_Denmark_Wasserturm_T_C3_B8nder_D_C3_A4nemark_Foto_2007_Wolfgang_Pehlemann_Wiesbaden_DSCN6142_s.jpg "Brickwork water tower in Tønder, Denmark.")
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from The Dogandpony |
from Wolfgang Pehlemann |
![[Water tower in the hamlet of Olcott Beach, part of Newfane, New York, United States]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Olcott_water_tower_s.jpg "Water tower in the hamlet of Olcott Beach, part of Newfane, New York, United States")
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![[Hyllie water tower at night in Malmö, Sweden. The tower is always lit at night.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Hyllie_vattentorn_2C_p_C3_A5_natten_s.jpg "Hyllie water tower at night in Malmö, Sweden. The tower is always lit at night.")
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from AdMeskens |
from Jorchr |
![[Water tower at Saint-Parize-Le-Chatel, France.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/ChateauDeauAmericainSaintParizeLeChatel_s.jpg "Water tower at Saint-Parize-Le-Chatel, France.")
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from Opasteur |
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