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title: "How much does a water tower weigh?"
description: "A water tower weighs 500–8,000 t (1,100,000–17,600,000 lb). How that compares to other things, and where the number comes from."
url: https://atoneplace.net/weight/water-tower/
site: "At One Place"
---

# How much does a water tower weigh?

**Typical weight: 500–8,000 t**

That is 1,100,000–17,600,000 lb, or 500,000–8,000,000 kg.

An elevated tank that holds a town's water high enough to pressurise the mains by gravity alone.

> Dominated by the water, which weighs 1 t per cubic metre.

## How that compares

*Water tower against things of a similar mass.*

- Space Needle: 8,660 t
- Saturn V: 2,970 t
- London Eye: 2,100 t
- Water tower: 500–8,000 t
- General Sherman Tree: 1,900 t
- Christ the Redeemer: 635 t
- Airbus A380: 277–575 t
- Falcon 9: 549.1 t

## More about a water tower

- [Water tower vs General Sherman Tree](https://atoneplace.net/vs/general-sherman-tree-vs-water-tower/) — Side by side
- [Water tower vs London Eye](https://atoneplace.net/vs/london-eye-vs-water-tower/) — Side by side

## Common questions

### How much does a water tower weigh?

A water tower weighs 500–8,000 t (1,100,000–17,600,000 lb). Dominated by the water, which weighs 1 t per cubic metre.

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## Sources

- Typical range compiled from manufacturer specifications — At One Place (/about/)